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Paul-Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Lapentti H2H: 1-3

Nicolas Lapentti holds a 3–1 lead over Paul-Henri Mathieu in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Nicolas Lapentti leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nicolas Lapentti won the 2009 Barcelona Open first round 6-4 2-6 6-2.

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Paul-Henri Mathieu
FRA Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Nicolas Lapentti
ECU Age 50 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicolas Lapentti #74 6-4 2-6 6-2 Paul-Henri Mathieu #37 Match data Apr 22, 2009* R64 Barcelona Open ATP 500 Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu #26 7-6(4) 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti #65 Match data Aug 12, 2008* R64 Beijing Olympics Olympics Hard
Nicolas Lapentti #84 3-6 6-2 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu #52 Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32 Palermo ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Nicolas Lapentti #24 6-2 6-2 Paul-Henri Mathieu #148 Match data Oct 11, 2001* R32 Montpellier Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet

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
Paul-Henri Mathieu #914 #12 2,000 1,961 271 298 47.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Nicolas Lapentti #885 #6 2,293 1,933 282 283 49.9% 0 0 0 2 3 5

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu Nicolas Lapentti
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 2–3 40.0% #275 1,487 0 0 1995 5–0 100.0% #109 1,594 0 1
19 2001 0–2 0.0% #150 1,468 0 0 1996 11–20 35.5% #121 1,568 0 1
20 2002 23–14 62.2% #36 1,838 0 2 1997 17–18 48.6% #63 1,658 0 1
21 2003 16–23 41.0% #83 1,683 0 2 1998 16–29 35.6% #90 1,595 0 1
22 2004 9–10 47.4% #123 1,661 0 2 1999 52–24 68.4% #8 1,883 0 3
23 2005 26–27 49.1% #46 1,721 0 2 2000 40–28 58.8% #24 1,750 0 3
24 2006 23–28 45.1% #55 1,668 0 2 2001 30–22 57.7% #23 1,835 0 4
25 2007 45–23 66.2% #25 1,872 0 4 2002 32–27 54.2% #29 1,713 0 5
26 2008 32–26 55.2% #31 1,772 0 4 2003 20–22 47.6% #57 1,696 0 5
27 2009 28–29 49.1% #33 1,752 0 4 2004 7–15 31.8% #122 1,587 0 5
28 2010 10–19 34.5% #97 1,740 0 4 2005 9–16 36.0% #95 1,575 0 5
29 — — — — — — — 2006 12–9 57.1% #67 1,680 0 5
30 2012 14–17 45.2% #58 1,824 0 4 2007 10–14 41.7% #109 1,610 0 5
31 2013 6–19 24.0% #129 1,723 0 4 2008 14–18 43.8% #86 1,650 0 5
32 2014 11–17 39.3% #96 1,758 0 4 2009 6–14 30.0% #97 1,667 0 5
33 2015 7–12 36.8% #95 1,762 0 4 2010 1–7 12.5% #447 1,581 0 5
34 2016 18–20 47.4% #73 1,686 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 2017 1–9 10.0% #249 1,577 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu Nicolas Lapentti
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 %
18 2000 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2002 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 0 10 100.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2003 2 5 7 28.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1998 4 11 15 26.7% 12 16 28 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 2004 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1999 22 12 34 64.7% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
23 2005 12 11 23 52.2% 9 11 20 45.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2000 23 15 38 60.5% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2006 9 13 22 40.9% 12 9 21 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2001 12 10 22 54.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2007 22 16 38 57.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2002 10 12 22 45.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2008 22 15 37 59.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 6 7 13 46.2% 11 11 22 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2009 16 17 33 48.5% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2004 5 6 11 45.5% 2 9 11 18.2% — — — — — — — —
28 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2005 3 7 10 30.0% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2012 7 10 17 41.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2013 3 8 11 27.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2008 4 6 10 40.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 2014 7 8 15 46.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2009 3 5 8 37.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2015 1 7 8 12.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
34 2016 6 9 15 40.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 127 146 273 46.5% 103 106 209 49.3% 22 32 54 40.7% 19 14 33 57.6% — 100 114 214 46.7% 154 136 290 53.1% 10 16 26 38.5% 18 17 35 51.4%

