H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Potito Starace vs Bjorn Phau H2H: 2-0

Potito Starace holds a 2–0 lead over Bjorn Phau in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Potito Starace leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Potito Starace won the 2010 Croatia Open Umag second round 6-4 6-0.

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Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Bjorn Phau
GER Age 46 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #64 6-4 6-0 Bjorn Phau #97 Match data Jul 30, 2010* R16 Croatia Open Umag ATP 250 Clay
Potito Starace #72 7-5 6-0 Bjorn Phau #98 Match data Jul 21, 2010* R64 Hamburg Open ATP 500 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 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 189 43.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bjorn Phau #1,098 #59 1,038 1,733 80 138 36.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Potito Starace Bjorn Phau
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,489 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1999 3–2 60.0% #323 1,541 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2000 0–4 0.0% #208 1,519 0 0
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0 2001 2–4 33.3% #183 1,578 0 0
22 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0 2002 1–6 14.3% #148 1,503 0 0
23 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0 2003 1–4 20.0% #158 1,519 0 0
24 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0 2004 5–4 55.6% #136 1,548 0 0
25 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0 2005 10–14 41.7% #87 1,635 0 0
26 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0 2006 16–26 38.1% #77 1,533 0 0
27 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0 2007 4–10 28.6% #183 1,562 0 0
28 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0 2008 3–4 42.9% #120 1,664 0 0
29 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0 2009 12–17 41.4% #111 1,655 0 0
30 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0 2010 9–13 40.9% #102 1,619 0 0
31 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0 2011 2–7 22.2% #156 1,610 0 0
32 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0 2012 7–14 33.3% #75 1,656 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2013 2–6 25.0% #316 1,641 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2014 3–2 60.0% #371 1,691 0 0

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 Potito Starace Bjorn Phau
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2004 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 10 15 25 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — 56 84 140 40.0% 22 37 59 37.3% 1 13 14 7.1% 1 4 5 20.0%

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 335/336 of Potito Starace's and 218/218 of Bjorn Phau'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 Potito Starace Bjorn Phau
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/1 1.0 4.0 40.0% 65.0% 46.7% 50.0% 0.0% 54.0% 27.1%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 5/5 1.6 3.4 53.4% 54.5% 54.4% 45.3% 49.6% 54.6% 40.9%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 4/4 1.8 1.8 52.8% 62.8% 40.8% 51.8% 7.1% 52.3% 31.3%
21 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6% 2001 6/6 4.3 4.7 52.5% 63.3% 42.9% 53.9% 45.2% 52.9% 34.4%
22 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9% 2002 7/7 3.3 3.7 50.6% 64.1% 46.5% 57.5% 53.4% 55.5% 38.5%
23 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7% 2003 5/5 4.2 3.4 51.3% 66.4% 48.3% 40.4% 41.4% 57.3% 34.3%
24 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2% 2004 9/9 4.9 2.9 53.1% 76.7% 51.5% 55.8% 62.4% 64.6% 43.2%
25 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7% 2005 24/24 4.4 3.6 52.4% 68.8% 50.4% 55.0% 41.3% 60.2% 37.5%
26 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1% 2006 42/42 3.4 2.9 51.9% 68.0% 50.8% 54.4% 41.0% 59.6% 36.1%
27 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2% 2007 14/14 4.4 4.5 52.7% 66.7% 47.4% 56.2% 35.8% 57.5% 37.3%
28 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9% 2008 7/7 3.9 3.9 50.2% 70.9% 51.4% 56.7% 30.1% 61.5% 32.3%
29 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2% 2009 29/29 3.4 3.5 51.7% 69.1% 50.6% 51.6% 50.1% 60.2% 37.6%
30 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6% 2010 22/22 3.6 4.0 55.2% 69.2% 52.9% 65.0% 39.2% 62.1% 39.4%
31 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8% 2011 9/9 2.4 3.6 59.3% 63.5% 43.7% 41.9% 48.6% 55.1% 33.8%
32 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2% 2012 21/21 4.6 4.5 52.9% 66.9% 45.4% 55.4% 44.1% 56.9% 37.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 8/8 2.9 2.3 53.6% 65.2% 46.5% 35.9% 31.1% 57.5% 32.5%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 5/5 3.0 3.2 54.6% 69.7% 55.1% 58.5% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6%
Career — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0% — 218/218 3.7 3.5 52.8% 67.6% 49.4% 53.9% 42.5% 59.0% 36.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Potito Starace Bjorn Phau
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1489 97.1 -0.67 +0.23 0.589 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.07
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1541 117.3 -2.26 +2.33 0.900 48.3% +18 — — 54.5% +0.09 1–0 — — -0.05
20 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1520 113.1 -1.19 -2.11 0.655 41.9% — — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.11
21 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05 2001 1579 109.7 -1.56 -0.62 0.730 44.0% +30 — — 41.2% -1.53 0–2 1–0 — -0.29
22 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.25 2002 1503 105.9 -2.35 -0.97 0.866 47.0% +44 +21 — 25.0% -1.31 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.28
23 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.56 2003 1520 108.8 -1.25 -1.61 0.802 46.1% +50 — — 23.1% -1.23 1–1 3–4 (43%) — +0.04
24 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.02 2004 1549 112.6 +0.11 +2.06 1.218 53.5% +29 — — 54.5% +0.64 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.81
25 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.75 2005 1636 123.8 -2.04 +0.30 0.941 49.1% +33 -116 -171 45.2% -0.40 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.35
26 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.66 2006 1534 119.1 -2.65 -1.24 0.895 47.8% +35 +14 -125 39.0% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) — +2.39
27 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.83 2007 1562 125.0 -3.80 +0.33 0.876 47.5% +27 — — 35.1% -0.97 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.14
28 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) — +0.46 2008 1664 123.3 +0.19 -0.03 0.839 47.4% -2 — — 38.9% -0.67 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.93
29 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) — +0.53 2009 1655 122.5 -2.48 +0.31 0.945 48.9% +37 -87 -225 39.1% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.24
30 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.53 2010 1620 123.4 -0.86 +1.49 1.040 50.9% +12 +26 — 39.6% -0.31 2–2 (50%) 2–7 (22%) — +1.70
31 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11 2011 1610 120.1 -4.07 -0.27 0.753 44.3% -4 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.67
32 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17 2012 1656 129.8 -3.82 +0.05 0.858 46.9% -5 -6 -210 36.4% -1.29 1–5 (17%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.64
33 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1642 127.4 -2.35 -2.12 0.765 44.5% +25 — — 26.3% -1.74 1–1 1–1 — -0.28
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1691 122.4 -0.28 +0.27 1.071 51.0% +37 — — 54.5% +0.46 1–0 — — +0.15
Career — 1790 139.7 -0.51 -1.00 0.943 49.1% -173 +113 — 45.0% -0.25 50–56 (47%) 60–68 (47%) 100.3 +0.35 — 1734 127.9 -2.24 -0.06 0.902 48.0% +26 -14 -183 38.2% -0.83 24–34 (41%) 31–41 (43%) 95.8 +1.61

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.