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

Nicolas Massu vs Xavier Malisse H2H: 2-1

Nicolas Massu holds a 2–1 lead over Xavier Malisse in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Nicolas Massu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicolas Massu won the 2008 ASB Classic second round 6-4 6-4.

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Nicolas Massu
CHI Age 46 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Xavier Malisse
BEL Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Massu #80 6-4 6-4 Xavier Malisse #165 Match data Jan 11, 2008* R16 ASB Classic International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nicolas Massu #35 6-1 7-5 1-6 4-6 9-7 Xavier Malisse #37 Match data May 31, 2006* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Xavier Malisse #63 6-3 6-1 6-1 Nicolas Massu #78 Match data May 30, 2001* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Xavier Malisse #1,021 #19 1,410 1,894 282 266 51.5% 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Xavier Malisse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #583 1,489 0 0 1998 8–6 57.1% #161 1,607 0 0
18 1998 0–2 0.0% #188 1,470 0 0 1999 8–9 47.1% #145 1,630 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2000 7–7 50.0% #127 1,687 0 0
20 2000 24–22 52.2% #87 1,648 0 0 2001 37–22 62.7% #33 1,830 0 0
21 2001 21–27 43.8% #80 1,629 0 0 2002 29–23 55.8% #25 1,791 0 0
22 2002 27–19 58.7% #56 1,752 0 1 2003 18–20 47.4% #55 1,795 0 0
23 2003 35–20 63.6% #12 1,860 0 3 2004 21–26 44.7% #48 1,717 0 0
24 2004 36–27 57.1% #19 1,796 0 5 2005 22–20 52.4% #47 1,736 0 1
25 2005 16–21 43.2% #65 1,633 0 5 2006 31–24 56.4% #37 1,762 0 1
26 2006 35–25 58.3% #44 1,727 0 6 2007 10–4 71.4% #112 1,794 0 3
27 2007 15–22 40.5% #78 1,618 0 6 2008 8–12 40.0% #162 1,693 0 3
28 2008 7–12 36.8% #77 1,598 0 6 2009 3–4 42.9% #94 1,704 0 3
29 2009 7–11 38.9% #112 1,595 0 6 2010 22–22 50.0% #60 1,754 0 3
30 2010 3–7 30.0% #186 1,559 0 6 2011 24–24 50.0% #49 1,789 0 3
31 2011 0–1 0.0% #450 1,552 0 6 2012 21–24 46.7% #63 1,783 0 3
32 2012 0–1 0.0% #618 1,537 0 6 2013 13–19 40.6% #135 1,717 0 3
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 Xavier Malisse
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% — — — — — — — — 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1998 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2000 9 11 20 45.0% 14 9 23 60.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 17 10 27 63.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2001 13 14 27 48.1% 6 12 18 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2002 17 14 31 54.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2002 12 11 23 52.2% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 9 11 20 45.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2003 9 7 16 56.3% 24 10 34 70.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 6 16 22 27.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 23 13 36 63.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2005 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2005 5 9 14 35.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2006 26 16 42 61.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2006 9 10 19 47.4% 25 12 37 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 1 8 9 11.1% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2008 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — 2010 11 16 27 40.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
30 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 9 16 25 36.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
32 2012 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 9 11 20 45.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
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% — 162 166 328 49.4% 51 56 107 47.7% 50 30 80 62.5% 19 14 33 57.6%