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 516/525 of Paul-Henri Mathieu's and 490/565 of Nicolas Lapentti'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 Paul-Henri Mathieu Nicolas Lapentti
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 3/5 6.3 2.7 62.2% 77.3% 59.8% 64.6% 47.2% 70.1% 38.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 25/31 3.8 3.4 56.2% 67.4% 47.9% 49.9% 41.1% 58.8% 37.9%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 32/35 4.4 2.8 60.4% 71.2% 48.1% 56.0% 46.1% 61.9% 40.2%
21 2003 38/39 3.6 3.7 50.2% 70.0% 48.7% 51.2% 42.6% 59.7% 38.5% 1998 40/45 3.4 3.8 63.2% 67.2% 44.6% 49.7% 42.8% 58.7% 38.4%
22 2004 19/19 5.8 2.9 51.5% 73.7% 52.5% 64.5% 48.1% 63.3% 33.3% 1999 59/76 5.3 2.4 61.7% 72.0% 50.2% 64.0% 40.2% 63.5% 40.7%
23 2005 53/53 4.2 2.9 54.3% 69.8% 51.7% 53.0% 45.3% 61.6% 37.7% 2000 53/68 6.3 3.4 57.6% 72.3% 49.1% 61.4% 43.9% 62.4% 38.6%
24 2006 50/51 4.2 2.7 58.3% 70.4% 52.9% 48.9% 45.8% 62.8% 38.6% 2001 38/52 5.7 3.2 56.1% 74.4% 47.9% 57.3% 41.7% 62.8% 38.8%
25 2007 68/68 4.8 2.3 56.0% 73.9% 54.4% 65.2% 46.1% 65.3% 40.2% 2002 49/59 6.6 2.6 59.0% 73.4% 49.0% 49.6% 35.4% 63.3% 38.5%
26 2008 53/58 5.6 2.9 55.7% 73.5% 53.8% 61.1% 42.2% 64.9% 35.0% 2003 41/42 4.9 2.2 61.5% 69.0% 50.1% 56.3% 40.4% 61.7% 36.8%
27 2009 57/57 5.9 2.4 56.3% 71.4% 50.0% 56.9% 45.0% 62.1% 35.4% 2004 21/22 4.1 2.3 58.4% 68.7% 52.6% 56.8% 36.5% 62.0% 35.6%
28 2010 28/29 6.3 3.7 54.3% 71.9% 49.8% 63.1% 41.0% 61.7% 33.9% 2005 25/25 3.2 1.6 64.4% 68.8% 50.2% 52.2% 32.3% 62.2% 35.8%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 21/21 3.5 1.4 63.2% 68.6% 45.4% 60.5% 42.1% 60.2% 41.5%
30 2012 31/31 4.9 4.3 52.8% 74.8% 51.2% 58.3% 38.4% 63.6% 36.6% 2007 24/24 4.3 2.3 60.5% 68.8% 44.7% 57.7% 37.1% 59.0% 34.0%
31 2013 25/25 5.0 4.2 54.4% 70.0% 47.4% 53.8% 36.3% 59.7% 31.0% 2008 31/32 3.2 2.0 62.5% 68.6% 50.4% 50.4% 43.5% 61.9% 36.0%
32 2014 28/28 4.1 3.1 56.1% 69.4% 54.2% 63.1% 31.0% 62.7% 34.1% 2009 20/20 4.4 2.7 60.2% 66.9% 49.5% 55.4% 40.2% 60.0% 36.1%
33 2015 19/19 4.9 3.5 56.2% 70.8% 50.0% 64.0% 46.3% 61.4% 35.9% 2010 8/8 1.6 2.3 53.8% 62.6% 45.5% 40.0% 35.4% 54.9% 34.4%
34 2016 37/38 4.6 4.1 55.5% 70.5% 49.5% 56.4% 42.2% 61.2% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 10/10 4.9 3.5 55.5% 69.2% 45.9% 49.8% 31.7% 58.7% 31.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 516/569 4.9 3.1 55.1% 71.6% 51.5% 57.8% 42.7% 62.5% 36.4% — 490/565 4.7 2.7 60.2% 70.3% 48.7% 55.7% 40.4% 61.6% 38.0%

