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David Nalbandian v Roger Federer: stats compared | Lineball
Federer wins on titles. Nalbandian’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Nalbandian 546 matches, Federer 1,472 matches.
Federer has 103 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Nalbandian’s 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Federer averages 7.7 aces a match to Nalbandian’s 3.7 — 2.1 times as many.
Federer averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Nalbandian’s 1.
Winners’ edge: Federer’s team won 82%, Nalbandian’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Federer has 1,472 matches across 24 seasons, Nalbandian 546 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam 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 game0.1103 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
59.1First serve in %62.2
69.5First-serve points won %77.3
59.3Break points saved %67.2
41.2Return points won %39.7
3.71,993 total · best 20
Head to head
819 matches since 200211
Hard · 11 matchesNalbandian 5Federer 6
Clay · 4 matchesNalbandian 1Federer 3
Carpet · 3 matchesNalbandian 2Federer 1
Grass · 1 matchNalbandian 0Federer 1
Grand Slams · 6 matchesNalbandian 2Federer 4
Finals · 3 matchesNalbandian 2Federer 1
Last meetings
20 June 2011 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassFederer won 6-4 6-2 6-4
20 Oct 2008 · Basel · Final · HardFederer won 6-3 6-4
20 Apr 2008 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · ClayFederer won 5-7 6-2 6-2
28 Oct 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16 · HardNalbandian won 6-4 7-6(3)
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
7.711,347 total · best 50
13.77,484 total · best 31Games wonper game15.122,209 total · best 38
44.1Break points converted %41.2
62.0Sets won %75.7
53.8Games won %58.2
0.023 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1156 total · best 1
1.6892 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,936 total · best 3
1546 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6942 total · best 3
11.86,429 total · best 29Games lostper game · lower is better10.915,981 total · best 39
0.4201 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5684 total · best 3
15 Oct 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Final · HardNalbandian won 1-6 6-3 6-3
13 Nov 2006 · Tennis Masters Cup · Round robin · HardFederer won 3-6 6-1 6-1
16 Oct 2006 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Semifinal · HardFederer won 6-4 6-0
29 May 2006 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayFederer won 3-6 6-4 5-2 ret.
8 May 2006 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Semifinal · ClayFederer won 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
14 Nov 2005 · Tennis Masters Cup · Final · CarpetNalbandian won 6-7(4) 6-7(11) 6-2 6-1 7-6(3)