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Andy Murray vs Fernando Verdasco Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Andy Murray seasons:20242023202220212020
Fernando Verdasco seasons:20232022202120202019
🇬🇧 Andy Murray
🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco
Age: 38y 353d (1987-05-15)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1983-11-15) Age: 42y 169d
Hand: L
Backhand: 2H
13 - 4
Wins: 76.5% - 23.5%
Hard 9–4Clay 1–0Grass 2–0
Slam 3–2250 2–2500 4–0Masters 1000 3–0Finals 1–0
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🇬🇧Andy Murray and 🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 17 times. Andy Murray currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 13–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇬🇧Andy Murray has compiled an overall career record of 739–262 across 1001 matches, translating to a win rate of 73.83%. On hard courts his record stands at 503–177 (73.97%), while on clay he holds a 109–52 (67.70%) mark. On grass the numbers read 119–30 (79.87%) , and on carpet 8–3 (72.73%). Throughout his career he has won 46 titles (34 hard, 3 clay, 8 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 105–96 (52.24%).

🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 559–447 from 1006 matches (55.57% win rate). His hard-court record is 263–237 (52.60%), on clay he stands at 236–158 (59.90%), and on grass he has gone 51–44 (53.68%) , with a carpet record of 9–8 (52.94%). He has accumulated 7 titles in total (2 hard, 5 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 28–108 (20.59%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 13 times, with Andy Murray leading 9–4 (69.23%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Andy Murray) across 1 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Andy Murray).

At the Grand Slam level — where the best-of-five format adds an extra layer of physical and mental endurance — the two have crossed paths 5 times, producing a Slam record of 3–2 in favour of Andy Murray. These matches, often played in front of the largest tennis audiences, frequently prove decisive in shaping the broader narrative of a rivalry.

Dateâ–¼
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2020-10-12Cologne 1HardR3262🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco115🇬🇧Andy Murray6-4 6-43997264.9%64.6%57.7%9/11
2018-09-24ShenzhenHardQF28🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (5)311🇬🇧Andy Murray (WC)6-4 6-439911456.1%84.4%56.0%5/6
2018-08-27US OpenHardR6432🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (31)382🇬🇧Andy Murray7-5 2-6 6-4 6-452039963.2%65.5%44.9%9/15
2017-02-27DubaiHardF1🇬🇧Andy Murray (1)35🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-3 6-23732455.6%80.0%60.0%1/3
2016-10-31Paris MastersHardR322🇬🇧Andy Murray (2)46🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-3 6-7(5) 7-531485364.6%79.7%51.4%8/11
2015-06-15Queen's ClubGrassR163🇬🇧Andy Murray (1)42🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco7-5 6-43924255.9%71.1%60.0%4/5
2014-05-26Roland GarrosClayR168🇬🇧Andy Murray (7)25🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (24)6-4 7-5 7-6(3)51744361.6%75.4%55.8%4/6
2013-06-24WimbledonGrassQF2🇬🇧Andy Murray (2)54🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5520714368.9%77.4%54.8%4/7
2009-11-22Tour FinalsHardRR4🇬🇧Andy Murray8🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(3)318018959.5%81.8%55.6%1/1
2009-11-02ValenciaHardSF4🇬🇧Andy Murray (1)8🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (4)6-3 2-6 6-331225448.3%69.0%57.8%6/8
2009-03-25Miami MastersHardQF4🇬🇧Andy Murray (4)9🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (8)6-1 6-23763354.5%66.7%56.0%7/8
2009-01-19Australian OpenHardR1615🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (14)4🇬🇧Andy Murray (4)2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4518910674.1%69.0%34.3%8/13
2008-10-26Paris MastersHardR164🇬🇧Andy Murray (4)17🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (15)6-3 7-6(6)38210364.5%90.0%63.6%0/0
2008-10-20St. PetersburgHardSF4🇬🇧Andy Murray (1)16🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (3)6-0 6-33745160.0%78.8%45.5%1/2
2008-03-03DubaiHardR1611🇬🇧Andy Murray30🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco6-3 3-6 7-6(5)31444154.5%75.9%46.7%6/9
2007-10-22St. PetersburgCarpetF16🇬🇧Andy Murray (2)30🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco (6)6-2 6-33771045.1%82.6%57.1%1/1
2007-01-15Australian OpenHardR6416🇬🇧Andy Murray (15)35🇪🇸Fernando Verdasco7-6(4) 7-5 6-451684052.3%66.7%50.0%3/8

Wins

Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco
13–4Overall
3–2Grand Slam
3–0Masters 1000
4–0ATP 500
2–2ATP 250
1–0Tour Finals
9–4Hard
1–0Clay
2–0Grass
1–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

83.3%10
16.7%2
Bo3
60.0%3
40.0%2
Bo5
75.0%6
25.0%2
2 Sets
100.0%6
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

Deciding

83.3%5
16.7%1
Decider Set
100.0%6
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
33.3%1
66.7%2
After 3 hours
Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

Sets

66.7%32
33.3%16
All
60.0%12
40.0%8
Grand Slam
85.7%6
14.3%1
Masters 1000
61.1%22
38.9%14
Hard
71.4%5
28.6%2
Grass
100.0%3
0.0%0
Clay
100.0%2
0.0%0
Carpet
Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

Games

55.5%263
44.5%211
All
52.8%105
47.2%94
Grand Slam
62.0%44
38.0%27
Masters 1000
54.5%192
45.5%160
Hard
55.7%39
44.3%31
Grass
57.1%20
42.9%15
Clay
70.6%12
29.4%5
Carpet
Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

By Tournament Level

Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

By Round

Andy Murray
Fernando Verdasco

By Opponent Ranking

Andy MurrayFernando Verdasco
29.3%12-29
vs Top 1
0%0-12
42.7%53-71
vs Top 5
19%15-64
52.2%105-96
vs Top 10
20.6%28-108
57.3%200-149
vs Top 20
30.2%74-171
71.6%618-245
vs Top 100
50.7%415-403
87.5%119-17
vs +100
76.3%142-44
43.4%109-142
vs Higher
35%130-241
84%628-120
vs Lower
67.5%427-206

Opponent Breakdown

Andy MurrayFernando Verdasco
67.5%264-127
Vs Younger
52.1%307-282
77.8%472-135
Vs Older
60.4%252-165
73.7%643-230
Vs Right-Handed
54.9%476-391
74.4%93-32
Vs Left-Handed
59.4%82-56
73.2%552-202
Vs 2H Backhand
51.8%365-340
73.5%164-59
Vs 1H Backhand
60.9%156-100
73%491-182
Vs Shorter
59%334-232
72.1%165-64
Vs Taller
49.8%145-146

Pressure Situations