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 524/548 of Xavier Malisse'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 Xavier Malisse
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 11/14 5.2 3.3 51.7% 73.0% 44.6% 53.9% 42.6% 59.3% 39.7%
18 1998 2/2 3.5 3.0 62.9% 67.9% 37.4% 52.8% 6.3% 56.4% 30.9% 1999 15/17 5.7 3.3 53.1% 69.7% 49.5% 50.1% 42.9% 60.7% 39.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 12/14 4.7 2.7 55.0% 68.5% 50.2% 57.9% 45.1% 60.1% 39.8%
20 2000 36/46 4.4 3.1 54.6% 71.1% 50.7% 57.5% 39.3% 61.5% 35.8% 2001 50/59 6.1 2.4 57.3% 74.8% 52.0% 62.3% 45.6% 64.9% 39.6%
21 2001 43/48 5.4 2.5 55.0% 68.0% 48.1% 55.8% 42.2% 59.1% 34.0% 2002 45/52 7.2 2.8 56.8% 71.7% 50.6% 57.5% 44.8% 62.5% 38.8%
22 2002 33/46 4.7 3.2 57.9% 71.2% 52.7% 61.0% 45.3% 63.3% 42.1% 2003 38/38 8.5 3.2 52.7% 74.4% 52.6% 51.8% 39.8% 63.9% 37.0%
23 2003 49/55 4.2 3.1 60.2% 69.8% 50.7% 53.7% 49.4% 62.1% 42.0% 2004 46/47 6.7 1.8 57.5% 71.7% 51.4% 55.8% 47.4% 63.0% 40.3%
24 2004 57/63 4.1 2.5 58.7% 72.0% 52.1% 63.5% 41.7% 63.5% 40.9% 2005 42/42 8.2 2.0 57.6% 73.5% 52.1% 63.3% 46.0% 64.6% 37.1%
25 2005 36/37 4.7 3.6 56.1% 70.3% 47.3% 62.5% 34.6% 60.0% 34.6% 2006 55/55 6.4 1.8 58.2% 73.6% 51.5% 61.1% 46.0% 64.2% 39.8%
26 2006 60/60 4.8 2.6 59.0% 71.1% 53.4% 58.3% 45.4% 63.7% 37.8% 2007 14/14 7.9 2.0 59.0% 75.0% 58.5% 50.2% 47.0% 68.0% 42.2%
27 2007 32/37 3.9 2.9 60.6% 66.3% 49.3% 58.7% 38.9% 59.6% 34.8% 2008 20/20 6.4 1.7 58.6% 75.3% 49.9% 56.8% 37.5% 64.8% 38.5%
28 2008 17/19 3.7 3.1 60.1% 68.6% 48.6% 50.5% 34.1% 60.5% 37.0% 2009 7/7 7.0 1.6 61.0% 74.3% 50.7% 67.4% 38.0% 65.7% 37.0%
29 2009 18/18 4.1 4.1 60.6% 64.1% 47.1% 59.5% 53.5% 57.4% 36.3% 2010 44/44 7.1 2.1 57.8% 73.7% 49.3% 58.5% 43.9% 63.6% 35.9%
30 2010 10/10 3.5 4.0 63.4% 66.9% 46.6% 65.6% 50.2% 59.1% 36.4% 2011 48/48 6.3 1.6 57.6% 74.5% 51.6% 56.3% 49.9% 64.8% 38.6%
31 2011 1/1 1.0 1.0 63.8% 60.0% 50.0% 66.7% 28.6% 56.4% 37.3% 2012 45/45 7.0 2.0 57.7% 73.4% 51.7% 56.2% 40.1% 64.3% 35.9%
32 2012 1/1 3.0 4.0 64.3% 55.6% 25.0% 58.3% — 44.6% 21.6% 2013 32/32 7.1 2.6 55.6% 70.3% 48.3% 52.9% 37.9% 60.9% 35.8%
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% — 524/548 6.9 2.2 56.9% 73.2% 51.1% 57.5% 44.1% 63.7% 38.3%

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 Xavier Malisse
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 1998 1608 133.5 +0.04 +1.61 0.974 49.5% -78 +49 — 60.0% +0.80 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00
18 1998 1471 102.0 -0.63 -3.54 0.709 44.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.04 1999 1631 123.5 -1.33 +0.40 1.013 49.8% -43 +23 — 45.7% -0.48 2–2 (50%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.05
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1687 122.6 -1.13 +1.14 0.997 49.9% -3 -60 — 48.5% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.53
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 2001 1830 141.6 +2.32 +2.01 1.128 52.2% +8 -144 -253 57.4% +0.50 9–6 (60%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.99
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 2002 1791 142.4 +0.42 +2.12 1.035 50.5% -25 -51 -41 55.6% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 12–3 (80%) — -0.40
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 2003 1795 145.1 +1.16 +0.96 1.026 50.2% +4 -39 -48 49.5% -0.06 5–7 (42%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.43
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 2004 1717 143.1 +0.53 +3.31 1.088 51.1% -24 +83 +48 50.0% +0.12 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.02
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 2005 1736 140.1 +2.01 +0.17 1.049 51.1% -26 +50 +35 54.1% +0.35 5–8 (38%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.36
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 2006 1762 152.6 +1.72 +2.62 1.111 51.7% +44 -29 -23 58.0% +0.69 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.32
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 2007 1794 140.8 +3.05 +2.82 1.319 55.0% +39 — — 67.6% +1.35 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.73
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 2008 1694 134.2 +1.44 +1.43 1.095 51.0% +45 — +44 46.0% 0.00 1–5 (17%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.53
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 2009 1705 129.7 +0.59 +0.71 1.077 51.2% +17 — +142 44.4% -0.33 0–1 4–4 (50%) — -0.35
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 2010 1754 140.0 -0.14 -0.16 0.986 49.8% -44 -60 +172 50.0% +0.03 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — -0.84
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 2011 1789 153.3 +1.79 +1.35 1.097 51.6% -66 -53 +200 55.1% +0.47 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.24
31 2011 1552 98.9 +0.13 -1.79 0.856 47.5% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.22 2012 1783 136.8 +0.46 -0.46 1.006 49.9% -98 -131 +293 49.5% -0.03 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -0.07
32 2012 1538 97.7 -0.61 -1.01 0.391 35.5% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.11 2013 1718 134.3 -1.88 -0.59 0.915 48.3% -38 -112 +294 43.0% -0.48 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.15
33 2013 1526 102.0 -1.57 -1.93 0.843 47.8% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1894 148.7 +0.89 +1.27 1.054 50.8% -16 -34 +104 52.7% +0.23 77–86 (47%) 106–96 (52%) 102.0 -0.99

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.