H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 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 Qatar Open quarterfinal 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivo Karlovic #27 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 Match data Jan 9, 2015* QF Qatar Open ATP 250 Hard
Ivo Karlovic #21 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Novak Djokovic #3 Match data Oct 17, 2008* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Hard
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(3) 6-3 Ivo Karlovic #24 Match data May 16, 2008* R16 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 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
Novak Djokovic #5 #1 16,950 2,593 1,141 231 83.2% 24 1 40 7 15 14 101
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,999 363 335 52.0% 0 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 1,733 0 0
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7
21 2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 2004 18–25 41.9% #61 1,685 0 0
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,745 0 0
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,633 0 0
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,931 0 3
29 2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,814 0 4
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,797 0 4
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,866 0 4
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,821 0 4
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,769 0 4
34 2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,774 0 5
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 2014 36–28 56.2% #27 1,856 0 5
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,917 0 6
37 2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,972 0 8
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,771 0 8
39 2026 15–7 68.2% #5 2,094 24 101 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,645 0 8
40 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,675 0 8
41 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,620 0 8
42 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,625 0 8

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 Ivo Karlovic
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%
19 2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0%
21 2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4%
22 2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2002 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 2003 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2004 6 12 18 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 2006 8 11 19 42.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% 2007 30 16 46 65.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 17 14 31 54.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% 2009 9 15 24 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
31 2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% 2010 14 7 21 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 2011 12 13 25 48.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% 2012 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
34 2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2013 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 2014 24 18 42 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
36 2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2015 26 18 44 59.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
37 2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 2016 20 13 33 60.6% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
38 2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2017 8 12 20 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0%
39 2026 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
40 2019 9 11 20 45.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
41 2020 1 4 5 20.0%
42 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career 712 134 846 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 229 213 442 51.8% 54 70 124 43.5% 74 44 118 62.7% 6 8 14 42.9%

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 692/698 of Ivo Karlovic'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 Ivo Karlovic
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% —/—
19 2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% —/—
20 2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% —/—
21 2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% —/—
22 2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% 2001 1/1 16.0 2.0 76.6% 71.4% 46.7% 60.0% 50.0% 65.6% 32.4%
23 2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% 2002 2/3 15.0 8.5 53.7% 75.3% 40.4% 71.7% 75.0% 59.2% 28.6%
24 2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% 2003 16/16 17.6 6.3 61.1% 83.8% 53.3% 73.0% 28.3% 71.9% 29.0%
25 2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% 2004 40/43 21.1 5.4 61.9% 81.6% 52.8% 63.7% 25.9% 70.3% 26.8%
26 2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% 2005 39/39 18.7 4.4 63.3% 82.0% 51.5% 69.3% 31.9% 70.9% 25.5%
27 2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% 2006 34/34 18.3 3.1 65.0% 82.0% 50.3% 70.9% 34.6% 70.7% 28.1%
28 2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% 2007 64/66 20.6 1.9 68.7% 84.3% 54.5% 71.9% 34.1% 74.9% 29.5%
29 2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% 2008 54/54 17.8 1.8 66.2% 81.4% 53.2% 66.2% 31.8% 71.8% 30.1%
30 2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% 2009 43/43 20.7 2.3 66.4% 84.9% 54.8% 62.5% 39.2% 74.8% 29.1%
31 2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% 2010 25/25 18.9 2.1 64.2% 83.5% 51.8% 68.0% 27.1% 72.1% 30.3%
32 2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% 2011 36/36 17.6 2.7 66.4% 80.8% 49.8% 65.5% 37.0% 70.5% 28.4%
33 2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% 2012 30/30 16.9 2.9 64.7% 79.5% 52.3% 61.0% 31.2% 69.7% 30.5%
34 2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% 2013 28/28 17.3 3.4 64.1% 82.1% 55.1% 61.7% 28.7% 72.4% 27.8%
35 2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% 2014 64/64 18.5 2.8 66.3% 82.8% 54.0% 68.7% 34.9% 73.2% 27.5%
36 2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% 2015 63/63 23.0 3.6 66.4% 84.9% 57.0% 73.1% 33.3% 75.5% 29.0%
37 2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% 2016 54/54 20.9 5.2 63.8% 81.7% 56.4% 72.1% 35.7% 72.6% 26.9%
38 2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% 2017 35/35 20.8 5.1 65.1% 81.8% 56.2% 67.0% 29.2% 72.7% 25.9%
39 2026 21/22 8.8 3.5 68.2% 74.6% 54.0% 64.4% 39.0% 67.8% 36.2% 2018 27/27 23.5 5.9 65.1% 83.9% 54.4% 71.8% 28.8% 73.4% 25.9%
40 —/— 2019 26/26 23.7 4.3 65.0% 83.3% 54.3% 72.4% 24.8% 73.2% 25.6%
41 —/— 2020 5/5 13.4 3.6 66.8% 75.6% 56.8% 71.8% 21.3% 69.5% 24.7%
42 —/— 2021 6/6 18.2 5.2 64.8% 79.3% 46.0% 44.2% 29.2% 67.6% 27.1%
Career 1,324/1,372 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.7% 47.4% 68.6% 42.8% 692/698 19.8 3.5 65.3% 82.6% 53.8% 68.2% 32.4% 72.6% 28.1%

