H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Kristof Vliegen vs Potito Starace H2H: 0-2

Potito Starace holds a 2–0 lead over Kristof Vliegen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Potito Starace leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Potito Starace won the 2007 St. Petersburg round of 32 3-6 6-4 7-6(3).

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Kristof Vliegen
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #28 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) Kristof Vliegen #85 Match data Oct 25, 2007* R32 St. Petersburg International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Potito Starace #31 3-6 7-5 6-2 Kristof Vliegen #80 Match data Sep 13, 2007* R32 Tiriac Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Kristof Vliegen #452 #30 1,008 1,797 83 114 42.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 189 43.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Kristof Vliegen Potito Starace
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 2003 5–8 38.5% #116 1,504 0 0 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2004 9–14 39.1% #116 1,561 0 0 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0
23 2005 7–9 43.8% #93 1,595 0 0 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0
24 2006 31–22 58.5% #31 1,725 0 0 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2007 13–23 36.1% #98 1,631 0 0 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2008 7–16 30.4% #84 1,633 0 0 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2009 9–12 42.9% #110 1,698 0 0 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2010 2–10 16.7% #257 1,599 0 0 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Kristof Vliegen Potito Starace
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
21 2003 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2004 1 5 6 16.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2005 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2006 18 12 30 60.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2007 4 11 15 26.7% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2010 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 38 50 88 43.2% 31 42 73 42.5% 10 17 27 37.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 196/197 of Kristof Vliegen's and 335/336 of Potito Starace's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Kristof Vliegen Potito Starace
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 2003 13/13 4.5 1.8 63.5% 68.3% 48.1% 48.7% 46.7% 60.5% 34.2% 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6%
22 2004 23/23 4.0 3.0 60.1% 66.0% 51.5% 44.3% 48.6% 60.0% 38.9% 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9%
23 2005 16/16 4.4 2.2 62.5% 66.3% 53.7% 59.1% 45.2% 61.6% 33.2% 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7%
24 2006 53/53 7.2 2.2 63.9% 72.1% 52.0% 62.7% 41.7% 65.0% 37.5% 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2%
25 2007 36/36 4.7 1.9 60.4% 67.3% 45.8% 53.4% 45.7% 59.0% 34.8% 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7%
26 2008 22/23 6.9 1.8 60.4% 66.4% 48.7% 56.3% 32.2% 59.5% 35.1% 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1%
27 2009 21/21 7.1 2.5 59.1% 71.7% 54.1% 51.0% 38.3% 64.5% 34.0% 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2%
28 2010 12/12 3.7 2.6 56.0% 63.6% 42.0% 35.3% 35.6% 54.5% 34.0% 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2%
Career — 196/197 5.7 2.2 61.3% 68.6% 49.9% 54.0% 42.1% 61.4% 35.8% — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Kristof Vliegen Potito Starace
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2003 1504 125.2 -0.35 -2.30 0.867 47.4% +66 +6 — 40.0% -0.50 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 104.0 -0.50 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05
22 2004 1561 127.0 -0.78 +1.34 0.973 49.4% +12 +56 — 41.5% -0.68 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 -1.10 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) 104.2 -0.25
23 2005 1595 119.4 -0.47 -2.09 0.864 47.7% -16 +57 — 42.5% -0.77 4–2 (67%) 6–2 (75%) 105.9 +0.06 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) 99.7 +0.56
24 2006 1726 141.1 +2.41 +0.32 1.071 51.0% +9 -51 -188 56.7% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 105.0 +1.58 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -0.02
25 2007 1631 132.3 -2.09 -0.92 0.850 47.4% -33 +55 -113 39.3% -0.93 4–8 (33%) 8–7 (53%) 97.0 -2.52 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) 101.7 +0.75
26 2008 1634 124.6 -2.29 -1.39 0.865 47.5% +1 +33 -168 39.6% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 6–6 (50%) 98.3 -0.28 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 96.7 -0.66
27 2009 1699 126.8 +0.44 -1.10 0.959 48.8% -65 -33 -80 43.1% -0.41 5–4 (56%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -0.27 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) 97.6 -0.83
28 2010 1600 104.2 -5.09 -1.86 0.748 44.5% -21 — — 16.7% -2.20 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 97.6 +0.19 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) 101.4 +0.46
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) 100.6 +0.53
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) 95.2 +0.53
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1798 134.3 -0.41 -0.64 0.927 48.6% -4 +20 -139 43.8% -0.46 30–31 (49%) 44–35 (56%) 106.7 -1.45 — 1790 139.7 -0.51 -1.00 0.943 49.1% -173 +113 — 45.0% -0.25 50–56 (47%) 60–68 (47%) 100.3 +0.35

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.