Ivan Ljubičić career statistics

This is a list of main career statistics of Croatian former professional tennis player Ivan Ljubičić. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour[1][2] and ITF website.

Career finals
Discipline Type Won Lost Total WR 1
Singles Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
ATP Masters 1000 2 1 3 4 0.25
Olympic Games
ATP Tour 500 2 3 5 0.40
ATP Tour 250 7 8 15 0.47
Total 10 14 24 0.42
Doubles Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
ATP Masters 1000 2
Olympic Games
ATP Tour 500
ATP Tour 250 4 4 0.00
Total 4 4 0.00
Total 10 18 28 0.36
1) WR = Winning Rate

2) Formerly known as "Super 9" (1996–1999), "Tennis Masters Series" (2000–2003) or "ATP Masters Series" (2004–2008)

Significant finals

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Olympics medal matches

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Doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Bronze 2004 Summer Olympics Hard   Mario Ančić   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 16–14

ATP Masters Series tournaments

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2005 Madrid, Spain Hard (i)   Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 2005 Paris, France Carpet (i)   Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2006 Miami, US Hard   Roger Federer 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 2010 Indian Wells, US Hard   Andy Roddick 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)

Career finals

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ATP career finals

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Singles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–3)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–3)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–12)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (4–4)
Indoors (6–10)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Oct 2001 Lyon, France Carpet (i)   Younes El Aynaoui 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1. Jan 2004 Doha, Qatar Hard   Nicolas Escudé 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2. Jan 2005 Doha, Qatar Hard   Roger Federer 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Feb 2005 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Joachim Johansson 5–7, 4–6
Loss 4. Feb 2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i)   Roger Federer 7–5, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 5. Feb 2005 Dubai, UAE Hard   Roger Federer 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win 2. Oct 2005 Metz, France Hard (i)   Gaël Monfils 7–6(9–7), 6–0
Win 3. Oct 2005 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–2, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6. Oct 2005 Madrid, Spain Hard (i)   Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 7. Nov 2005 Paris, France Carpet (i)   Tomáš Berdych 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6
Win 4. Jan 2006 Chennai, India Hard   Carlos Moyà 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win 5. Feb 2006 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i)   Stefan Koubek 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. Apr 2006 Miami, USA Hard   Roger Federer 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss 9. Oct 2006 Bangkok, Thailand Hard (i)   James Blake 3–6, 1–6
Win 6. Oct 2006 Vienna, Austria Hard (i)   Fernando González 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Win 7. Jan 2007 Doha, Qatar Hard   Andy Murray 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10. Feb 2007 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i)   Marcos Baghdatis 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6
Loss 11. Feb 2007 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i)   Mikhail Youzhny 2–6, 4–6
Win 8. Jun 2007 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass   Peter Wessels 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 12. Mar 2008 Zagreb, Croatia Hard (i)   Sergiy Stakhovsky 5–7, 4–6
Win 9. Nov 2009 Lyon, France (2) Hard (i)   Michaël Llodra 7–5, 6–3
Win 10. Mar 2010 Indian Wells, USA Hard   Andy Roddick 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 13. Oct 2010 Montpellier, France Hard (i)   Gaël Monfils 2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 14. Sep 2011 Metz, France Hard (i)   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6

Doubles: 4 (4 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (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 (0–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (0–2)
Indoors (0–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 2000 Umag, Croatia Clay   Lovro Zovko   Álex López Morón

  Albert Portas

1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 2. Nov 2000 Lyon, France Carpet (i)   Jack Waite   Paul Haarhuis

  Sandon Stolle

1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3. Jul 2001 Umag, Croatia Clay   Lovro Zovko   Sergio Roitman

  Andrés Schneiter

2–6, 5–7
Loss 4. Oct 2004 Metz, France Hard (i)   Uros Vico   Arnaud Clément

  Nicolas Mahut

2–6, 6–7(8–10)

