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

Rafael Nadal vs Ivo Karlovic H2H: 5-0

Rafael Nadal holds a 5–0 lead over Ivo Karlovic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Rafael Nadal leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rafael Nadal won the 2015 Shanghai Masters second round 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(4).

ESP Age 40 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 0
5 main draw meetings
CRO Age 47 Right-Handed 211 cm / 6'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rafael Nadal #7 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(4) Ivo Karlovic #21 Match data Oct 14, 2015* R32 Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #1 5-7 6-1 7-6(7) Ivo Karlovic #239 Match data Mar 18, 2011* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #39 Match data Jan 26, 2010* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(4) Ivo Karlovic #22 Match data Jun 14, 2008* QF Queen's Club Championships International Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Rafael Nadal #41 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1 Ivo Karlovic #67 Match data Feb 12, 2004* R32 Milan 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,503 1,056 228 82.2% 22 1 36 0 23 10 92
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 Rafael Nadal Ivo Karlovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2002 1–1 50.0% #200 1,508 0 0
17 2003 14–11 56.0% #49 1,640 0 0
18 2004 27–17 61.4% #51 1,744 0 1
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,156 1 12
20 2006 58–12 82.9% #2 2,129 2 17
21 2007 71–15 82.6% #2 2,154 3 23
22 2008 79–11 87.8% #1 2,271 5 31 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,182 6 36 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,294 9 43 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,257 10 46 2004 18–25 41.9% #61 1,685 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,345 11 50 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,745 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,439 13 60 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,633 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,269 14 64 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,931 0 3
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,234 14 67 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,814 0 4
30 2016 40–15 72.7% #9 2,133 14 69 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,797 0 4
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,309 16 75 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,866 0 4
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,351 17 80 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,821 0 4
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,378 19 84 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,769 0 4
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,319 20 86 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,774 0 5
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,278 20 88 2014 36–28 56.2% #27 1,856 0 5
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,229 22 92 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,917 0 6
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,189 22 92 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,972 0 8
38 2024 12–7 63.2% #153 2,066 22 92 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,771 0 8
39 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 Rafael Nadal 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 %
16 2002 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2004 14 10 24 58.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 2005 28 6 34 82.4% 48 2 50 96.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2006 26 10 36 72.2% 24 0 24 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
21 2007 32 12 44 72.7% 31 1 32 96.9% 8 2 10 80.0%
