H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Marcelo Rios vs Nicolas Lapentti H2H: 3-2

Marcelo Rios holds a 3–2 lead over Nicolas Lapentti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Marcelo Rios leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Nicolas Lapentti leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Marcelo Rios won the 2002 Australian Open fourth round 7-5 6-1 6-4.

CHI Age 50 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 2
5 main draw meetings
ECU Age 49 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 23, 2002* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Marcelo Rios #48 7-5 6-1 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #27 Match data
Oct 26, 2000* Basel ATP 250 R32 Carpet Nicolas Lapentti #17 3-6 6-4 6-4 Marcelo Rios #30 Match data
Oct 30, 1999* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Marcelo Rios #9 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #11 Match data
Jan 15, 1998* Auckland ATP 250 R32 Hard Marcelo Rios #10 6-3 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #63 Match data
Sep 16, 1995* Bogota ATP 250 QF Clay Nicolas Lapentti #258 6-3 6-4 Marcelo Rios #38 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Marcelo Rios #994 #1 3,719 2,137 366 179 67.2% 0 5 1 0 12 18
Nicolas Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,935 282 280 50.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Marcelo Rios Nicolas Lapentti
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1994 12–11 52.2% #107 1,615 0 0 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1
19 1995 38–20 65.5% #25 1,769 0 3 1996 11–19 36.7% #121 1,576 0 1
20 1996 52–25 67.5% #11 1,835 0 4 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,660 0 1
21 1997 54–26 67.5% #10 1,868 0 5 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,596 0 1
22 1998 66–18 78.6% #2 1,948 0 12 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3
23 1999 45–16 73.8% #9 1,916 0 15 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,755 0 3
24 2000 28–19 59.6% #37 1,813 0 16 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,837 0 4
25 2001 28–19 59.6% #39 1,836 0 18 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,714 0 5
26 2002 31–19 62.0% #24 1,820 0 18 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,697 0 5
27 2003 12–6 66.7% #105 1,809 0 18 2004 7–14 33.3% #122 1,600 0 5
28 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,579 0 5
29 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,682 0 5
30 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,611 0 5
31 2008 14–17 45.2% #86 1,658 0 5
32 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,668 0 5
33 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,582 0 5