H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs Ivo Karlovic H2H: 1-2

Ivo Karlovic holds a 2–1 lead over Novak Djokovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ivo Karlovic leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Novak Djokovic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ivo Karlovic won the 2015 Doha quarterfinal 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4.

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Novak Djokovic
Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Ivo Karlovic
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 211 cm / 6'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 9, 2015* Doha ATP 250 QF Hard Ivo Karlovic #27 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 Match data
Oct 17, 2008* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Ivo Karlovic #21 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Novak Djokovic #3 Match data
May 16, 2008* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(3) 6-3 Ivo Karlovic #24 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
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,998 357 333 51.7% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Ivo Karlovic
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 — — — — — — —
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,067 0 7 — — — — — — —
21 2008 58–15 79.5% #3 2,120 1 11 — — — — — — —
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,267 1 16 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,166 1 18 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,357 4 28 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,666 0 0
25 2012 71–10 87.7% #1 2,429 5 34 2004 16–24 40.0% #61 1,667 0 0
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,469 6 41 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,739 0 0
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,463 7 48 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,632 0 0
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,940 0 3
29 2016 64–8 88.9% #2 2,450 12 66 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,815 0 4
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,293 12 68 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,795 0 4
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,864 0 4
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,264 16 77 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,819 0 4
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,275 17 81 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,768 0 4
34 2021 46–5 90.2% #1 2,372 20 86 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,772 0 5
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,368 21 91 2014 32–27 54.2% #27 1,853 0 5
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,405 24 98 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,916 0 6
37 2024 29–9 76.3% #7 2,226 24 98 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,970 0 8
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,174 24 100 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,770 0 8
39 2026 15–5 75.0% #7 2,155 24 100 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,644 0 8
40 — — — — — — — 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,668 0 8
41 — — — — — — — 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,615 0 8
42 — — — — — — — 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,623 0 8