H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Nicolas Almagro vs Potito Starace H2H: 7-1

Nicolas Almagro holds a 7–1 lead over Potito Starace in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Almagro leads 5–1 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Almagro won the 2012 Monte-Carlo Masters second round 7-6(3) 6-1.

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Nicolas Almagro
ESP Age 41 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Almagro #12 7-6(3) 6-1 Potito Starace #81 Match data Apr 18, 2012* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #11 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) Potito Starace #71 Match data Feb 23, 2012* R32 Argentina Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #16 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) Potito Starace #55 Match data Sep 1, 2010* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Nicolas Almagro #41 2-6 6-1 6-1 Potito Starace #65 Match data Jul 17, 2009* R16 Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #21 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-3 Potito Starace #70 Match data Feb 27, 2009* R16 Mexican Open ATP 500 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #31 4-6 6-2 6-1 Potito Starace #89 Match data Apr 15, 2007* F Valencia International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Almagro #34 7-6(2) 6-3 Potito Starace #91 Match data Mar 22, 2007* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Potito Starace #78 4-6 6-4 6-1 Nicolas Almagro #42 Match data May 26, 2006* R16 Poertschach ATP 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
Nicolas Almagro #846 #9 2,735 2,079 388 274 58.6% 0 0 0 2 11 13
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 Nicolas Almagro Potito Starace
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 — — — — — — —
21 2007 32–27 54.2% #28 1,723 0 2 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2008 34–17 66.7% #18 1,771 0 4 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0
23 2009 30–24 55.6% #26 1,829 0 5 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0
24 2010 41–23 64.1% #15 1,884 0 7 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2011 47–23 67.1% #10 1,876 0 10 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2012 54–22 71.1% #11 2,013 0 12 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2013 42–23 64.6% #13 1,962 0 12 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2014 15–10 60.0% #71 1,924 0 12 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 2015 18–20 47.4% #73 1,795 0 12 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0
30 2016 22–22 50.0% #44 1,792 0 13 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 2017 10–12 45.5% #151 1,835 0 13 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 2018 0–1 0.0% #846 1,780 0 13 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 Nicolas Almagro 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 %
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 9 12 21 42.9% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2008 4 8 12 33.3% 29 8 37 78.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2009 10 11 21 47.6% 18 12 30 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 25 9 34 73.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 32 9 41 78.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2012 19 11 30 63.3% 30 9 39 76.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 23 11 34 67.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — — — — — 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2015 2 6 8 25.0% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2016 7 11 18 38.9% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2017 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2018 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 102 110 212 48.1% 269 145 414 65.0% 14 16 30 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — 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 651/662 of Nicolas Almagro'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 Nicolas Almagro 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%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 59/59 7.8 2.4 61.1% 74.4% 52.1% 58.9% 43.7% 65.7% 37.7% 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6%
22 2008 49/51 9.1 2.4 59.0% 75.4% 55.1% 62.6% 43.0% 67.0% 40.0% 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9%
23 2009 53/54 10.4 2.6 59.1% 75.5% 52.2% 55.1% 42.3% 66.0% 36.3% 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7%
24 2010 64/64 8.2 1.9 59.7% 75.1% 53.6% 55.5% 40.6% 66.4% 37.2% 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2%
25 2011 70/70 7.8 2.6 55.9% 76.0% 53.9% 57.1% 40.5% 66.0% 37.5% 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7%
26 2012 71/76 8.7 1.9 56.8% 77.1% 55.4% 60.5% 38.8% 67.8% 37.8% 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1%
27 2013 65/65 9.6 2.5 57.1% 78.6% 55.4% 58.4% 47.2% 68.7% 39.0% 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2%
28 2014 23/25 7.0 2.0 55.7% 76.6% 55.0% 58.0% 40.7% 66.8% 37.5% 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9%
29 2015 38/38 7.6 3.0 56.6% 74.3% 51.8% 56.1% 29.3% 64.7% 35.5% 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2%
30 2016 44/44 10.0 4.0 54.0% 74.8% 51.9% 53.8% 38.2% 64.3% 36.1% 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6%
31 2017 22/22 7.0 2.3 55.0% 73.1% 48.6% 42.2% 43.1% 61.8% 35.5% 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8%
32 2018 1/1 11.0 2.0 56.8% 85.7% 54.2% 83.3% 0.0% 72.1% 21.4% 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2%
Career — 651/662 8.3 2.5 58.0% 75.3% 53.3% 58.3% 41.2% 66.0% 37.5% — 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 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 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
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 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05
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 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.25
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 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.56
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 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.02
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 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.75
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 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.66
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 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.83
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 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) — +0.46
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 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) — +0.53
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 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.53
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 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11
32 2018 1780 96.9 -0.24 -0.55 0.765 47.7% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.20 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 — 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 — 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.