Career-high No. 3 ranking
Nalbandian reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of No. 3 on March 20, 2006.
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David Nalbandian, who played on the ATP Tour, won the ATP Finals in 2005 and retired in 2013.
232ATP Tour matches since 20076titles since 2007
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David Nalbandian was born on January 1, 1982, in Unquillo, Argentina. He played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, turned pro in 2000 and won the ATP Finals in 2005. In 2010 he won 1 title, the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and he retired in 2013.
Every ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2013: 6-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21 | ATP Sony Open Tennis | Round 1 | Jarkko Nieminen | L | 6-2, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 9 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Jerzy Janowicz | L | 6-7(4), 6-4, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 7 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Marcel Granollers | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Feb 26 | ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel | Round 1 | Aljaz Bedene | L | 6-4, 0-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Feb 21 | ATP Copa Claro | Round 2 | David Ferrer | L | 6-2, 4-6, 0-6 | Clay |
| Feb 20 | ATP Copa Claro | Round 1 | Carlos Berlocq | W | 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 | Clay |
| Feb 17 | ATP Brasil Open | Final | Rafael Nadal | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Feb 16 | ATP Brasil Open | Semifinal | Simone Bolelli | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Clay |
| Feb 15 | ATP Brasil Open | Quarterfinal | Nicolas Almagro | W | 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(3) | Clay |
| Feb 14 | ATP Brasil Open | Round 2 | Guido Pella | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Clay |
| Feb 13 | ATP Brasil Open | Round 1 | Jorge Aguilar | W | 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 | Clay |
2012: 20-15
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | ATP Winston-Salem Open | Round 3 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 21 | ATP Winston-Salem Open | Round 2 | Robin Haase | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 14 | ATP Western & Southern Open | Round 1 | Tommy Haas | L | 7-6(0), 6-7(4), 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 7 | ATP Rogers Cup | Round 1 | Tommy Haas | L | 2-6, 7-6(11), 3-6 | Hard |
| Jun 25 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Janko Tipsarevic | L | 4-6, 6-7(4), 2-6 | Grass |
| Jun 17 | ATP AEGON Championships | Final | Marin Cilic | L | 7-6(3), 3-4 | Grass |
| Jun 16 | ATP AEGON Championships | Semifinal | Grigor Dimitrov | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Grass |
| Jun 15 | ATP AEGON Championships | Round 3 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | W | 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 | Grass |
| Jun 15 | ATP AEGON Championships | Quarterfinal | Xavier Malisse | W | 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 | Grass |
| Jun 13 | ATP AEGON Championships | Round 2 | Ruben Bemelmans | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Grass |
| Jun 12 | ATP AEGON Championships | Round 1 | Vasek Pospisil | W | 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 | Grass |
| May 28 | French Open | Round 1 | Adrian Ungur | L | 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 5-7 | Clay |
2011: 20-12
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | ATP Tour If Stockholm Open | Quarterfinal | James Blake | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Oct 20 | ATP Tour If Stockholm Open | Round 2 | Ivan Dodig | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | ATP Tour If Stockholm Open | Round 1 | Xavier Malisse | W | 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(3) | Hard |
| Oct 11 | Shanghai Rolex Masters | Round 2 | Florian Mayer | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | Shanghai Rolex Masters | Round 1 | Ernests Gulbis | W | 7-5, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 6 | ATP Rakuten Japan Open | Quarterfinal | Andy Murray | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 5 | ATP Rakuten Japan Open | Round 2 | Ivan Dodig | W | 7-6(2), 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | ATP Rakuten Japan Open | Round 1 | Lukas Rosol | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 4 | US Open | Round 3 | Rafael Nadal | L | 6-7(5), 1-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 2 | Ivan Ljubicic | W | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Bobby Reynolds | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 17 | ATP Masters Series Western & Southern Financial Group Masters | Round 2 | Andy Murray | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Hard |
2010: 25-9
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 2 | Andy Murray | L | 6-2, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Nov 9 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 1 | Marcel Granollers | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Nov 5 | ATP Swiss Indoors Basel | Quarterfinal | Andy Roddick | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Nov 4 | ATP Swiss Indoors Basel | Round 2 | Marin Cilic | W | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Nov 2 | ATP Swiss Indoors Basel | Round 1 | Jan Hajek | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 28 | ATP Open Sud de France | Round 2 | Gilles Simon | L | 6-3, 6-7(5), 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 26 | ATP Open Sud de France | Round 1 | Marcel Granollers | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 5 | US Open | Round 3 | Fernando Verdasco | L | 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 3 | US Open | Round 2 | Florent Serra | W | 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Rik De Voest | W | 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | ATP Masters Series Western & Southern Financial Group Masters | Round 3 | Novak Djokovic | L | 1-6, 6-7(7) | Hard |
| Aug 18 | ATP Masters Series Western & Southern Financial Group Masters | Round 2 | John Isner | W | 4-5 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
2009: 14-7
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | ATP Estoril Open | Round 1 | Paul Capdeville | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Apr 24 | ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell | Quarterfinal | Rafael Nadal | W/O | Walkover | Clay |
| Apr 23 | ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell | Round 3 | Nicolas Almagro | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Clay |