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 Paul-Henri Mathieu Nicolas Lapentti
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
18 2000 1488 110.7 — — — — +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — 1–1 — -0.26 1995 1595 115.3 +3.11 +1.13 1.285 52.9% — +53 — 83.3% +1.67 2–0 1–1 — +0.73
19 2001 1469 108.1 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.28 1996 1569 122.4 -2.38 -0.82 0.920 48.4% -108 +97 +28 40.5% -0.77 7–8 (47%) 12–6 (67%) 105.5 +0.89
20 2002 1838 147.8 — — — — -53 -191 — 57.3% +0.70 9–6 (60%) 4–10 (29%) 104.3 -2.14 1997 1659 129.3 +0.24 +1.23 1.054 50.8% -156 +64 — 45.0% -0.14 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) 99.3 +0.41
21 2003 1683 131.8 -1.76 +0.72 0.955 49.3% +14 +18 -190 43.5% -0.24 7–7 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 101.2 +0.87 1998 1595 132.1 -1.83 +0.31 0.932 48.6% -86 +85 — 40.4% -0.57 5–9 (36%) 5–8 (38%) 96.4 -0.69
22 2004 1662 129.7 +0.25 -2.44 0.908 49.2% +21 +37 — 54.3% +0.26 1–4 (20%) 7–5 (58%) 98.3 +0.94 1999 1883 154.4 +1.96 +3.11 1.116 52.2% -43 -24 — 59.3% +0.58 22–7 (76%) 17–14 (55%) 114.8 -1.12
23 2005 1721 146.1 -0.23 +0.35 0.982 49.8% +16 -2 -193 47.6% -0.14 9–5 (64%) 11–5 (69%) 110.0 -0.89 2000 1751 142.0 +0.96 +0.97 1.026 50.6% +22 +87 -251 53.7% +0.39 16–5 (76%) 12–16 (43%) 103.3 +1.98
24 2006 1668 147.1 +0.86 +1.24 1.038 50.8% +21 +99 -189 49.6% +0.30 4–8 (33%) 14–14 (50%) 97.6 -1.91 2001 1836 155.3 +1.70 +1.34 1.041 50.6% -27 +112 — 55.1% +0.40 10–5 (67%) 7–10 (41%) 104.2 -1.27
25 2007 1872 153.8 +2.35 +3.71 1.160 52.7% -63 +47 -163 63.6% +0.96 12–11 (52%) 15–10 (60%) 105.3 -2.62 2002 1713 133.6 +1.50 +0.61 1.049 50.5% +6 +68 -121 50.6% +0.13 18–9 (67%) 13–13 (50%) 103.5 +1.94
26 2008 1773 143.5 +1.38 -0.82 0.996 50.1% +50 +54 -52 57.2% +0.50 7–8 (47%) 19–11 (63%) 100.1 +1.07 2003 1697 131.8 -0.81 -0.35 0.961 49.4% -25 +79 — 48.2% -0.17 5–8 (38%) 6–5 (55%) 97.2 +0.89
27 2009 1753 148.3 -0.53 -1.00 0.933 49.3% +4 +86 -22 48.5% -0.16 12–7 (63%) 10–12 (45%) 99.5 -1.11 2004 1588 121.8 -0.38 -0.79 0.938 48.5% +44 +67 — 38.0% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.5 +0.01
28 2010 1741 140.7 -0.84 -1.55 0.884 48.3% +11 -69 +86 41.9% -0.36 3–6 (33%) 5–10 (33%) 94.2 -0.85 2005 1575 129.8 -0.05 -0.90 0.948 48.9% -6 +95 — 37.5% -0.70 2–5 (29%) 6–5 (55%) 98.7 -1.17
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1681 124.7 -1.29 +2.41 1.042 50.7% — +73 — 52.7% +0.05 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 105.6 +0.31
30 2012 1825 146.0 +0.20 +0.21 1.006 49.9% -18 -70 — 47.6% -0.17 6–7 (46%) 11–9 (55%) 102.2 -0.57 2007 1611 123.4 -2.74 -2.10 0.829 47.0% -49 +93 -16 38.3% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.0 +0.08
31 2013 1724 137.4 -2.54 -3.92 0.769 45.9% +57 -79 +37 31.0% -1.00 2–4 (33%) 2–7 (22%) 93.2 -1.74 2008 1650 136.2 -0.69 -0.13 0.944 48.9% -103 +132 — 48.1% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 101.0 +0.36
32 2014 1758 144.7 -0.81 -0.73 0.915 48.9% +44 -70 -10 40.0% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–9 (40%) 98.3 -2.93 2009 1667 132.7 -1.19 +0.26 0.902 48.2% -65 +134 — 40.7% -0.64 5–8 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 -1.19
33 2015 1762 139.1 -1.11 -0.65 0.930 49.3% -90 +121 — 45.7% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 92.2 -0.78 2010 1581 117.8 -2.88 -0.42 0.762 44.8% +18 +71 — 26.3% -1.74 0–2 0–1 — -0.76
34 2016 1687 137.2 -1.65 -0.68 0.944 49.3% -74 +156 +79 47.9% -0.20 6–7 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 99.5 +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1577 115.7 -2.09 -3.20 0.766 45.8% -46 +142 — 24.0% -1.64 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1961 149.5 -0.07 -0.02 0.972 49.8% -2 +23 -67 49.4% +0.05 84–93 (47%) 123–124 (50%) 100.0 -2.08 — 1934 143.0 -0.03 +0.60 0.990 49.8% -30 +76 -105 48.7% -0.07 114–88 (56%) 108–103 (51%) 107.5 +0.25

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.