H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 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 Masters fourth 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 20, 2010* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 7-6(7) David Nalbandian #37 Match data
Apr 17, 2010* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Novak Djokovic #2 6-2 6-3 David Nalbandian #151 Match data
Jun 14, 2008* Queen's Club ATP 500 SF Grass Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 6-0 David Nalbandian #8 Match data
Oct 20, 2007* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard David Nalbandian #25 6-4 7-6(4) Novak Djokovic #3 Match data
Aug 10, 2007* Canada Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Novak Djokovic #4 6-2 6-3 David Nalbandian #26 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Novak Djokovic #7 #1 16,950 2,593 1,122 223 83.4% 24 40 7 14 15 100
David Nalbandian #231 #3 3,500 2,070 356 185 65.8% 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 1,732 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 1,738 0 0
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,067 0 7 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2
21 2008 58–15 79.5% #3 2,120 1 11 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 1,988 0 2
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,267 1 16 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,905 0 2
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,166 1 18 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,982 0 4
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,357 4 28 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,940 0 5
25 2012 71–10 87.7% #1 2,429 5 34 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,032 0 7
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,469 6 41 2008 37–14 72.5% #11 2,014 0 9
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,463 7 48 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,935 0 10
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,005 0 11
29 2016 64–8 88.9% #2 2,450 12 66 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,940 0 11
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,293 12 68 2012 20–15 57.1% #82 1,883 0 11
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,871 0 11
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,264 16 77 — — — — — — —
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,275 17 81 — — — — — — —
34 2021 46–5 90.2% #1 2,372 20 86 — — — — — — —
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,368 21 91 — — — — — — —
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,405 24 98 — — — — — — —
37 2024 29–9 76.3% #7 2,226 24 98 — — — — — — —
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,174 24 100 — — — — — — —
39 2026 15–5 75.0% #7 2,155 24 100 — — — — — — —