H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Nikolay Davydenko vs Mariano Zabaleta H2H: 3-1

Nikolay Davydenko holds a 3–1 lead over Mariano Zabaleta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Nikolay Davydenko leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mariano Zabaleta won the 2005 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 32 6-4 7-6(5).

RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 1
4 main draw meetings
ARG Age 48 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mariano Zabaleta #93 6-4 7-6(5) Nikolay Davydenko #7 Match data Jul 28, 2005* R32 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP International Series Gold modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #69 6-2 6-4 Mariano Zabaleta #42 Match data Apr 21, 2004* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Nikolay Davydenko #81 7-6(3) 6-1 Mariano Zabaleta #53 Match data Jan 4, 2003* QF Adelaide International ATP International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Nikolay Davydenko #308 3-6 6-2 7-6(7) Mariano Zabaleta #45 Match data Jul 20, 2000* R32 Dutch Open 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
Nikolay Davydenko #248 #3 5,335 2,221 470 329 58.8% 0 3 1 1 16 21
Mariano Zabaleta #1,009 #21 1,426 1,868 201 208 49.1% 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 Nikolay Davydenko Mariano Zabaleta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1995 2–2 50.0% 1,514 0 0
18 1996 9–8 52.9% #103 1,599 0 0
19 2000 3–1 75.0% #133 1,544 0 0 1997 0–6 0.0% #257 1,532 0 0
20 2001 6–15 28.6% #79 1,569 0 0 1998 14–8 63.6% #63 1,692 0 1
21 2002 12–24 33.3% #81 1,602 0 0 1999 28–29 49.1% #28 1,686 0 1
22 2003 29–30 49.2% #44 1,595 0 2 2000 19–27 41.3% #61 1,654 0 1
23 2004 32–29 52.5% #28 1,756 0 4 2001 18–18 50.0% #59 1,728 0 1
24 2005 52–29 64.2% #5 1,869 0 5 2002 20–28 41.7% #53 1,629 0 1
25 2006 67–28 70.5% #3 1,970 0 10 2003 33–24 57.9% #27 1,755 0 2
26 2007 53–30 63.9% #4 1,937 0 11 2004 25–21 54.3% #54 1,690 0 3
27 2008 52–21 71.2% #5 1,990 0 14 2005 20–16 55.6% #83 1,723 0 3
28 2009 57–19 75.0% #6 2,152 0 19 2006 4–8 33.3% #243 1,595 0 3
29 2010 29–19 60.4% #22 1,911 0 20 2007 9–11 45.0% #104 1,602 0 3
30 2011 26–25 51.0% #41 1,840 0 21 2008 0–2 0.0% #1141 1,556 0 3
31 2012 24–25 49.0% #44 1,842 0 21
32 2013 22–23 48.9% #53 1,822 0 21
33 2014 6–11 35.3% #250 1,725 0 21

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 Nikolay Davydenko Mariano Zabaleta
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 1995 2 2 4 50.0%
18 1996 9 8 17 52.9%
19 2000 3 1 4 75.0% 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
20 2001 2 6 8 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 14 8 22 63.6%
21 2002 5 11 16 31.3% 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 9 13 22 40.9% 18 14 32 56.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2003 11 13 24 45.8% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 11 16 27 40.7% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2004 7 10 17 41.2% 18 12 30 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2001 9 7 16 56.3% 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2005 21 14 35 60.0% 23 10 33 69.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2002 3 13 16 18.8% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2006 29 15 44 65.9% 27 9 36 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 2003 13 12 25 52.0% 20 10 30 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2007 34 16 50 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 2 7 9 22.2% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2008 31 15 46 67.4% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 4 5 9 44.4% 16 11 27 59.3%
28 2009 29 11 40 72.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
29 2010 25 14 39 64.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2011 18 17 35 51.4% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2012 18 16 34 52.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 2013 17 14 31 54.8% 5 9 14 35.7%
33 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
Career 252 179 431 58.5% 179 114 293 61.1% 10 20 30 33.3% 29 16 45 64.4% 51 79 130 39.2% 148 118 266 55.6% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0%