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 Ivo Karlovic
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
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
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
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 2000 1493 98.8
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 2001 1501 100.2 -4.08 -1.53 0.943 47.8% 0.0% -2.00 0–1 +0.14
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 2002 1455 101.0 -0.82 -1.26 0.701 45.7% 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 -0.01
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 2003 1666 123.8 +5.40 -4.66 1.033 50.5% -35 +2 54.3% +0.22 2–2 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 100.2 -0.07
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 2004 1686 136.3 +5.37 -7.05 0.904 48.9% -54 -121 +84 45.1% -0.31 10–14 (42%) 28–28 (50%) 102.1 -0.85
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 2005 1745 141.3 +6.26 -7.68 0.875 48.7% -20 -269 +91 45.4% -0.26 6–7 (46%) 24–22 (52%) 102.5 -2.07
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 2006 1633 131.3 +6.13 -7.11 0.960 49.6% +16 -48 51.1% +0.03 7–9 (44%) 19–18 (51%) 97.8 +0.32
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 2007 1931 150.5 +9.95 -5.32 1.173 51.8% -6 -289 -103 60.5% +0.53 17–8 (68%) 37–30 (55%) 109.8 -1.29
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 2008 1815 150.1 +7.57 -4.88 1.069 50.7% +25 -181 +93 53.4% +0.24 7–10 (41%) 26–29 (47%) 93.8 +0.70
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 2009 1798 147.0 +8.98 -4.91 1.158 51.5% -104 -119 +253 51.8% +0.26 4–9 (31%) 14–24 (37%) 89.5 0.00
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 2010 1867 147.8 +6.46 -3.55 1.087 51.1% -26 -171 56.7% +0.33 4–0 (100%) 11–9 (55%) 107.1 -0.09
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 2011 1822 147.5 +6.44 -5.95 0.962 49.6% +14 -88 +122 46.5% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 19–19 (50%) 98.0 -1.25
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 2012 1769 144.3 +5.38 -4.85 1.007 49.8% +37 -113 +182 48.7% -0.18 2–6 (25%) 17–14 (55%) 95.3 -0.59
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 2013 1774 137.0 +5.97 -5.23 1.007 50.0% +27 +167 51.6% +0.06 6–4 (60%) 17–11 (61%) 106.8 +0.66
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 2014 1857 153.7 +7.97 -6.74 1.029 49.9% +21 -115 +54 55.0% +0.13 11–8 (58%) 34–31 (52%) 102.5 +1.55
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 2015 1917 155.1 +10.01 -5.54 1.186 51.7% -35 -231 +136 57.1% +0.52 15–12 (56%) 32–44 (42%) 99.7 +3.02
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 2016 1973 155.0 +7.27 -7.09 0.983 50.0% -18 -250 +83 56.8% +0.16 12–6 (67%) 41–25 (62%) 110.4 +3.08
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 2017 1771 141.4 +6.85 -7.48 0.952 49.6% +15 -53 +153 44.9% -0.17 6–5 (55%) 17–24 (41%) 95.8 +1.27
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 2018 1646 126.4 +5.95 -7.94 0.974 49.6% +41 +26 +201 46.2% -0.10 5–9 (36%) 17–24 (41%) 89.6 +0.79
40 2019 1675 134.3 +6.12 -7.61 0.954 49.4% +46 -25 +100 49.3% -0.17 2–6 (25%) 20–18 (53%) 99.5 +1.01
41 2020 1621 114.5 +1.55 -3.38 0.808 46.4% +33 28.6% -1.00 1–4 (20%) -0.32
42 2021 1626 114.4 +1.80 -4.17 0.837 47.4% +19 31.3% -0.75 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 98.7 +0.12
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 2000 150.3 +7.24 -6.06 1.023 50.2% -4 -133 +101 51.7% +0.09 123–122 (50%) 384–389 (50%) 100.0 +0.88

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.