H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Roger Federer vs Gustavo Kuerten H2H: 1-2
Gustavo Kuerten holds a 2–1 lead over Roger Federer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Gustavo Kuerten leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gustavo Kuerten won the 2004 Roland Garros third round 6-4 6-4 6-4.
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SUI
Age 44
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1
–
2
3 main draw meetings
BRA
Age 49
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2004* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R32 | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | Roger Federer | Match data |
| Mar 13, 2003* | Indian Wells Masters | Masters 1000 | R32 | Hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 7-6(3) | Roger Federer | Match data |
| May 19, 2002* | Hamburg Masters | Masters 1000 | QF | Clay | Roger Federer | 6-0 1-6 6-2 | Gustavo Kuerten | 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 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | #1,132 | #1 | 4,750 | 2,140 | 336 | 182 | 64.9% | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
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 | Gustavo Kuerten | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2001 | 46–20 | 69.7% | #13 | 1,874 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 8–10 | 44.4% | #88 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002 | 55–22 | 71.4% | #6 | 1,944 | 0 | 4 | 1997 | 34–23 | 59.6% | #14 | 1,779 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 2003 | 74–16 | 82.2% | #2 | 2,104 | 1 | 11 | 1998 | 39–24 | 61.9% | #23 | 1,781 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 2004 | 70–5 | 93.3% | #1 | 2,301 | 4 | 22 | 1999 | 47–24 | 66.2% | #5 | 1,860 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | 2005 | 80–4 | 95.2% | #1 | 2,348 | 6 | 33 | 2000 | 59–18 | 76.6% | #1 | 2,012 | 2 | 10 |
| 24 | 2006 | 90–5 | 94.7% | #1 | 2,401 | 9 | 45 | 2001 | 57–17 | 77.0% | #2 | 1,915 | 3 | 16 |
| 25 | 2007 | 67–9 | 88.2% | #1 | 2,330 | 12 | 53 | 2002 | 24–14 | 63.2% | #37 | 1,874 | 3 | 17 |
| 26 | 2008 | 63–15 | 80.8% | #2 | 2,198 | 13 | 57 | 2003 | 40–19 | 67.8% | #16 | 1,854 | 3 | 19 |
| 27 | 2009 | 59–12 | 83.1% | #1 | 2,259 | 15 | 61 | 2004 | 23–12 | 65.7% | #40 | 1,834 | 3 | 20 |
| 28 | 2010 | 66–13 | 83.5% | #2 | 2,311 | 16 | 66 | 2005 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #291 | 1,714 | 3 | 20 |
| 29 | 2011 | 61–12 | 83.6% | #3 | 2,340 | 16 | 70 | 2006 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1078 | 1,689 | 3 | 20 |
| 30 | 2012 | 67–11 | 85.9% | #2 | 2,347 | 17 | 76 | 2007 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #680 | 1,601 | 3 | 20 |
| 31 | 2013 | 45–17 | 72.6% | #6 | 2,189 | 17 | 77 | 2008 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #1150 | 1,560 | 3 | 20 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |