David Nalbandian career statistics explained

Career finals
DisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWR
SinglesGrand Slam tournaments110.00
Year-end championships111.00
ATP Masters 1000*2460.33
Olympic Games
ATP Tour 5001120.50
ATP Tour 25077140.50
Total1113240.46
DoublesGrand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
ATP Masters 1000*
Olympic Games
ATP Tour 500
ATP Tour 250110.00
Total110.00
Total1114250.44
1) WR = Winning rate
2) * formerly known as "Super 9" (1996–1999), "Tennis Masters Series" (2000–2003) or "ATP Masters Series" (2004–2008).

This is a list of the main career statistics of Argentine professional tennis player David Nalbandian.[1]

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Year-end championships finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss2003Canada MastersHard Andy Roddick1–6, 3–6
Loss2004Rome MastersClay Carlos Moyá3–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss2004Madrid MastersHard (i) Marat Safin2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win2007Madrid MastersHard (i) Roger Federer1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2007Paris MastersHard (i) Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–0
Loss2008Paris MastersHard (i) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3–6, 6–4, 4–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (2–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (6–7)
Indoors (5–6)
ResultW/L DateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Oct 2001Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Palermo, ItalyInternationalClay Félix Mantilla6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win1.Apr 2002Portugal Open, Estoril, PortugalInternationalClay Jarkko Nieminen6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss2.Jul 2002Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Lleyton Hewitt1–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win2.Oct 2002Swiss Indoors, Basel, SwitzerlandInternationalCarpet (i) Fernando González6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Loss3.Aug 2003Canada Masters, Montréal, CanadaMastersHard Andy Roddick1–6, 3–6
Loss4.Oct 2003Swiss Indoors, Basel, SwitzerlandInternationalCarpet (i) Guillermo Coriaw/o
Loss5.May 2004Rome Masters, Rome, ItalyMastersClay Carlos Moyá3–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss6.Oct 2004Madrid Masters, Madrid, SpainMastersHard (i) Marat Safin2–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss7.Oct 2004Swiss Indoors, Basel, SwitzerlandInternationalCarpet (i) Jiří Novák7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win3.May 2005Bavarian Championships, Munich, GermanyInternationalClay Andrei Pavel6–4, 6–1
Win4.Nov 2005Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, ChinaATP FinalsCarpet (i) Roger Federer6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win5.May 2006Portugal Open, Estoril, PortugalInternationalClay Nikolay Davydenko6–3, 6–4
Win6.Oct 2007Madrid Masters, Madrid, SpainMastersHard (i) Roger Federer1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win7.Nov 2007Paris Masters, Paris, FranceMastersHard (i) Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–0
Win8.Feb 2008Argentina Open, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInternationalClay José Acasuso3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss8.Mar 2008Mexican Open, Acapulco, MexicoInternational GoldClay Nicolás Almagro1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win9.Oct 2008Stockholm Open, Stockholm, SwedenInternationalHard (i) Robin Söderling6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Loss9.Oct 2008Swiss Indoors, Basel, SwitzerlandInternationalHard (i) Roger Federer3–6, 4–6
Loss10.Nov 2008Paris Masters, Paris, FranceMastersHard (i) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win10.Jan 2009Sydney International, Sydney, Australia250 SeriesHard Jarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–7(9–11), 6–2
Win11.Aug 2010Washington Open, Washington, United States500 SeriesHard Marcos Baghdatis6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss11.Jan 2011ATP Auckland Open, Auckland, New Zealand250 SeriesHard David Ferrer3–6, 2–6
Loss12.Jun 2012Queen's Club Championships, London, UK250 SeriesGrass Marin Čilić7–6(7–3), 3–4 default
Loss13.Feb 2013Brasil Open, São Paulo, Brazil250 SeriesClay (i) Rafael Nadal2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)

