H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Potito Starace vs David Sanchez H2H: 1-1

Potito Starace and David Sanchez are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, David Sanchez won the 2005 St. Poelten round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
David Sanchez
ESP Age 48 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
David Sanchez #129 6-4 6-4 Potito Starace #63 Match data May 20, 2005* R16 St. Poelten ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Potito Starace #145 6-2 3-6 6-3 David Sanchez #57 Match data Jul 8, 2004* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
David Sanchez #1,116 #41 832 1,719 87 119 42.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 David Sanchez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% #262 1,484 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1998 0–2 0.0% #340 1,470 0 0
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0 1999 0–1 0.0% #196 1,459 0 0
22 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0 2000 4–4 50.0% #89 1,519 0 0
23 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0 2001 12–19 38.7% #74 1,569 0 0
24 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0 2002 19–23 45.2% #60 1,634 0 0
25 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0 2003 23–27 46.0% #50 1,623 0 2
26 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0 2004 20–27 42.6% #74 1,574 0 2
27 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0 2005 9–15 37.5% #137 1,596 0 2
28 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 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 David Sanchez
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
23 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 1 5 6 16.7% 11 13 24 45.8% 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% 2002 0 7 7 0.0% 19 14 33 57.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 3 10 13 23.1% 20 15 35 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 5 9 14 35.7% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 0 3 3 0.0% 9 12 21 42.9% — — — — — — — —
28 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — 9 35 44 20.5% 78 77 155 50.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 195/206 of David Sanchez'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 David Sanchez
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%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 1/1 6.0 2.0 50.9% 55.2% 53.6% 20.0% 40.0% 54.4% 37.5%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 2/2 0.0 5.0 71.0% 54.8% 38.7% 57.1% 62.5% 50.4% 33.2%
21 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6% 1999 1/1 1.0 5.0 74.0% 57.4% 31.6% 58.3% 27.3% 50.7% 36.1%
22 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9% 2000 8/8 2.0 2.0 63.0% 61.9% 50.6% 62.9% 51.2% 57.8% 47.0%
23 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7% 2001 28/31 1.9 2.8 63.4% 63.8% 48.8% 56.3% 47.9% 58.0% 39.9%
24 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2% 2002 36/42 2.4 2.0 62.2% 68.3% 53.4% 61.1% 46.8% 62.5% 40.3%
25 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7% 2003 49/50 2.4 3.0 57.7% 63.0% 46.4% 51.1% 42.2% 56.0% 41.6%
26 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1% 2004 46/47 2.6 1.7 62.0% 66.7% 46.3% 53.7% 44.2% 58.9% 38.0%
27 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2% 2005 24/24 2.7 2.0 60.7% 61.7% 45.0% 48.8% 50.5% 55.1% 36.9%
28 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0% — 195/206 2.4 2.3 61.1% 64.6% 47.9% 54.4% 45.9% 58.0% 39.8%

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 David Sanchez
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1485 100.6 -0.51 -1.79 0.822 45.5% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.14
20 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1471 104.6 -2.05 -2.35 0.668 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.14
21 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05 1999 1459 100.5 +1.82 -0.89 0.731 44.0% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.07
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 2000 1520 112.3 -1.67 +2.95 1.115 52.6% — +50 — 43.8% -0.25 0–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.14
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 2001 1569 122.4 -2.13 +0.89 0.950 49.3% -119 +88 — 36.8% -0.53 4–3 (57%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.08
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 2002 1634 136.6 +0.29 +1.36 1.077 51.3% -252 +126 — 49.5% +0.31 3–7 (30%) 4–6 (40%) — +0.51
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 2003 1623 130.4 -4.92 +3.22 0.946 48.8% -236 +146 — 46.6% -0.31 10–8 (56%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.42
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 2004 1574 133.1 -3.41 +1.28 0.923 48.4% -117 +123 — 43.9% -0.35 6–10 (38%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.88
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 2005 1597 119.1 -5.12 -2.04 0.822 46.3% -167 +77 — 39.7% -0.87 4–4 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.21
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1719 132.7 -3.01 +1.32 0.948 49.0% -180 +114 — 43.2% -0.35 27–33 (45%) 24–31 (44%) 99.3 +0.27

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.