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Current till 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

Singles

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Professional Career
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 A 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R QF 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 13 13–13
French Open A A A Q2 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R SF 3R 4R 1R 3R 4R A 0 / 12 18–12
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R A 1R 3R A 0 / 11 8–11
US Open A Q2 A 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R A 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 12 9–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 1–4 4–4 4–4 2–4 3–4 11–4 6–4 3–3 1–3 4–4 8–4 0–1 0 / 48 48–48
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup did not qualify RR RR did not qualify 0 / 2 2–4
National representation
Summer Olympics A not held 3R not held 3R not held A not held A 0 / 2 4–2
Davis Cup A A Z1 Z1 Z2 Z1 PO QF 1R W QF 1R A A QF A A 1 / 6 23–13
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A Q2 1R A 1R 4R QF QF 4R QF W 2R A 1 / 9 20–8
Miami Masters A A A A 1R QF 2R 2R 3R 4R F SF 2R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 12 17–12
Monte-Carlo Masters A A Q1 3R Q1 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R QF 3R 2R QF 3R QF 1R 0 / 13 18–13
Rome Masters A A A A A 1R 3R QF 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R A 3R 2R A 0 / 10 11–9
Hamburg Masters[a] A A A A Q2 Q2 1R 1R SF 2R 2R 3R 2R QF A 1R A 0 / 9 11–9
Canada Masters A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R A A A A A 0 / 7 4–7
Cincinnati Masters A A A 2R A QF 2R 2R 2R 1R QF 2R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 10 12–10
Madrid Masters[b] not held 3R 1R SF F 2R 2R Q2 QF 2R 1R A 0 / 9 14–10
Paris Masters A A A Q2 A 2R 2R A 2R F A 2R 2R 2R 2R A A 0 / 8 9–8
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–1 9–6 6–9 6–7 16–9 15–9 17–8 10–9 5–6 15–7 10–5 4–6 0–1 1 / 87 116–85
Career statistics
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 5 4 1 1 2 1 0 24
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
Overall win–loss 1–1 1–4 2–3 11–14 23–22 29–22 29–29 29–25 37–24 57–24 61–20 44–23 19–18 32–23 26–19 25–20 3–6 429–296
Win % 50% 20% 40% 44% 51% 57% 50% 54% 61% 70% 75% 66% 51% 58% 58% 56% 33% 59.17%
Year-end ranking 576 289 293 77 91 37 49 42 22 9 5 18 45 24 17 30 NR

Record against top 10 players

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Ljubičić's record against players who held a top 10 ranking, with those who reached No. 1 in bold

