H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs David Nalbandian H2H: 4-1

Novak Djokovic holds a 4–1 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Novak Djokovic leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2010 Cincinnati Open third round 6-1 7-6(7).

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Novak Djokovic
Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 7-6(7) David Nalbandian #37 Match data Aug 20, 2010* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-2 6-3 David Nalbandian #151 Match data Apr 17, 2010* QF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 6-0 David Nalbandian #8 Match data Jun 14, 2008* SF Queen's Club Championships International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
David Nalbandian #25 6-4 7-6(4) Novak Djokovic #3 Match data Oct 20, 2007* SF Madrid Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #4 6-2 6-3 David Nalbandian #26 Match data Aug 10, 2007* R16 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Novak Djokovic #5 #1 16,950 2,593 1,141 231 83.2% 24 1 40 7 15 14 101
David Nalbandian #231 #3 3,500 2,078 358 187 65.7% 0 0 2 1 1 7 11

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 Novak Djokovic David Nalbandian
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 1–3 25.0% #186 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2005 9–9 50.0% #78 1,733 0 0 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,739 0 0
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2
21 2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 2,001 0 2
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,909 0 2
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,983 0 4
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,941 0 5
25 2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,034 0 7
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 2008 39–15 72.2% #11 2,014 0 9
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,941 0 10
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,014 0 11
29 2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,964 0 11
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 2012 20–16 55.6% #82 1,880 0 11
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,869 0 11
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 — — — — — — —
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 — — — — — — —
34 2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 — — — — — — —
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 — — — — — — —
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 — — — — — — —
37 2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 — — — — — — —
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101 — — — — — — —
39 2026 15–7 68.2% #5 2,094 24 101 — — — — — — —

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 Novak Djokovic David Nalbandian
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 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2002 9 9 18 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
21 2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2003 21 10 31 67.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
22 2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2004 14 8 22 63.6% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0%
23 2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 21 11 32 65.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0%
24 2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2006 19 11 30 63.3% 16 3 19 84.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2007 23 10 33 69.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2008 23 8 31 74.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2009 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — —
28 2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2010 20 8 28 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — —
29 2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 13 9 22 59.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
31 2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
32 2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 712 134 846 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — 180 98 278 64.7% 125 66 191 65.4% 29 14 43 67.4% 24 9 33 72.7%

