H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Roger Federer vs David Nalbandian H2H: 11-8

Roger Federer holds a 11–8 lead over David Nalbandian in their ATP head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Roger Federer leads 6–5 on hard courts and 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Roger Federer won the 2011 Wimbledon third round 6-4 6-2 6-4.

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Roger Federer
SUI Age 44 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
11 – 8
19 main draw meetings
David Nalbandian
ARG Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 26, 2011* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Roger Federer #3 6-4 6-2 6-4 David Nalbandian #23 Match data
Oct 26, 2008* Basel ATP 500 F Hard Roger Federer #2 6-3 6-4 David Nalbandian #8 Match data
Apr 26, 2008* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 QF Clay Roger Federer #1 5-7 6-2 6-2 David Nalbandian #7 Match data
Nov 2, 2007* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard David Nalbandian #21 6-4 7-6(3) Roger Federer #1 Match data
Oct 21, 2007* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 F Hard David Nalbandian #25 1-6 6-3 6-3 Roger Federer #1 Match data
Nov 13, 2006 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Roger Federer #1 3-6 6-1 6-1 David Nalbandian #7 Match data
Oct 22, 2006* Madrid Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-4 6-0 David Nalbandian #4 Match data
Jun 11, 2006* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Roger Federer #1 3-6 6-4 5-2 (ret.) David Nalbandian #3 Match data
May 14, 2006* Rome Masters Masters 1000 SF Clay Roger Federer #1 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) David Nalbandian #3 Match data
Nov 22, 2005* Masters Cup ATP Finals F Carpet David Nalbandian #6 6-7(4) 6-7(11) 6-2 6-1 7-6(3) Roger Federer #1 Match data
Nov 14, 2005 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Carpet Roger Federer #1 6-3 2-6 6-4 David Nalbandian #12 Match data
Sep 9, 2005* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Roger Federer #1 6-2 6-4 6-1 David Nalbandian #11 Match data
Jan 30, 2004* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Roger Federer #2 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3 David Nalbandian #8 Match data
Nov 10, 2003 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Roger Federer #3 6-3 6-0 David Nalbandian #8 Match data
Sep 3, 2003* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard David Nalbandian #13 3-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 Roger Federer #2 Match data
Aug 14, 2003* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard David Nalbandian #14 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Roger Federer #2 Match data
Jan 22, 2003* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard David Nalbandian #12 6-4 3-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 Roger Federer #6 Match data
Oct 26, 2002* Basel ATP 250 SF Carpet David Nalbandian #18 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 Roger Federer #8 Match data
Apr 18, 2002* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay David Nalbandian #35 6-2 6-1 Roger Federer #11 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,430 1,206 267 81.9% 20 28 6 22 27 103
David Nalbandian #231 #3 3,500 2,070 356 185 65.8% 0 2 1 1 7 11

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 Roger Federer David Nalbandian
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2000 30–27 52.6% #29 1,771 0 0 2000 0–2 0.0% #245 1,482 0 0
19 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1 2001 17–9 65.4% #47 1,738 0 0
20 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4 2002 36–23 61.0% #12 1,856 0 2
21 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,104 1 11 2003 38–20 65.5% #8 1,988 0 2
22 2004 70–5 93.3% #1 2,301 4 22 2004 33–14 70.2% #9 1,905 0 2
23 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,348 6 33 2005 40–19 67.8% #6 1,982 0 4
24 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,401 9 45 2006 39–16 70.9% #8 1,940 0 5
25 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,330 12 53 2007 31–17 64.6% #9 2,032 0 7
26 2008 63–15 80.8% #2 2,198 13 57 2008 37–14 72.5% #11 2,014 0 9
27 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,259 15 61 2009 14–8 63.6% #64 1,935 0 10
28 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66 2010 25–10 71.4% #27 2,005 0 11
29 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,340 16 70 2011 20–13 60.6% #64 1,940 0 11
30 2012 67–11 85.9% #2 2,347 17 76 2012 20–15 57.1% #82 1,883 0 11
31 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77 2013 6–5 54.5% #229 1,871 0 11
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,343 17 82 — — — — — — —
33 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,398 17 88 — — — — — — —
34 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,283 17 88 — — — — — — —
35 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,385 19 95 — — — — — — —
36 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,261 20 99 — — — — — — —
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,240 20 103 — — — — — — —
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,128 20 103 — — — — — — —