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

Potito Starace vs Igor Kunitsyn H2H: 1-1

Potito Starace and Igor Kunitsyn are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Igor Kunitsyn leads 1–0 on carpet, while Potito Starace leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Potito Starace won the 2009 Munich Open first round 7-5 5-7 6-3.

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Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Igor Kunitsyn
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #95 7-5 5-7 6-3 Igor Kunitsyn #37 Match data May 6, 2009* R32 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Igor Kunitsyn #128 6-3 6-2 Potito Starace #97 Match data Oct 28, 2006* QF St. Petersburg ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Potito Starace #193 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Igor Kunitsyn #142 Match data Aug 26, 2003* Q2 Q US Open Grand Slam Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Igor Kunitsyn #1,093 #35 1,562 1,755 87 149 36.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Igor Kunitsyn
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1999 0–2 0.0% #315 1,489 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #149 1,499 0 0
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0 2003 0–3 0.0% #193 1,479 0 0
22 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0 2004 2–2 50.0% #158 1,494 0 0
23 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0 2005 3–2 60.0% #129 1,545 0 0
24 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0 2006 10–15 40.0% #94 1,612 0 0
25 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0 2007 16–24 40.0% #116 1,600 0 0
26 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0 2008 15–14 51.7% #47 1,690 0 1
27 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0 2009 16–30 34.8% #104 1,650 0 1
28 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0 2010 5–14 26.3% #100 1,681 0 1
29 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0 2011 16–21 43.2% #71 1,720 0 1
30 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0 2012 4–19 17.4% #162 1,542 0 1
31 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0 2013 0–2 0.0% #548 1,555 0 1
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 Igor Kunitsyn
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2004 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2006 2 8 10 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0%
25 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2007 14 16 30 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 13 21 34 38.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 10 15 25 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 3 11 14 21.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
31 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 56 93 149 37.6% 8 21 29 27.6% 12 25 37 32.4% 11 10 21 52.4%

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 335/336 of Potito Starace's and 234/236 of Igor Kunitsyn'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 Igor Kunitsyn
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 2/2 1.5 1.0 54.7% 64.9% 43.6% 45.0% 16.7% 55.5% 23.1%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 1/1 6.0 9.0 46.3% 59.4% 51.3% 57.9% 41.7% 55.0% 37.6%
21 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6% 2003 3/3 2.7 2.3 53.2% 60.5% 44.2% 35.0% 33.3% 52.9% 31.2%
22 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9% 2004 4/4 3.3 2.5 54.3% 66.3% 50.2% 67.5% 39.8% 59.3% 41.0%
23 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7% 2005 5/5 1.2 0.8 56.1% 66.1% 56.3% 43.7% 44.7% 61.8% 40.8%
24 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2% 2006 25/25 2.1 1.8 58.4% 67.4% 51.1% 60.4% 41.2% 60.7% 36.0%
25 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7% 2007 40/40 2.2 2.6 57.0% 63.3% 47.7% 52.3% 48.6% 56.7% 36.0%
26 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1% 2008 27/29 2.1 1.8 60.2% 65.1% 50.5% 48.3% 42.5% 58.9% 41.5%
27 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2% 2009 46/46 3.0 1.5 65.0% 65.5% 51.3% 53.4% 39.8% 60.3% 36.1%
28 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9% 2010 19/19 2.1 1.2 65.1% 65.6% 45.3% 50.4% 36.3% 58.0% 32.0%
29 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2% 2011 37/37 3.9 1.8 57.6% 66.6% 50.1% 54.4% 45.0% 59.5% 36.8%
30 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6% 2012 23/23 3.3 1.7 59.5% 63.9% 46.6% 53.9% 45.5% 56.8% 34.5%
31 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8% 2013 2/2 3.5 3.5 53.9% 59.9% 47.9% 60.0% 50.0% 54.3% 30.1%
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% — 234/236 2.7 1.9 59.9% 65.2% 49.3% 53.1% 42.8% 58.7% 36.3%

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 Igor Kunitsyn
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1489 107.1 -0.95 -1.96 0.518 40.7% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.19
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1474 96.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1500 106.1 -2.95 +0.18 0.836 46.8% — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.09
21 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05 2003 1479 105.3 -0.37 -1.06 0.662 41.6% — — — 0.0% -3.43 — 0–1 — -0.24
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 2004 1495 112.5 +0.24 +1.44 1.006 50.3% +22 — — 55.6% +0.22 0–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.15
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 2005 1546 119.5 -1.10 +1.25 1.068 50.6% +20 — — 60.0% +0.20 — 1–0 — -0.21
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 2006 1612 124.2 -1.62 -0.99 0.915 48.5% +24 — -77 41.1% -0.34 3–2 (60%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.85
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 2007 1600 118.4 -5.09 -0.41 0.832 46.4% +32 -122 -150 37.8% -1.09 8–5 (62%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.33
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 2008 1690 129.9 -3.43 +3.27 1.009 50.2% +21 -122 -239 48.6% +0.09 6–3 (67%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.39
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 2009 1650 139.3 -2.20 -0.23 0.910 48.3% +16 -119 -141 38.6% -0.82 6–11 (35%) 8–11 (42%) — +0.50
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 2010 1681 127.8 -3.07 -2.57 0.763 45.5% +19 — -152 29.8% -1.47 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.63
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 2011 1721 133.8 -3.11 +0.52 0.910 48.3% +1 -217 -97 41.5% -0.68 6–6 (50%) 8–4 (67%) — -0.07
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 2012 1542 112.8 -4.40 -2.44 0.798 45.8% +58 -85 -8 25.0% -1.79 1–6 (14%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.32
31 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11 2013 1556 112.0 -0.69 -3.06 0.660 43.2% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — +0.03
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 — 1756 130.6 -3.10 -0.21 0.879 47.6% +22 -125 -118 38.1% -0.86 31–39 (44%) 43–45 (49%) 99.8 +0.43

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.