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 1,324/1,372 of Novak Djokovic's and 529/545 of David Nalbandian'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 Novak Djokovic David Nalbandian
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 2004 4/4 6.5 5.3 62.5% 59.7% 42.5% 44.3% 38.4% 53.1% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 18/18 4.9 3.2 63.1% 69.1% 48.2% 60.2% 44.6% 61.2% 37.8% 2000 2/2 2.5 6.5 51.0% 68.0% 35.6% 59.2% 15.0% 52.1% 31.4%
19 2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% 2001 23/26 3.0 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 52.8% 63.1% 45.3%
20 2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% 2002 54/59 2.6 3.1 58.4% 66.4% 53.3% 58.8% 48.2% 61.0% 40.2%
21 2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% 2003 57/58 3.3 3.7 57.7% 69.4% 52.6% 50.2% 49.3% 62.2% 42.7%
22 2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% 2004 47/47 4.1 2.9 60.0% 70.1% 53.2% 59.7% 50.0% 63.2% 41.3%
23 2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% 2005 59/59 3.2 2.7 61.6% 68.9% 54.8% 51.7% 48.8% 63.7% 43.9%
24 2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% 2006 55/55 3.1 3.3 60.9% 68.1% 55.3% 64.5% 49.1% 63.0% 41.4%
25 2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% 2007 48/48 5.6 3.3 57.1% 73.4% 51.8% 62.5% 46.6% 64.2% 39.7%
26 2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% 2008 51/54 5.3 3.0 58.7% 73.8% 53.2% 60.4% 48.3% 65.4% 41.2%
27 2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% 2009 21/22 3.9 3.7 51.6% 70.5% 54.0% 46.2% 54.6% 62.5% 43.3%
28 2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% 2010 34/35 3.4 3.1 58.5% 73.4% 50.4% 55.6% 48.0% 64.1% 42.4%
29 2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% 2011 32/33 3.5 3.8 58.1% 70.0% 52.7% 62.5% 38.8% 62.5% 39.3%
30 2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% 2012 35/36 3.4 3.5 58.0% 70.2% 53.2% 56.6% 43.1% 63.2% 39.7%
31 2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% 2013 11/11 4.6 4.5 58.0% 69.9% 49.6% 47.1% 59.8% 61.4% 40.8%
32 2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 21/22 8.8 3.5 68.2% 74.6% 54.0% 64.4% 39.0% 67.8% 36.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,324/1,372 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.7% 47.4% 68.6% 42.8% — 529/545 3.7 3.3 58.8% 70.1% 53.1% 57.2% 48.2% 63.1% 41.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Novak Djokovic David Nalbandian
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 2004 1491 107.5 -0.98 -0.85 0.885 47.7% — +57 — 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 1733 128.8 -0.13 +0.84 0.974 49.7% -92 -124 -27 51.0% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 8–2 (80%) 106.4 -0.77 2000 1482 102.2 -1.59 -1.12 0.655 42.3% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.08
19 2006 1885 144.3 +2.58 +1.86 1.145 52.6% -115 -18 -101 63.6% +0.85 10–6 (63%) 14–5 (74%) 113.5 +0.06 2001 1739 145.8 +1.20 +5.17 1.229 53.9% -114 +18 — 60.3% +1.05 4–1 (80%) 2–4 (33%) 105.1 -0.30
20 2007 2069 168.7 +4.20 +4.63 1.219 53.6% -9 -83 -156 70.3% +1.30 18–6 (75%) 28–13 (68%) 114.0 -0.04 2002 1857 144.2 -0.29 +2.49 1.030 50.5% -88 -84 -106 56.4% +0.27 14–8 (64%) 16–8 (67%) 112.4 -0.80
21 2008 2130 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% +34 +15 -166 75.3% +1.68 8–6 (57%) 18–12 (60%) 99.3 -1.51 2003 2002 153.3 +0.97 +5.48 1.130 52.3% +9 -255 -154 62.7% +0.64 8–11 (42%) 15–9 (63%) 100.0 +0.37
22 2009 2274 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% +35 -48 -230 74.9% +1.62 18–4 (82%) 19–15 (56%) 109.4 +2.04 2004 1910 152.1 +1.43 +3.62 1.123 52.4% +18 +13 — 65.4% +0.95 7–6 (54%) 13–7 (65%) 99.8 +0.96
23 2010 2163 172.7 +2.60 +6.48 1.220 53.7% +62 0 -55 71.1% +1.38 9–7 (56%) 11–8 (58%) 96.1 +0.94 2005 1983 155.5 +1.22 +6.61 1.209 53.5% +13 -68 -66 64.8% +0.98 7–9 (44%) 13–13 (50%) 93.3 +0.79
24 2011 2383 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% +13 -31 -72 82.9% +2.35 14–2 (88%) 8–7 (53%) 103.4 -1.11 2006 1941 157.1 +0.94 +4.60 1.118 52.2% +6 +128 -31 66.0% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 7–13 (35%) 92.8 +0.24
25 2012 2426 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% +70 -20 -80 77.8% +2.07 16–3 (84%) 17–12 (59%) 104.7 -2.53 2007 2034 159.2 +2.25 +3.52 1.109 51.8% +31 -57 -168 61.6% +0.70 8–5 (62%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 +0.27
26 2013 2471 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% +86 -60 -72 79.4% +2.09 15–6 (71%) 19–9 (68%) 102.2 -1.97 2008 2015 156.9 +2.41 +4.20 1.191 52.9% +66 -36 -146 65.7% +0.90 11–4 (73%) 16–3 (84%) 111.1 +1.15
27 2014 2451 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% +45 +29 +72 78.4% +2.05 15–2 (88%) 13–10 (57%) 103.8 -1.15 2009 1941 145.8 +0.36 +3.91 1.154 52.6% +98 +24 — 63.5% +0.87 3–5 (38%) 1–3 (25%) 94.3 +0.35
28 2015 2554 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% +60 +29 +50 83.8% +2.33 16–2 (89%) 17–9 (65%) 106.0 +0.06 2010 2015 167.2 +1.51 +5.37 1.181 53.2% +50 +7 — 65.9% +1.04 8–3 (73%) 7–4 (64%) 103.7 -1.13
29 2016 2430 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% +83 +151 +115 81.8% +2.05 8–1 (89%) 19–7 (73%) 103.4 -0.65 2011 1965 152.5 +0.32 +2.26 1.049 50.5% +46 +40 -25 59.2% +0.41 3–0 (100%) 6–1 (86%) 105.8 -0.83
30 2017 2281 169.1 +3.30 +4.52 1.236 53.9% +127 +161 +137 73.4% +1.50 8–2 (80%) 10–5 (67%) 100.1 -0.74 2012 1881 152.2 +0.89 +2.86 1.077 51.5% +99 +12 +43 55.3% +0.34 5–7 (42%) 8–3 (73%) 99.7 -2.55
31 2018 2333 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% +44 +2 +149 76.3% +1.72 8–6 (57%) 15–9 (63%) 95.3 -1.21 2013 1870 142.5 -0.16 +2.69 1.057 50.9% +70 +63 — 55.2% +0.04 3–4 (43%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.77
32 2019 2263 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 0 +80 +290 80.5% +2.00 7–8 (47%) 15–5 (75%) 96.3 -0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 2277 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% -19 +74 — 81.3% +1.93 6–1 (86%) 11–2 (85%) 108.6 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2021 2339 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% +2 +113 +292 77.0% +1.99 9–5 (64%) 12–9 (57%) 97.5 -2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 2354 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% +24 +57 +322 80.0% +1.83 6–4 (60%) 18–4 (82%) 101.6 -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 2402 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% +78 +9 +271 82.1% +1.97 11–4 (73%) 31–8 (79%) 104.3 -1.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 2273 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% +76 +122 +363 74.1% +1.59 4–3 (57%) 13–5 (72%) 98.1 -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 2192 161.5 +5.25 +3.10 1.297 54.3% +52 +120 +371 72.3% +1.53 5–1 (83%) 11–13 (46%) 94.1 -1.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 2095 144.5 +2.77 +1.66 1.124 51.9% +64 +137 +380 61.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 92.0 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2594 180.7 +5.47 +6.81 1.362 55.3% +38 +32 +76 76.2% +1.76 218–88 (71%) 332–174 (66%) 107.4 -1.42 — 2079 161.5 +1.10 +4.21 1.126 52.2% +21 -24 -71 62.2% +0.73 92–72 (56%) 118–80 (60%) 104.0 -0.43

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.