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

Nicolas Massu vs Potito Starace H2H: 1-0

Nicolas Massu holds a 1–0 lead over Potito Starace in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nicolas Massu leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicolas Massu won the 2004 Palermo round of 16 4-1 RET.

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Nicolas Massu
CHI Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Massu #12 4-1 (ret.) Potito Starace #80 Match data Oct 1, 2004* R16 Palermo 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Nicolas Massu #1,015 #9 1,845 1,900 226 219 50.8% 0 1 0 0 1 4 6
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 189 43.8% 0 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 Massu Potito Starace
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #583 1,489 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1998 0–2 0.0% #188 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2000 24–22 52.2% #87 1,648 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2001 21–27 43.8% #80 1,629 0 0 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2002 27–19 58.7% #56 1,752 0 1 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0
23 2003 35–20 63.6% #12 1,860 0 3 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0
24 2004 36–27 57.1% #19 1,796 0 5 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2005 16–21 43.2% #65 1,633 0 5 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2006 35–25 58.3% #44 1,727 0 6 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2007 15–22 40.5% #78 1,618 0 6 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2008 7–12 36.8% #77 1,598 0 6 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 2009 7–11 38.9% #112 1,595 0 6 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0
30 2010 3–7 30.0% #186 1,559 0 6 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 2011 0–1 0.0% #450 1,552 0 6 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 2012 0–1 0.0% #618 1,537 0 6 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0
33 2013 0–1 0.0% #876 1,525 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Massu 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 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1998 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 9 11 20 45.0% 14 9 23 60.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 13 14 27 48.1% 6 12 18 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2002 12 11 23 52.2% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2003 9 7 16 56.3% 24 10 34 70.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2005 5 9 14 35.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 2006 9 10 19 47.4% 25 12 37 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2007 1 8 9 11.1% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2008 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2012 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
33 2013 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 74 90 164 45.1% 139 108 247 56.3% 6 11 17 35.3% 7 10 17 41.2% — 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 396/444 of Nicolas Massu'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 Massu 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%
18 1998 2/2 3.5 3.0 62.9% 67.9% 37.4% 52.8% 6.3% 56.4% 30.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 36/46 4.4 3.1 54.6% 71.1% 50.7% 57.5% 39.3% 61.5% 35.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 43/48 5.4 2.5 55.0% 68.0% 48.1% 55.8% 42.2% 59.1% 34.0% 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6%
22 2002 33/46 4.7 3.2 57.9% 71.2% 52.7% 61.0% 45.3% 63.3% 42.1% 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9%
23 2003 49/55 4.2 3.1 60.2% 69.8% 50.7% 53.7% 49.4% 62.1% 42.0% 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7%
24 2004 57/63 4.1 2.5 58.7% 72.0% 52.1% 63.5% 41.7% 63.5% 40.9% 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2%
25 2005 36/37 4.7 3.6 56.1% 70.3% 47.3% 62.5% 34.6% 60.0% 34.6% 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7%
26 2006 60/60 4.8 2.6 59.0% 71.1% 53.4% 58.3% 45.4% 63.7% 37.8% 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1%
27 2007 32/37 3.9 2.9 60.6% 66.3% 49.3% 58.7% 38.9% 59.6% 34.8% 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2%
28 2008 17/19 3.7 3.1 60.1% 68.6% 48.6% 50.5% 34.1% 60.5% 37.0% 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9%
29 2009 18/18 4.1 4.1 60.6% 64.1% 47.1% 59.5% 53.5% 57.4% 36.3% 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2%
30 2010 10/10 3.5 4.0 63.4% 66.9% 46.6% 65.6% 50.2% 59.1% 36.4% 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6%
31 2011 1/1 1.0 1.0 63.8% 60.0% 50.0% 66.7% 28.6% 56.4% 37.3% 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8%
32 2012 1/1 3.0 4.0 64.3% 55.6% 25.0% 58.3% — 44.6% 21.6% 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2%
33 2013 1/1 2.0 10.0 62.6% 62.3% 50.0% 71.4% 33.3% 57.7% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 396/445 4.4 3.0 58.3% 69.7% 50.3% 58.7% 42.6% 61.4% 37.8% — 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 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 Massu 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 1997 1489 102.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1998 1471 102.0 -0.63 -3.54 0.709 44.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 1649 128.9 -0.30 -1.80 0.930 49.0% -54 +24 -100 51.5% +0.02 3–4 (43%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.82 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 1629 130.4 -2.10 -2.58 0.831 46.8% +22 -58 -46 45.1% -0.53 11–9 (55%) 13–13 (50%) — -0.30 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05
22 2002 1752 141.7 +1.09 +3.69 1.148 52.8% -42 -1 -192 59.6% +0.82 9–6 (60%) 11–8 (58%) — -0.54 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 2003 1861 147.4 +0.30 +3.40 1.107 51.9% -79 +62 — 61.8% +0.69 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.25 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 2004 1796 141.9 +1.00 +3.07 1.120 51.9% -29 +91 — 58.4% +0.57 5–11 (31%) 13–9 (59%) — +2.36 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 2005 1634 125.2 -2.10 -2.21 0.864 47.7% -5 +164 — 47.3% -0.38 4–6 (40%) 9–7 (56%) — +1.24 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 2006 1728 142.0 +1.67 +0.64 1.044 50.8% -60 +139 — 54.9% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 16–10 (62%) — +0.07 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 2007 1619 129.9 -2.88 -1.60 0.862 47.4% -39 +129 — 42.7% -0.40 4–7 (36%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.17 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 2008 1598 127.6 -1.27 -0.06 0.936 48.3% +14 +83 — 41.3% -0.74 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.20 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 2009 1596 122.7 -3.61 -1.01 0.853 47.3% +24 +30 — 39.2% -0.69 5–4 (56%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.34 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 2010 1560 116.9 -1.58 -0.99 0.890 48.3% — +26 — 37.9% -0.69 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.24 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 2011 1552 98.9 +0.13 -1.79 0.856 47.5% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.22 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11
32 2012 1538 97.7 -0.61 -1.01 0.391 35.5% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.11 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17
33 2013 1526 102.0 -1.57 -1.93 0.843 47.8% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — +0.08 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1900 139.2 -0.42 +0.39 0.979 49.7% -29 +74 -113 51.3% +0.03 64–73 (47%) 97–84 (54%) 99.2 +1.09 — 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.