22 2008 45 10 55 81.8% 22 1 23 95.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2009 42 12 54 77.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 2002 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2010 40 9 49 81.6% 22 0 22 100.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 2003 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2011 31 11 42 73.8% 25 2 27 92.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2004 6 12 18 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2012 17 4 21 81.0% 23 1 24 95.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 9 11 20 45.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2013 37 4 41 90.2% 38 2 40 95.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 8 11 19 42.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2014 21 6 27 77.8% 25 3 28 89.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2007 30 16 46 65.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2015 29 12 41 70.7% 26 6 32 81.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 2008 17 14 31 54.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2016 18 10 28 64.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 2009 9 15 24 37.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
31 2017 40 10 50 80.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2010 14 7 21 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 2018 14 2 16 87.5% 24 1 25 96.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2011 12 13 25 48.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 2019 28 5 33 84.8% 21 3 24 87.5% 5 1 6 83.3% 2012 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
34 2020 14 4 18 77.8% 9 1 10 90.0% 2013 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2021 5 2 7 71.4% 19 3 22 86.4% 2014 24 18 42 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
36 2022 25 6 31 80.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 2015 26 18 44 59.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
37 2023 1 1 2 50.0% 2016 20 13 33 60.6% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
38 2024 2 1 3 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 2017 8 12 20 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 4 8 50.0%
39 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 510 149 659 77.4% 469 53 522 89.8% 76 21 97 78.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 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 1,250/1,284 of Rafael Nadal'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 Rafael Nadal 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%
16 2002 2/2 0.5 0.5 86.2% 59.1% 31.4% 61.1% 71.4% 55.0% 39.8% —/—
17 2003 24/25 1.5 1.9 71.3% 67.9% 53.6% 63.8% 47.9% 63.8% 40.4% —/—
18 2004 43/44 1.3 2.0 70.1% 68.4% 54.4% 58.3% 46.4% 64.1% 41.2% —/—
19 2005 87/87 2.5 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 50.5% 68.2% 46.4% —/—
20 2006 69/70 3.5 1.6 68.8% 72.1% 57.4% 68.1% 47.6% 67.4% 41.6% —/—
21 2007 85/86 2.8 1.5 67.7% 73.9% 57.7% 66.0% 45.9% 68.8% 42.6% —/—
22 2008 84/90 3.1 1.3 69.4% 72.5% 59.4% 61.3% 48.2% 68.6% 43.4% 2001 1/1 16.0 2.0 76.6% 71.4% 46.7% 60.0% 50.0% 65.6% 32.4%
23 2009 76/78 2.9 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 48.9% 67.3% 43.9% 2002 2/3 15.0 8.5 53.7% 75.3% 40.4% 71.7% 75.0% 59.2% 28.6%
24 2010 81/81 3.8 1.5 67.1% 76.4% 60.1% 62.3% 49.0% 70.9% 41.7% 2003 16/16 17.6 6.3 61.1% 83.8% 53.3% 73.0% 28.3% 71.9% 29.0%
25 2011 78/79 3.4 1.6 67.2% 73.0% 58.5% 61.2% 50.2% 68.1% 44.0% 2004 40/43 21.1 5.4 61.9% 81.6% 52.8% 63.7% 25.9% 70.3% 26.8%
26 2012 48/49 3.3 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 51.0% 70.2% 46.0% 2005 39/39 18.7 4.4 63.3% 82.0% 51.5% 69.3% 31.9% 70.9% 25.5%
27 2013 81/82 2.7 1.5 69.2% 73.8% 58.2% 69.7% 49.9% 68.8% 43.2% 2006 34/34 18.3 3.1 65.0% 82.0% 50.3% 70.9% 34.6% 70.7% 28.1%
28 2014 59/60 3.1 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 51.3% 68.0% 44.9% 2007 64/66 20.6 1.9 68.7% 84.3% 54.5% 71.9% 34.1% 74.9% 29.5%
29 2015 80/80 2.8 2.1 68.0% 72.4% 55.4% 62.4% 43.3% 67.1% 41.6% 2008 54/54 17.8 1.8 66.2% 81.4% 53.2% 66.2% 31.8% 71.8% 30.1%
30 2016 47/55 2.2 1.6 71.0% 69.3% 54.7% 61.0% 47.3% 64.8% 44.1% 2009 43/43 20.7 2.3 66.4% 84.9% 54.8% 62.5% 39.2% 74.8% 29.1%
31 2017 77/79 3.7 1.6 67.5% 74.6% 63.0% 70.5% 44.6% 70.8% 44.0% 2010 25/25 18.9 2.1 64.2% 83.5% 51.8% 68.0% 27.1% 72.1% 30.3%
32 2018 47/47 2.6 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 49.0% 68.9% 45.6% 2011 36/36 17.6 2.7 66.4% 80.8% 49.8% 65.5% 37.0% 70.5% 28.4%
33 2019 59/63 4.6 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 47.1% 70.7% 43.3% 2012 30/30 16.9 2.9 64.7% 79.5% 52.3% 61.0% 31.2% 69.7% 30.5%
34 2020 28/28 4.6 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 54.4% 69.5% 44.6% 2013 28/28 17.3 3.4 64.1% 82.1% 55.1% 61.7% 28.7% 72.4% 27.8%
35 2021 29/29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 2014 64/64 18.5 2.8 66.3% 82.8% 54.0% 68.7% 34.9% 73.2% 27.5%
