H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Almagro vs Michael Russell H2H: 2-1

Nicolas Almagro holds a 2–1 lead over Michael Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Nicolas Almagro leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Almagro won the 2014 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship second round 6-2 6-3.

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Nicolas Almagro
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Michael Russell
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Almagro #20 6-2 6-3 Michael Russell #97 Match data Apr 11, 2014* R16 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #12 6-4 6-4 Michael Russell #89 Match data Mar 13, 2011* R64 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Michael Russell #67 2-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Nicolas Almagro #30 Match data Aug 7, 2007* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard

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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 2 11 13
Michael Russell #1,124 #60 693 1,809 77 150 33.9% 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 Nicolas Almagro Michael Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2003 1–1 50.0% #156 1,511 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2004 2–7 22.2% #103 1,539 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2005 13–22 37.1% #114 1,551 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2006 27–20 57.4% #32 1,721 0 1 1998 0–2 0.0% #288 1,473 0 0
21 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4 2000 1–6 14.3% #155 1,507 0 0
23 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5 2001 8–17 32.0% #87 1,573 0 0
24 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7 2002 5–15 25.0% #157 1,511 0 0
25 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10 2003 1–1 50.0% #502 1,530 0 0
26 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12 — — — — — — —
27 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12 — — — — — — —
28 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12 2006 0–2 0.0% #144 1,563 0 0
29 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12 2007 10–19 34.5% #82 1,617 0 0
30 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13 2008 3–5 37.5% #242 1,610 0 0
31 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13 2009 2–4 33.3% #83 1,636 0 0
32 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13 2010 11–23 32.4% #99 1,628 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2011 12–18 40.0% #99 1,748 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2012 11–11 50.0% #87 1,749 0 0
35 — — — — — — — 2013 7–15 31.8% #92 1,638 0 0
36 — — — — — — — 2014 6–11 35.3% #158 1,582 0 0
37 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #557 1,611 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 Nicolas Almagro Michael Russell
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 %
17 2003 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 1 4 5 20.0% 12 17 29 41.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 1 6 7 14.3% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2001 4 11 15 26.7% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2002 2 4 6 33.3% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2018 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 10 15 25 40.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 11 12 23 47.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 6 8 14 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — 55 92 147 37.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 10 23 33 30.3% — — — —

