Ljubicic v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 12–2 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. Ljubicic’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ljubicic 689 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Ljubicic’s 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Ljubicic averages 11.7 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 3.7 times as many.
- Nadal averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Ljubicic’s 1.1.
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Ljubicic’s team won 59% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Ljubicic 689 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 58.4First serve in %68.0
- 77.5First-serve points won %72.0
- 65.0Break points saved %66.2
- 35.0Return points won %42.4
- 11.7
Head to head
29 matches
since 20057
since 20057
- Hard · 5 matchesLjubicic 2Nadal 3
- Clay · 4 matchesLjubicic 0Nadal 4
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesLjubicic 0Nadal 2
- Finals · 1 matchLjubicic 0Nadal 1
Last meetings
- 22 May 2011 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · ClayNadal won 7-5 6-3 6-3
- 10 Apr 2011 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · ClayNadal won 6-1 6-3
- 11 Mar 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Semifinal · HardLjubicic won 3-6 6-4 7-6(1)
- 11 Oct 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 3-6 6-3 ret.
- 12 Apr 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · ClayNadal won 6-3 6-3
- 29 May 2006 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-4 6-2 7-6(7)
- 17 Oct 2005 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Final · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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