36 2022 47/49 4.8 3.6 65.2% 73.8% 55.8% 56.6% 48.5% 67.5% 42.0% 2015 63/63 23.0 3.6 66.4% 84.9% 57.0% 73.1% 33.3% 75.5% 29.0%
37 2023 2/2 6.0 2.5 64.6% 67.3% 49.9% 50.6% 50.0% 61.2% 36.8% 2016 54/54 20.9 5.2 63.8% 81.7% 56.4% 72.1% 35.7% 72.6% 26.9%
38 2024 17/19 2.1 1.7 69.1% 69.0% 53.5% 56.3% 43.7% 64.2% 40.2% 2017 35/35 20.8 5.1 65.1% 81.8% 56.2% 67.0% 29.2% 72.7% 25.9%
39 —/— 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 1,250/1,284 3.1 1.7 67.8% 73.1% 58.0% 63.9% 48.2% 68.2% 43.4% 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 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 Rafael Nadal 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
16 2002 1508 101.2 +0.34 -2.99 0.884 48.1% 50.0% -1.00 +0.13
17 2003 1641 140.0 +0.72 +2.04 1.116 52.2% -128 +81 -52 55.2% +0.40 1–5 (17%) 0–5 (0%) +0.33
18 2004 1744 145.4 +1.37 +3.48 1.148 52.6% -75 +92 59.6% +0.69 4–8 (33%) 6–7 (46%) +0.83
19 2005 2156 168.1 +5.90 +8.66 1.457 56.7% -139 +157 -582 80.4% +2.06 15–6 (71%) 16–9 (64%) +0.44
20 2006 2129 165.1 +5.41 +5.16 1.277 54.2% -128 +357 -277 76.4% +1.52 11–3 (79%) 20–12 (63%) -2.20
21 2007 2154 170.3 +6.23 +6.38 1.363 54.9% -117 +371 -123 77.6% +1.81 11–3 (79%) 13–9 (59%) -1.58 2000 1493 98.8
22 2008 2271 172.8 +5.78 +7.19 1.382 55.5% -113 +338 +31 81.7% +2.07 16–2 (89%) 22–10 (69%) -1.34 2001 1501 100.2 -4.08 -1.53 0.943 47.8% 0.0% -2.00 0–1 +0.14
23 2009 2182 178.2 +4.87 +7.91 1.342 55.0% -15 +402 74.3% +1.61 13–2 (87%) 16–12 (57%) +0.99 2002 1455 101.0 -0.82 -1.26 0.701 45.7% 42.9% -0.57 0–1 1–1 -0.01
24 2010 2295 174.6 +7.48 +6.14 1.437 55.7% -31 +354 +112 82.7% +1.96 12–7 (63%) 22–6 (79%) +0.16 2003 1666 123.8 +5.40 -4.66 1.033 50.5% -35 +2 54.3% +0.22 2–2 (50%) 9–10 (47%) -0.07
25 2011 2257 176.9 +5.72 +8.05 1.379 55.4% -39 +410 +159 75.5% +1.65 10–6 (63%) 19–9 (68%) -1.97 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%) -0.85
26 2012 2345 178.2 +7.27 +8.98 1.545 57.5% -35 +358 -32 83.7% +2.37 3–3 (50%) 8–3 (73%) -1.78 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%) -2.07
27 2013 2440 183.0 +6.19 +7.44 1.386 55.7% +11 +306 82.6% +2.10 14–1 (93%) 18–7 (72%) -1.01 2006 1633 131.3 +6.13 -7.11 0.960 49.6% +16 -48 51.1% +0.03 7–9 (44%) 19–18 (51%) +0.32
28 2014 2269 173.9 +4.79 +8.24 1.406 55.9% +44 +435 -117 74.3% +1.88 9–4 (69%) 12–12 (50%) -0.59 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%) -1.29
29 2015 2235 176.9 +3.33 +6.13 1.265 54.0% +41 +333 -122 70.0% +1.38 14–9 (61%) 15–12 (56%) +1.00 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%) +0.70
30 2016 2134 174.6 +2.22 +7.13 1.252 54.3% -34 +352 71.1% +1.59 9–6 (60%) 8–12 (40%) -0.77 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%) 0.00
31 2017 2310 181.5 +7.06 +8.36 1.508 56.6% -43 +222 -250 80.3% +2.13 9–5 (64%) 15–8 (65%) -1.97 2010 1867 147.8 +6.46 -3.55 1.087 51.1% -26 -171 56.7% +0.33 4–0 (100%) 11–9 (55%) -0.09
32 2018 2351 176.2 +5.50 +8.38 1.463 56.7% -81 +242 -202 86.9% +2.46 5–1 (83%) 10–5 (67%) -0.45 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%) -1.25
33 2019 2379 180.2 +6.55 +7.64 1.474 56.5% -40 +196 -148 82.9% +2.39 6–2 (75%) 10–6 (63%) -0.66 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%) -0.59
34 2020 2319 171.0 +5.49 +6.57 1.461 56.8% -54 +222 79.7% +2.32 3–1 (75%) 7–6 (54%) -0.41 2013 1774 137.0 +5.97 -5.23 1.007 50.0% +27 +167 51.6% +0.06 6–4 (60%) 17–11 (61%) +0.66
35 2021 2279 165.5 +4.20 +7.79 1.347 55.7% -42 +275 76.5% +1.86 6–3 (67%) 3–3 (50%) -0.99 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%) +1.55
36 2022 2230 169.2 +3.67 +6.30 1.291 54.4% -30 +333 +92 73.9% +1.50 8–4 (67%) 12–5 (71%) -0.71 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%) +3.02
37 2023 2190 111.8 +1.96 +1.40 0.950 49.3% 42.9% -0.14 -0.01 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%) +3.08
38 2024 2067 139.3 +0.62 +2.72 1.124 52.2% +59 +276 55.6% +0.58 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) -0.98 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%) +1.27
39 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%) +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%) +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%) +0.12
Career 2504 179.0 +5.24 +7.01 1.365 55.3% -49 +295 -72 76.9% +1.81 184–82 (69%) 253–162 (61%) 104.0 -1.07 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.