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 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro's and 221/227 of Michael Russell'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 Nicolas Almagro Michael Russell
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%
17 2003 1/2 0.0 0.0 36.4% 100.0% 57.1% — 33.3% 72.7% 56.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 9/9 6.7 4.2 56.5% 69.8% 45.4% 51.5% 37.1% 59.5% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 35/35 6.1 2.9 62.4% 69.2% 50.2% 66.5% 46.5% 62.0% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 47/47 6.7 2.3 60.8% 73.9% 54.5% 68.1% 42.4% 65.8% 38.7% 1998 1/2 4.0 4.0 62.7% 65.8% 51.1% 37.5% 30.0% 60.3% 37.7%
21 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0% 2000 6/7 3.8 6.5 61.4% 65.1% 45.0% 50.8% 61.1% 57.3% 37.1%
23 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3% 2001 23/25 2.4 3.0 68.9% 63.2% 46.6% 46.6% 39.5% 57.9% 38.3%
24 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2% 2002 18/20 1.9 2.5 69.4% 60.3% 48.8% 54.0% 33.9% 56.8% 37.1%
25 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5% 2003 2/2 1.0 4.5 67.5% 66.0% 49.4% 73.3% 35.4% 60.5% 39.0%
26 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5% 2006 2/2 1.5 4.0 66.0% 58.1% 43.8% 46.9% 39.6% 53.1% 39.4%
29 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5% 2007 29/29 2.0 2.6 68.1% 65.3% 47.3% 53.1% 44.2% 59.4% 34.6%
30 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1% 2008 8/8 3.5 2.8 66.4% 64.4% 51.9% 54.5% 46.5% 60.3% 41.2%
31 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5% 2009 6/6 1.8 2.7 69.8% 63.9% 51.0% 57.2% 33.1% 59.6% 38.6%
32 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4% 2010 34/34 2.8 3.4 65.1% 63.6% 49.0% 48.2% 39.5% 58.7% 35.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 30/30 2.9 4.2 63.3% 70.0% 47.0% 48.6% 46.5% 61.2% 35.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 22/22 3.0 3.8 63.7% 67.2% 50.5% 46.4% 51.2% 61.0% 37.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 22/22 2.6 2.6 64.2% 65.6% 47.0% 47.6% 40.4% 58.9% 36.1%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 17/17 2.3 3.4 62.5% 64.5% 48.4% 51.8% 39.0% 58.9% 36.6%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 4.0 7.0 62.7% 54.2% 42.1% 60.9% 23.5% 49.7% 40.2%
Career — 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5% — 221/227 2.6 3.3 65.7% 65.0% 48.1% 50.0% 42.4% 59.1% 36.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Nicolas Almagro Michael Russell
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
17 2003 1511 102.5 +0.97 -0.39 2.063 63.0% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 1540 123.5 -0.44 -0.86 0.934 48.1% — +48 — 33.3% -0.96 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 1552 131.3 -0.66 -0.28 0.962 49.6% -60 +64 — 42.7% -0.29 3–8 (27%) 5–14 (26%) — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 1721 147.3 +3.48 +0.92 1.130 52.0% -200 +123 — 56.6% +0.53 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) — -2.25 1998 1473 105.5 -1.20 -1.55 0.950 48.8% — — — 16.7% -1.50 — — — +0.13
21 2007 1724 151.2 +2.51 +0.51 1.100 51.6% -85 +74 — 55.1% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 9–13 (41%) — +1.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2008 1771 147.2 +3.48 +1.81 1.213 53.3% -180 +206 — 66.4% +0.97 6–8 (43%) 10–12 (45%) — +1.82 2000 1507 103.7 -2.23 -1.34 0.871 47.5% — -15 — 33.3% -1.14 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.65
23 2009 1830 149.5 +2.70 -0.46 1.067 51.0% -100 +75 -243 50.7% +0.31 11–7 (61%) 12–22 (35%) — +0.28 2001 1573 122.4 -1.89 +0.09 0.908 47.9% -32 +20 — 36.5% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.46
24 2010 1885 153.6 +2.97 +1.08 1.108 51.5% -104 +208 -336 59.1% +0.57 18–9 (67%) 19–15 (56%) — +0.21 2002 1512 111.5 -4.18 -0.10 0.860 47.1% +27 -42 +56 30.6% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — 0.00
25 2011 1877 158.8 +3.24 +0.58 1.103 51.5% -72 +241 -277 63.1% +0.58 11–10 (52%) 26–14 (65%) — +2.38 2003 1530 108.4 0.00 +2.07 0.988 49.6% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
26 2012 2013 163.5 +4.96 +1.63 1.175 52.2% -64 +142 -248 62.9% +0.81 18–5 (78%) 18–23 (44%) — +1.39 2004 1548 105.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2013 1963 162.6 +5.10 +1.96 1.247 53.4% +6 +111 -176 61.9% +0.92 8–8 (50%) 17–17 (50%) — +3.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2014 1924 150.9 +2.23 +1.75 1.132 51.4% — +77 — 61.5% +0.54 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.08 2006 1563 110.1 -2.13 -0.63 0.839 46.4% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
29 2015 1796 152.1 +1.64 -0.54 1.007 50.2% +54 +182 — 45.6% -0.48 5–6 (45%) 10–9 (53%) — -3.74 2007 1617 131.4 -2.18 -0.79 0.851 47.4% +33 -140 -127 37.5% -0.66 3–3 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.61
30 2016 1793 148.9 +0.66 -0.29 1.010 49.9% -21 +144 — 50.4% +0.07 9–10 (47%) 10–11 (48%) — +0.05 2008 1610 122.6 -0.43 +2.15 1.039 50.9% +29 — — 40.9% -0.14 1–2 (33%) — — +0.39
31 2017 1835 150.4 -0.33 -0.08 0.929 49.1% -81 +97 — 51.1% +0.19 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.98 2009 1636 122.0 -2.07 +1.17 0.956 49.0% +31 — — 50.0% -0.50 0–4 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.14
32 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.20 2010 1629 131.7 -3.68 -0.27 0.871 47.2% +47 -171 -147 37.2% -0.87 3–7 (30%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.38
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1748 137.8 -1.30 -0.31 0.912 48.4% +61 -283 -272 38.0% -0.62 3–2 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -0.97
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1750 129.2 -1.23 -0.23 0.964 49.4% -28 -166 -145 48.3% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.09
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1639 129.7 -3.05 -0.32 0.880 47.7% +17 -109 +24 37.5% -0.88 3–3 (50%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1582 133.8 -3.02 -0.10 0.891 47.9% +93 -76 — 41.3% -0.72 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.34
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1611 117.2 +1.80 +0.23 0.798 45.5% — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.14
Career — 2079 159.4 +2.82 +0.73 1.102 51.5% -73 +138 -255 56.7% +0.45 111–100 (53%) 158–175 (47%) 96.3 +0.54 — 1810 133.9 -2.37 -0.17 0.897 48.0% +30 -88 -82 38.4% -0.75 23–41 (36%) 35–48 (42%) 91.4 -1.05

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.