Singles

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Wins per season

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Season 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Wins 0 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 8 6 2 1 5 5 1 0 40
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
1999
1.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 6–1, 6–2
2000
2.   Todd Martin 8 Sydney, Australia Hard 2R 7–6(13–11), 6–4
3.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 Marseille, France Hard (i) 2R 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2001
4.   Magnus Norman 6 Miami, United States Hard 3R 7–6(7–5), 6–2
5.   Andre Agassi 2 Montreal, Canada Hard 1R 6–2, 6–4
6.   Gustavo Kuerten 1 Lyon, France Carpet (i) 1R 7–6(7–1), 6–2
7.   Marat Safin 7 Lyon, France Carpet (i) SF 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7)
2002
8.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 2R 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
9.   Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 Rome, Italy Clay 2R 7–5, 6–2
2003
10.   Roger Federer 3 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) 2R 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–4
2004
11.   Sébastien Grosjean 10 Doha, Qatar Hard QF 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
12.   Tim Henman 5 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) 3R 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2005
13.   Tim Henman 7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 7–5, 6–4
14.   Andre Agassi 9 Davis Cup, Los Angeles, United States Hard RR 6–3, 7–6(7–0), 6–3
15.   Andy Roddick 3 Davis Cup, Los Angeles, United States Hard RR 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(13–11), 6–7(7–9), 6–2
16.   Nikolay Davydenko 7 Davis Cup, Split, Croatia Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
17.   Nikolay Davydenko 7 Metz, France Hard (i) SF 6–1, 6–4
18.   David Nalbandian 9 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) SF 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
19.   Andy Roddick 3 Paris, France Carpet (i) SF 6–3, 7–5
20.   Guillermo Coria 6 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Carpet (i) RR 6–2, 6–3
2006
21.   David Nalbandian 3 Miami, United States Hard SF 6–1, 6–2
22.   David Nalbandian 3 Davis Cup, Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
23.   James Blake 8 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
24.   Fernando González 9 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
25.   Fernando González 10 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) F 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
26.   David Nalbandian 7 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Hard (i) RR 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–5
2007
27.   Nikolay Davydenko 3 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) SF 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
28.   David Nalbandian 10 Indian Wells, United States Hard 4R 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2008
29.   Nikolay Davydenko 4 French Open, Paris, France Clay 3R 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2009
30.   Gilles Simon 8 Indian Wells, United States Hard 3R 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
31.   Juan Martín del Potro 5 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
32.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 9 Madrid, Spain Clay 2R 6–4, 7–5
33.   Gilles Simon 7 Madrid, Spain Clay 3R 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
34.   Fernando Verdasco 9 Shanghai, China Hard 2R 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2010
35.   Novak Djokovic 2 Indian Wells, United States Hard 4R 7–5, 6–3
36.   Rafael Nadal 3 Indian Wells, United States Hard SF 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
37.   Andy Roddick 8 Indian Wells, United States Hard F 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
38.   Mikhail Youzhny 9 Beijing, China Hard 1R 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
39.   Andy Murray 4 Beijing, China Hard QF 6–3, 6–2
2011
40.   Tomáš Berdych 7 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 3R 6–4, 6–2

National participation

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Team competitions finals: 2 (2 titles)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 2–4 December 2005 Davis Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i)   Mario Ančić
  Ivo Karlović
  Goran Ivanišević
  Dominik Hrbatý
  Karol Kučera
  Michal Mertiňák
3–2
Winner 2. 17–23 May 2006 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany, Clay   Mario Ančić
  Ivo Karlović
  Nicolas Kiefer
  Michael Kohlmann
  Alexander Waske
2–1

Davis Cup (36–19)