| Apr 22 | ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell | Round 2 | Igor Kunitsyn | W | 7-5, 6-4 | Clay |
| Apr 17 | ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | Round 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | L | 4-6, 7-5, 3-6 | Clay |
| Apr 15 | ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | Round 2 | Marcel Granollers | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Clay |
| Apr 14 | ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | Round 1 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | W | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | Clay |
| Mar 28 | ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open | Round 2 | Viktor Troicki | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 18 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 4 | Rafael Nadal | L | 6-3, 6-7(5), 0-6 | Hard |
| Mar 17 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 3 | Viktor Troicki | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Mar 15 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Robert Kendrick | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Feb 24 | ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel | Round 1 | Daniel Koellerer | L | 6-1, 3-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Feb 21 | ATP Copa Telmex | Semifinal | Juan Monaco | L | 6-2, 5-7, 6-7(2) | Clay |
| Feb 20 | ATP Copa Telmex | Quarterfinal | Juan Carlos Ferrero | W | 6-3, 3-0 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| Feb 18 | ATP Copa Telmex | Round 2 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Clay |
| Feb 16 | ATP Copa Telmex | Round 1 | Nicolas Lapentti | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Clay |
| Jan 20 | Australian Open | Round 2 | Yen-Hsun Lu | L | 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jan 19 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Marc Gicquel | W | 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jan 17 | ATP Medibank International | Final | Jarkko Nieminen | W | 6-3, 6-7(9), 6-2 | Hard |
| Jan 16 | ATP Medibank International | Semifinal | Richard Gasquet | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jan 15 | ATP Medibank International | Quarterfinal | Lleyton Hewitt | W | 7-6(3), 7-5 | Hard |
| Jan 13 | ATP Medibank International | Round 2 | Michael Llodra | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
2008: 37-14
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Final | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | L | 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 | Hard |
| Nov 1 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Semifinal | Nikolay Davydenko | W | 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 31 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Quarterfinal | Andy Murray | W | 7-6(3), 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 30 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 3 | Juan Martin del Potro | W | 6-4, 6-0 | Hard |
| Oct 29 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 2 | Nicolas Kiefer | W | 7-6(5), 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 26 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors | Final | Roger Federer | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 25 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors | Semifinal | Juan Martin del Potro | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 24 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors | Quarterfinal | Benjamin Becker | W | 7-6(4), 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 23 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors | Round 2 | Kristof Vliegen | W | 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(4) | Hard |
| Oct 21 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors | Round 1 | Albert Montanes | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 16 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Round 3 | Juan Martin del Potro | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | ATP Masters Series Madrid | Round 2 | Tomas Berdych | W | 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-1 | Hard |
2007: 31-17
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Final | Rafael Nadal | W | 6-4, 6-0 | Hard |
| Nov 3 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Semifinal | Richard Gasquet | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Nov 2 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Quarterfinal | David Ferrer | W | 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-2 | Hard |
| Nov 1 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 3 | Roger Federer | W | 6-4, 7-6(3) | Hard |
| Oct 31 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 2 | Carlos Moya | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 28 | ATP BNP Paribas Masters | Round 1 | Nicolas Almagro | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 24 | ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel | Round 1 | Stan Wawrinka | L | 6-7(5), 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 21 | ATP Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid | Final | Roger Federer | W | 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 20 | ATP Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid | Semifinal | Novak Djokovic | W | 6-4, 7-6(4) | Hard |
| Oct 19 | ATP Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid | Quarterfinal | Rafael Nadal | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | ATP Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid | Round 3 | Juan Martin del Potro | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 17 | ATP Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid | Round 2 | Tomas Berdych | W | 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) | Hard |
Nalbandian reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of No. 3 on March 20, 2006.
In 2008, Nalbandian won 2 titles: Copa Telmex and Tour if...Stockholm Open.
In 2007, Nalbandian won 2 titles: Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid and BNP Paribas Masters.
Jan 2, 2007: lost to Kristian Pless 6-2, 3-6, 5-7ATP Chennai Open, on hard
Mar 21, 2013: lost to Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 4-6, 3-6ATP Sony Open Tennis, Round 1, on hard court
The players he has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: Feb 21, 2013, ATP Copa Claro Round 2, lost
Last: Feb 17, 2013, ATP Brasil Open Final, lost
Last: May 15, 2012, ATP Internazionali BNL d'Italia Round 2, lost
Last: Feb 15, 2013, ATP Brasil Open Quarterfinal, won
Last: Mar 21, 2013, ATP Sony Open Tennis Round 1, lost
Last: Aug 19, 2010, ATP Masters Series Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Round 3, lost
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the ATP Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.