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Yen-Hsun Lu vs Potito Starace H2H: 1-0

Yen-Hsun Lu holds a 1–0 lead over Potito Starace in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Yen-Hsun Lu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yen-Hsun Lu won the 2010 St. Petersburg round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Yen-Hsun Lu
TPE Age 43 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yen-Hsun Lu #34 6-2 6-2 Potito Starace #55 Match data Oct 28, 2010* R32 St. Petersburg ATP 250 Hard

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
Yen-Hsun Lu #991 #33 1,244 1,856 145 228 38.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 189 43.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Yen-Hsun Lu Potito Starace
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 2004 4–10 28.6% #87 1,455 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2005 3–8 27.3% #158 1,529 0 0 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0
22 2006 2–7 22.2% #89 1,489 0 0 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0
23 2007 6–14 30.0% #110 1,500 0 0 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0
24 2008 9–14 39.1% #64 1,601 0 0 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0
25 2009 9–22 29.0% #98 1,587 0 0 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0
26 2010 15–20 42.9% #35 1,708 0 0 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0
27 2011 11–20 35.5% #82 1,709 0 0 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0
28 2012 12–18 40.0% #59 1,737 0 0 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0
29 2013 17–18 48.6% #65 1,765 0 0 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0
30 2014 24–23 51.1% #38 1,795 0 0 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0
31 2015 16–22 42.1% #77 1,828 0 0 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0
32 2016 7–9 43.8% #64 1,801 0 0 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0
33 2017 9–14 39.1% #71 1,703 0 0 — — — — — — —
36 2020 0–2 0.0% #1008 1,673 0 0 — — — — — — —
37 2021 1–7 12.5% #568 1,612 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 Yen-Hsun Lu Potito Starace
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 %
20 2004 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2005 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2006 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2007 6 11 17 35.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2008 9 11 20 45.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2009 8 16 24 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2010 10 16 26 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2011 7 14 21 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2012 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2013 13 14 27 48.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2014 20 17 37 54.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2015 12 16 28 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2016 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
33 2017 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 112 170 282 39.7% 5 20 25 20.0% 27 37 64 42.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4%

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 360/373 of Yen-Hsun Lu's and 335/336 of Potito Starace'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 Yen-Hsun Lu Potito Starace
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%
20 2004 13/14 4.2 3.8 60.4% 70.4% 50.3% 56.7% 29.5% 62.4% 32.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2005 10/11 5.6 4.3 58.4% 72.2% 46.4% 47.1% 48.4% 61.6% 35.8% 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6%
22 2006 8/9 3.9 2.9 61.6% 71.6% 51.5% 45.1% 56.4% 63.7% 33.7% 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9%
23 2007 20/20 4.0 4.1 59.5% 67.6% 46.0% 56.1% 33.4% 58.9% 34.4% 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7%
24 2008 20/23 4.3 4.8 60.2% 69.2% 49.2% 59.3% 33.6% 61.2% 34.2% 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2%
25 2009 31/31 3.2 3.5 61.3% 67.3% 46.3% 53.9% 39.1% 59.1% 35.1% 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7%
26 2010 35/35 5.3 3.1 59.4% 70.3% 51.7% 57.9% 36.2% 62.7% 35.3% 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1%
27 2011 31/31 3.2 3.7 60.9% 67.9% 49.4% 57.6% 43.8% 60.5% 33.7% 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2%
28 2012 29/30 4.5 3.8 60.4% 69.7% 50.4% 55.5% 40.3% 62.1% 34.3% 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9%
29 2013 34/35 3.9 3.2 62.7% 70.1% 54.1% 54.1% 43.0% 64.0% 39.9% 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2%
30 2014 45/47 3.8 3.0 64.1% 71.7% 52.7% 64.1% 40.4% 64.8% 35.3% 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6%
31 2015 37/38 4.8 2.4 57.8% 70.8% 51.5% 52.9% 40.1% 62.8% 36.3% 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8%
32 2016 15/16 6.3 3.5 59.8% 71.6% 52.3% 54.3% 38.4% 63.8% 34.1% 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2%
33 2017 23/23 5.2 3.9 58.5% 73.0% 53.6% 54.8% 41.6% 65.1% 37.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 2/2 3.0 3.5 54.9% 62.8% 44.4% 54.5% 12.5% 54.6% 32.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 7/8 2.1 3.0 65.1% 60.2% 45.7% 43.7% 53.6% 55.2% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 360/373 4.3 3.4 60.7% 69.9% 50.6% 56.0% 39.9% 62.2% 35.4% — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Yen-Hsun Lu Potito Starace
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
18 2002 1485 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2003 1442 100.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2004 1456 111.8 -0.90 -1.80 0.870 47.4% -24 — +127 32.4% -1.03 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.23 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2005 1529 105.2 -1.75 -1.63 0.935 48.5% -92 — — 37.9% -0.52 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.76 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05
22 2006 1490 101.0 -1.09 -2.45 0.929 48.0% -60 — +138 23.8% -1.57 0–1 1–4 (20%) — +0.44 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) 104.2 -0.25
23 2007 1501 120.4 -3.97 -1.15 0.837 46.6% -1 — — 31.8% -1.04 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 100.2 +0.38 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) 99.7 +0.56
24 2008 1601 125.7 -1.79 -1.16 0.883 47.9% +17 — -89 47.4% -0.54 2–5 (29%) 10–2 (83%) 104.7 +0.73 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -0.02
25 2009 1587 133.7 -2.87 -1.18 0.858 47.1% +17 -132 -72 36.8% -0.97 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 102.4 -0.68 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) 101.7 +0.75
26 2010 1708 134.3 -0.60 -0.59 0.948 48.8% -66 — 0 44.0% -0.57 4–4 (50%) 9–6 (60%) 105.4 +1.46 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 96.7 -0.66
27 2011 1710 133.3 -2.05 -2.16 0.853 47.4% -62 -270 +28 41.1% -0.77 1–5 (17%) 7–5 (58%) 99.2 -1.26 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) 97.6 -0.83
28 2012 1738 140.5 -0.67 -1.75 0.905 48.3% +2 — -20 42.5% -0.41 5–4 (56%) 8–8 (50%) 100.3 -0.01 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) 101.4 +0.46
29 2013 1765 147.8 +0.73 +1.97 1.108 51.5% -3 -266 -12 51.2% +0.26 3–8 (27%) 6–8 (43%) 95.1 +0.45 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) 100.6 +0.53
30 2014 1795 150.6 +0.13 +0.10 1.003 50.0% +19 -310 -17 52.4% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 11–9 (55%) 103.4 +1.57 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) 95.2 +0.53
31 2015 1828 152.3 -0.89 +0.91 0.976 49.4% +7 -314 -2 47.7% -0.12 3–6 (33%) 7–6 (54%) 98.3 -1.54 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11
32 2016 1801 147.0 +1.01 -0.51 0.941 49.3% -24 — — 47.5% -0.33 0–3 (0%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 -1.76 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17
33 2017 1703 133.4 +0.54 +0.75 1.087 51.1% -1 — — 43.5% +0.03 2–5 (29%) 3–8 (27%) 92.8 +1.49 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2020 1674 106.0 -0.99 -1.90 0.714 43.3% — — — 16.7% -2.84 0–1 — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2021 1612 125.4 -3.24 -0.96 0.665 43.1% +37 — — 15.0% -2.25 — 0–2 — -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1856 144.1 -0.96 -0.49 0.937 48.7% -10 -262 +8 42.8% -0.48 33–63 (34%) 77–73 (51%) 97.0 +0.38 — 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

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.