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 774/799 of Nikolay Davydenko's and 375/409 of Mariano Zabaleta'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 Nikolay Davydenko Mariano Zabaleta
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 —/— 1995 4/4 1.8 1.0 63.3% 55.9% 48.1% 46.0% 34.2% 53.0% 41.5%
18 —/— 1996 17/17 1.1 2.4 73.2% 63.3% 46.1% 54.9% 43.4% 57.8% 44.1%
19 2000 4/4 1.3 2.5 73.5% 63.9% 47.2% 48.0% 69.2% 59.7% 42.9% 1997 5/6 2.8 4.4 60.6% 67.3% 47.1% 53.2% 36.8% 59.3% 30.6%
20 2001 18/21 3.6 2.3 62.9% 64.3% 48.8% 57.8% 50.5% 58.1% 38.8% 1998 18/22 6.2 4.7 52.8% 72.2% 51.9% 64.8% 44.7% 62.7% 40.5%
21 2002 31/36 3.2 2.8 58.7% 67.7% 46.9% 52.9% 48.2% 59.1% 38.5% 1999 51/57 4.7 3.9 53.1% 71.6% 49.4% 56.9% 38.8% 61.2% 37.0%
22 2003 58/59 2.8 2.3 66.6% 64.7% 53.0% 56.4% 39.7% 60.5% 40.8% 2000 37/46 5.5 3.7 49.5% 71.0% 49.9% 60.0% 41.6% 60.2% 36.9%
23 2004 60/61 3.3 2.7 66.2% 69.8% 49.7% 57.0% 43.6% 63.2% 40.2% 2001 32/36 5.0 3.7 54.5% 71.0% 50.7% 60.2% 47.4% 61.5% 37.9%
24 2005 81/81 3.3 2.3 67.3% 68.4% 54.3% 60.2% 45.9% 63.6% 42.7% 2002 43/48 4.3 3.3 58.3% 67.9% 50.7% 53.8% 43.4% 60.5% 35.9%
25 2006 94/95 3.2 2.1 67.9% 71.7% 54.8% 57.8% 49.3% 66.2% 44.8% 2003 55/57 3.1 2.7 58.8% 69.6% 52.1% 51.0% 41.5% 62.4% 40.6%
26 2007 82/83 3.5 3.4 67.1% 70.5% 50.0% 55.7% 49.9% 63.6% 42.5% 2004 45/46 3.8 2.9 61.6% 70.9% 52.5% 55.5% 40.2% 63.6% 39.1%
27 2008 70/73 3.9 2.2 64.5% 72.4% 53.7% 58.8% 47.3% 66.0% 43.4% 2005 36/36 4.4 4.2 56.7% 70.9% 52.8% 60.5% 41.5% 63.2% 39.7%
28 2009 74/76 3.9 2.2 68.0% 72.3% 55.4% 59.8% 42.1% 66.8% 42.6% 2006 12/12 3.6 3.6 58.8% 71.9% 46.8% 59.6% 32.0% 61.7% 36.4%
29 2010 47/48 4.1 2.5 65.5% 71.7% 51.7% 58.2% 44.6% 64.7% 41.1% 2007 18/20 3.7 3.7 59.7% 67.6% 49.4% 57.3% 39.5% 60.4% 39.3%
30 2011 50/51 1.9 3.4 70.5% 65.2% 46.7% 60.4% 46.0% 59.6% 41.1% 2008 2/2 8.5 6.5 50.4% 71.9% 41.1% 58.7% 31.0% 56.2% 33.3%
31 2012 45/49 2.0 3.7 69.5% 65.6% 48.9% 62.8% 43.6% 60.4% 38.9% —/—
32 2013 44/45 2.2 2.3 68.0% 66.0% 49.8% 55.6% 52.7% 60.7% 39.6% —/—
33 2014 16/17 5.0 2.8 65.7% 68.0% 51.7% 59.6% 38.5% 62.7% 32.6% —/—
Career 774/799 3.2 2.6 66.8% 69.1% 51.8% 58.1% 46.2% 63.3% 41.6% 375/409 4.2 3.5 57.3% 69.9% 50.6% 56.7% 41.4% 61.5% 38.5%

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 Nikolay Davydenko Mariano Zabaleta
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 1995 1515 102.4 -1.10 +1.15 0.883 47.2% +37 50.0% -1.10 1–1 1–0 +0.34
18 1996 1599 129.5 -1.91 +3.31 1.045 50.4% +34 48.6% +0.03 3–0 (100%) 2–3 (40%) 103.9 -0.44
19 2000 1544 104.3 -1.64 +0.78 1.066 51.2% +30 54.5% +0.27 3–0 (100%) 1–1 +0.33 1997 1532 99.5 -0.65 -2.22 0.751 44.9% +30 0.0% -2.45 0–3 (0%) -0.44
20 2001 1569 116.8 -2.27 +0.61 0.927 48.4% -9 -6 34.6% -0.69 1–2 (33%) 1–6 (14%) 95.1 +0.45 1998 1693 135.0 +1.40 +0.76 1.086 51.6% +49 60.7% +0.82 6–3 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 105.8 +0.16
21 2002 1602 132.7 -1.99 +0.74 0.940 49.0% -42 +8 40.5% -0.56 3–7 (30%) 5–5 (50%) 98.6 -1.81 1999 1686 139.7 -0.12 -0.36 0.955 49.2% -82 +41 48.9% -0.15 13–8 (62%) 8–12 (40%) 102.1 -2.14
22 2003 1595 135.6 -1.54 +3.36 1.035 50.5% -29 +82 51.1% +0.01 6–9 (40%) 12–9 (57%) 98.3 -0.03 2000 1654 140.1 -1.32 +0.40 0.927 48.9% -11 +35 44.7% -0.32 3–9 (25%) 11–9 (55%) 96.2 -1.74
23 2004 1757 148.6 +0.29 +3.41 1.090 51.3% -45 +23 -353 52.7% +0.25 9–12 (43%) 8–14 (36%) 95.2 -1.87 2001 1728 134.3 -0.06 -0.52 0.984 49.7% +4 -42 52.6% -0.02 6–8 (43%) 7–10 (41%) 94.8 +0.40
24 2005 1870 156.9 +1.31 +5.31 1.173 52.9% -23 +61 66.1% +1.13 9–9 (50%) 11–8 (58%) 99.7 +0.31 2002 1630 131.3 -1.34 -1.62 0.909 48.4% -50 +149 45.0% -0.41 6–11 (35%) 10–10 (50%) 97.8 +0.24
25 2006 1970 161.2 +3.54 +6.86 1.324 54.9% +29 +78 -575 67.0% +1.42 14–11 (56%) 9–9 (50%) 100.2 +0.78 2003 1756 148.5 +0.98 +3.48 1.081 51.2% -111 +149 54.3% +0.34 11–6 (65%) 8–11 (42%) 105.3 -1.74
26 2007 1938 157.3 +1.04 +5.62 1.167 52.8% +33 -5 -412 65.2% +0.94 12–13 (48%) 21–13 (62%) 99.0 +2.69 2004 1691 140.6 +0.79 +1.45 1.075 51.2% -115 +205 52.3% +0.34 8–4 (67%) 8–13 (38%) 97.6 +0.76
27 2008 1991 164.4 +2.51 +6.85 1.278 54.2% +45 +72 69.1% +1.33 12–9 (57%) 11–9 (55%) 98.1 +1.49 2005 1723 141.7 +0.72 +1.71 1.078 51.3% -113 +106 54.8% +0.40 5–5 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 98.2 -0.73
28 2009 2152 167.7 +3.74 +6.04 1.281 54.2% 0 +7 -562 73.2% +1.46 12–8 (60%) 18–5 (78%) 106.3 -0.83 2006 1596 111.4 -0.52 -1.38 0.949 49.1% +127 40.0% -0.60 2–3 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 +0.08
29 2010 1911 158.1 +1.52 +4.28 1.164 52.6% +58 +155 -313 60.3% +0.97 7–4 (64%) 8–15 (35%) 93.3 +1.11 2007 1603 126.2 -2.06 +1.76 0.992 49.7% +106 49.0% -0.08 0–4 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 96.8 +0.12
30 2011 1840 158.1 -1.82 +3.60 1.017 50.4% +49 +79 50.0% +0.23 5–5 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 94.2 -2.67 2008 1556 98.9 -0.91 -5.19 0.761 44.5% 16.7% -2.33 1–0 +0.34
31 2012 1842 153.9 -2.03 +2.70 0.981 49.8% +56 -27 -236 54.9% +0.13 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) 97.2 -1.90 2009 1547 98.5
32 2013 1822 155.8 -1.72 +3.00 1.007 50.3% +62 -78 49.0% +0.25 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) 100.5 -1.22
33 2014 1725 133.3 -1.67 -1.88 0.875 48.4% +111 -45 35.9% -0.62 2–1 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 98.1 -0.17
Career 2222 160.3 +0.75 +4.53 1.132 52.2% +22 +36 -405 59.3% +0.71 107–104 (51%) 129–121 (52%) 95.5 -0.42 1868 142.7 -0.16 +0.79 0.999 49.9% -64 +94 49.6% -0.01 64–62 (51%) 77–85 (48%) 98.6 -1.17

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.