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Group membership
World Group (24–11)
WG Play-offs (4–0)
Group I (5–8)
Group II (3–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (10–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (20–5)
Matches by type
Singles (23–13)
Doubles (13–6)
Matches by setting
Indoors (26–10)
Outdoors (10–9)
Matches by venue
Croatia (18–6)
Away (18–13)
Rd Date Opponent nation Score Venue Surface Match Opponent player(s) Rubber score
1998
GI 1R Feb 1998   Finland 2–3 Helsinki Hard Singles 1 Ville Liukko 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6
Doubles (w/ Hiršzon) Ketola / Liukko 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Singles 4 Tuomas Ketola 3–6, 3–6, 3–6
GI PO Sep 1998   Norway 3–2 Oslo Clay Singles 2 Jan Frode Andersen 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Doubles (w/ Zovko) Andersen / Ruud 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6
Singles 4 Christian Ruud 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1999
GI 2R Apr 1999   Romania 2–3 Bucharest Clay Singles 1 Adrian Voinea 1–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7)
Doubles (w/ Zovko) Pavel / Trifu 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7), 5–7
GI PO Sep 1999   Portugal 1–4 Zagreb Carpet (i) Singles 1 Nuno Marques 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Doubles (w/ Zovko) Cuoto / Marques 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 4–6, 2–6
2000
GII 1R Apr 2000   Latvia 5–0 Jūrmala Carpet (i) Singles 2 Andris Fiļimonovs 7–6(7–0) 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Doubles (w/ Ivanišević) Fiļimonovs / Dzelde 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
GII 3R Oct 2000   Ivory Coast 5–0 Rijeka Carpet (i) Singles 2 Valentin Sanon 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
2001
GI 2R Apr 2001   Austria 4–1 Pula Carpet (i) Singles 2 Julian Knowle 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Doubles (w/ Ivanišević) Knowle / Melzer 6–4, 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–3
Singles 4 Stefan Koubek 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Q1 Sep 2001   Italy 3–2 Rome Clay Singles 2 Federico Luzzi 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles (w/ Ivanišević) Galimberti / Navarra 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–4
2002
1R Feb 2002   Germany 4–1 Zagreb Carpet (i) Singles 1 Rainer Schüttler 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Doubles (w/ Ivanišević) Kohlmann / Prinosil 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Singles 5 (dead) Nicolas Kiefer 7–6(7–1), 6–4
QF Apr 2002   Argentina 2–3 Buenos Aires Clay Singles 1 Gastón Gaudio 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 3–6
Doubles (w/ Ivanišević) Arnold Ker / Cañas 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 8–6
Singles 4 Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2003
1R Feb 2003   United States 4–1 Zagreb Carpet (i) Singles 1 Mardy Fish 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles (w/ Ivanišević) Blake / Fish 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4
Singles 4 James Blake 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
QF Apr 2003   Spain 0–5 Valencia Clay Singles 2 Carlos Moyá 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 4–6, 4–6
Doubles (w/ Zovko) Corretja / Costa 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Singles 4 (dead) Albert Costa 3–6, 4–6
2004
1R Feb 2004   France 1–4 Metz Clay (i) Singles 2 Thierry Ascione 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Singles 4 Arnaud Clément 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
PO Sep 2004   Belgium 3–2 Rijeka Carpet (i) Singles 1 Gilles Elseneer 7–6(8–6), 7–5, 6–4
Doubles (w/ Ančić) Norman / Vliegen 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 7–5
2005
1R Mar 2005   United States 3–2 Los Angeles Hard Singles 1 Andre Agassi 6–3, 7–6(7–0), 6–3
Doubles (w/ Ančić) B. Bryan / M. Bryan 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4, 6–4
Singles 4 Andy Roddick 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(13–11), 6–7(7–9), 6–2
QF Jul 2005   Romania 4–1 Split Carpet (i) Singles 2 Victor Hănescu 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles (w/ Ančić) Pavel / Trifu 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–4
Singles 4 Andrei Pavel 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
SF Sep 2005   Russia 3–2 Split Carpet (i) Singles 2 Mikhail Youzhny 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles (w/ Ančić) Andreev / Tursunov 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
Singles 4 Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
F Dec 2005   Slovakia 3–2 Bratislava Hard (i) Singles 1 Karol Kučera 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Doubles (w/ Ančić) Hrbatý / Mertiňák 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Singles 4 Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
2006
1R Feb 2006   Austria 3–2 Graz Clay (i) Singles 2 Stefan Koubek 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Doubles (w/ Ančić) Knowle / Melzer 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
QF Apr 2006   Argentina 2–3 Zagreb Carpet (i) Singles 1 Agustín Calleri 6–7(7–9), 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 6–2
Doubles (w/ Čilić) Acasuso / Nalbandian 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Singles 4 David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
2007
1R Feb 2007   Germany 2–3 Krefeld Hard (i) Singles 2 Benjamin Becker 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles (w/ Ančić) Kohlmann / Waske 4–6, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Singles 4 Tommy Haas 2–6, 6–7(7–9), 4–6
2010
QF Jul 2010   Serbia 1–4 Split Hard (i) Singles 1 Novak Djokovic 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 1–6

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  1. ^ Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
  2. ^ Held as Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present.

References

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  1. ^ "ATP World Tour". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "FedEx ATP Reliability Index". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. ^ "IVAN LJUBICIC". Davis Cup. Retrieved 14 January 2019.