H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 third round 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(4).

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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 14, 2015* Shanghai Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Rafael Nadal #7 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(4) Ivo Karlovic #21 Match data
Mar 18, 2011* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Rafael Nadal #1 5-7 6-1 7-6(7) Ivo Karlovic #239 Match data
Jan 26, 2010* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #39 Match data
Jun 14, 2008* Queen's Club ATP 500 QF Grass Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(4) Ivo Karlovic #22 Match data
Feb 12, 2004* Milan ATP 250 R32 Carpet Rafael Nadal #41 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1 Ivo Karlovic #67 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Rafael Nadal #175 #1 15,390 2,500 1,045 225 82.3% 22 36 0 18 15 91
Ivo Karlovic #1,066 #14 2,295 1,998 357 333 51.7% 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 1,735 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2005 77–10 88.5% #2 2,155 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 73–11 86.9% #1 2,254 5 30 2001 0–1 0.0% #193 1,500 0 0
23 2009 64–14 82.1% #2 2,176 6 35 2002 1–2 33.3% #201 1,454 0 0
24 2010 71–10 87.7% #1 2,292 9 42 2003 9–7 56.2% #73 1,666 0 0
25 2011 64–15 81.0% #2 2,260 10 45 2004 16–24 40.0% #61 1,667 0 0
26 2012 42–7 85.7% #4 2,333 11 49 2005 17–22 43.6% #70 1,739 0 0
27 2013 75–7 91.5% #1 2,437 13 59 2006 16–18 47.1% #98 1,632 0 0
28 2014 49–11 81.7% #3 2,270 14 63 2007 45–21 68.2% #22 1,940 0 3
29 2015 60–20 75.0% #5 2,231 14 66 2008 29–25 53.7% #26 1,815 0 4
30 2016 36–13 73.5% #9 2,123 14 68 2009 21–22 48.8% #37 1,795 0 4
31 2017 67–12 84.8% #1 2,277 16 74 2010 16–9 64.0% #73 1,864 0 4
32 2018 43–4 91.5% #2 2,339 17 79 2011 16–20 44.4% #56 1,819 0 4
33 2019 54–9 85.7% #1 2,345 19 83 2012 14–16 46.7% #100 1,768 0 4
34 2020 23–5 82.1% #2 2,299 20 85 2013 15–13 53.6% #78 1,772 0 5
35 2021 24–5 82.8% #6 2,269 20 87 2014 32–27 54.2% #27 1,853 0 5
36 2022 40–9 81.6% #2 2,194 22 91 2015 38–25 60.3% #23 1,916 0 6
37 2023 1–1 50.0% #670 2,155 22 91 2016 32–22 59.3% #20 1,970 0 8
38 2024 11–6 64.7% #153 2,046 22 91 2017 15–20 42.9% #80 1,770 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 2018 11–16 40.7% #100 1,644 0 8
40 — — — — — — — 2019 11–15 42.3% #95 1,668 0 8
41 — — — — — — — 2020 1–4 20.0% #147 1,615 0 8
42 — — — — — — — 2021 2–4 33.3% #279 1,623 0 8