Other finals

Team competition: 3 (3 runners-up)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.December 1–3, 2006Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) José Acasuso
Agustín Calleri
Juan Ignacio Chela
Marat Safin
Nikolay Davydenko
Mikhail Youzhny
Dmitry Tursunov
2–3
Loss2.November 21–23, 2008Davis Cup, Mar del Plata, ArgentinaHard (i) Juan Martín del Potro
José Acasuso
Agustín Calleri
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano López
Marcel Granollers
1–3
Loss3.December 2–4, 2011Davis Cup, Seville, SpainClay (i) Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Mónaco
Eduardo Schwank
Rafael Nadal
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano López
1–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1998US OpenHard Roger Federer6–3, 7–5
Loss1999French OpenClay Guillermo Coria4–6, 3–6

Exhibition tournaments: 8 (8 titles)

OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreDraw
Winner1.17 January 2004AAMI Classic, Kooyong, AustraliaHard Andre Agassi6–2, 6–38
Winner2.11 December 2005Indoor Master Tennis – Córdoba, ArgentinaCarpet (i) Mariano Puerta6–3, 6–44
Winner3.18 December 2005Copa Argentina – Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHard Agustín Calleri3–6, 6–2, 6–312
Winner4.11 December 2006Indoor Master Tennis – Córdoba, ArgentinaCarpet (i) Nicolás Massú6–4, 6–312
Winner5.16 December 2007Copa Argentina – Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHard Juan Mónaco6–4, 7–58
Winner6.13 December 2009Copa Minero – San Juan, ArgentinaCarpet (i) Gastón Gaudio6–2, 6–24
Winner7.20 December 2009Copa Argentina – Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHard Marcos Baghdatis6–4, 6–46
Winner8.19 December 2010Copa Argentina – Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHard Juan Mónaco6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Performance timelines

Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers or qualifying matches are neither official wins nor losses.

Singles

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenAA2RQFQFQFSF4R3R2RA2R2RA0 / 1026–1072.22%
French OpenAQ13R2RSF4RSF4R2RAAA1RA0 / 820–871.43%
WimbledonAAF4RAQF3R3R1RAA3R1RA0 / 819–870.37%
US OpenA3R1RSF2RQF2R3R3RA3R3RAA0 / 1021–1067.74%
Win–loss0–02–19–413–410–315–413–410–45–41–12–15–31–30–00 / 3686–3670.49%
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cupdid not qualifyRRAWSFdid not qualify1 / 36–650.00%
National representation
Summer OlympicsAnot heldAnot held3Rnot held1RNH0 / 22–250.00%
Davis CupAASFSFQFSFFQFFASFFSFSF10 / 823–679.31%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersAA2R1RA4R4R4RQF4R2RAQF2R0 / 1018–1064.29%
Miami Masters1R1R1R3RA3RSF3R2R2R3RA2R1R0 / 1210–1245.45%
Monte-Carlo MastersAA3R2RQFA3R2RQF3RQFAAA0 / 816–866.67%
Rome MastersAA2R1RF1RSFA2RAAA2RA0 / 711–761.11%
Hamburg MastersAA1RSF1R1RAAAAAA1RA0 / 54–544.44%
Canada MastersAAQFF1R2R1R3RAAQF1R1RA0 / 914–960.87%
Cincinnati MastersAA1RQFA2R2R1RAA3R2R1RA0 / 88–850.00%
not held3RAFSFSFW3RAA2RAA1 / 720–774.07%
Paris MastersAA2RAA2RAWFA2RAAA1 / 512–475.00%
Win–loss0–10–19–914–712–58–815–717–513–64–312–62–36–61–22 / 71113–6962.09%
Career statistics
Tournaments played292520142016181791113165195
Finals0132321251111124
Titles0020021221100011
Overall win–loss0–217–936–2442–2034–1444–1944–1931–1844–1614–728–1022–1221–176–5383–192
Win %0%65%60%68%71%70%70%63%73%67%74%65%55%55%66.61%
Year-end ranking2484712896891165276481229

Doubles

Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
French OpenA1RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
WimbledonA2RAA1RAAAAAAA0 / 21–233%
US OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–00%
Win–loss0–01–30–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 41–420%
National representation
Summer Olympicsnot heldAnot held1Rnot held1RNH0 / 20–20%
Davis CupSFSFQFSFFQFFASFFSFSF10 / 816–576%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersA2RAA1R1R2RQFAAAA0 / 54–544%
Miami MastersA1RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Monte-Carlo MastersA1RAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Rome MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–00%
Hamburg MastersA2RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 11–150%
Canada MastersA1R1R2R1RAAAAAAA0 / 41–420%
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–00%
AAAA1RSF2RAAAAA0 / 34–357%
Paris Masters1RAA1RAA2RAAAAA0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–12–50–11–20–33–23–43–10–00–00–00–00 / 1911–1938%

Notes:

1Nalbandian played for Argentina at the 2013 Davis Cup, but only signed up to play in doubles rubbers.

Record against top 10 players

Nalbandian's match record against those who have been ranked in the Top 10:

Players who have been ranked world no. 1 are in boldface.

*As of April 1, 2013.

Wins over top 10 players per season

Season 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
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2002
1. Juan Carlos Ferrero3Estoril, PortugalClay2R4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2. Tim Henman4Toronto, CanadaHard3R4–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–5
3. Tim Henman6Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)QF3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
4. Roger Federer8Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)SF6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3
2003
5. Roger Federer6Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard 4R6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
6. Rainer Schüttler8Montreal, CanadaHardSF3–6, 6–2, 6–2
7. Roger Federer2Cincinnati, United StatesHard2R7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
8. Roger Federer2US Open, New York, United StatesHard 4R3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4, 6–3
9. Andy Roddick2Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)SF7–5, 7–5
10. Juan Carlos Ferrero2Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, United StatesHard RR6–3, 6–1
2005
11. Guillermo Coria6Australian Open, Melbourne, AustraliaHard 4R5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
12. Lleyton Hewitt2Davis Cup, Sydney, AustraliaGrassRR6–2, 6–4, 6–4
13. Guillermo Coria6Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, ChinaCarpet (i)RR7–5, 6–4
14. Ivan Ljubičić8Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, ChinaCarpet (i)RR6–2, 6–2
15. Nikolay Davydenko7Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, ChinaCarpet (i)SF6–0, 7–5
16. Roger Federer1Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, ChinaCarpet (i)F6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
2006
17. Nikolay Davydenko6Estoril, PortugalClayF6–3, 6–4
18. Nikolay Davydenko6French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
19. Andy Roddick5Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, ChinaHard (i)RR6–2, 7–6(7–4)
20. Nikolay Davydenko3Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i)RR6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2007
21. Rafael Nadal2Madrid, SpainHard (i)QF6–1, 6–2
22. Novak Djokovic3Madrid, SpainHard (i)SF6–4, 7–6(7–4)
23. Roger Federer1Madrid, SpainHard (i)F1–6, 6–3, 6–3
24. Roger Federer1Paris, FranceHard (i)3R6–3, 7–6(7–3)
25. David Ferrer6Paris, FranceHard (i)QF7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), 6–2
26. Rafael Nadal2Paris, FranceHard (i)F6–4, 6–0
2008
27. Richard Gasquet10Queen's Club, EnglandGrass QF6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
28. Juan Martín del Potro9Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)SF6–4, 6–4
29. Juan Martín del Potro9Paris, FranceHard (i)3R6–4, 6–0
30. Andy Murray4Paris, FranceHard (i)QF7–6(7–3), 6–3
31. Nikolay Davydenko3Paris, FranceHard (i) SF6–1, 5–7, 6–4
2010
32. Nikolay Davydenko6Davis Cup, Moscow, RussiaHard (i)RR6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
33. Robin Söderling5Toronto, CanadaHard3R4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2012
34. Janko Tipsarević10Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R6–3, 3–6, 6–3
35. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6Indian Wells, United StatesHard4R3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Nalbandian ATP overview. Association of Tennis Professionals. 2 April 2023.