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Juan Martin del Potro vs Roger Federer Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Roger Federer seasons:20212020201920182017
Juan Martin del Potro seasons:20222019201820172016
🇨🇭 Roger Federer
🇦🇷 Juan Martin del Potro
Age: 44y 239d (1981-08-08)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1988-09-23) Age: 37y 193d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
18 - 7
Wins: 72.0% - 28.0%
Hard 13–7Clay 3–0Grass 2–0
Slam 5–2250 1–0Masters 1000 7–1Finals 1–2500 3–2Olympics 1–0
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🇨🇭Roger Federer and 🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 25 times. Roger Federer currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 18–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, 🇨🇭Roger Federer has compiled an overall career record of 1251–275 across 1526 matches, translating to a win rate of 81.98%. On hard courts his record stands at 783–155 (83.48%), while on clay he holds a 226–71 (76.09%) mark. On grass the numbers read 192–29 (86.88%) , and on carpet 50–20 (71.43%). Throughout his career he has won 103 titles (71 hard, 11 clay, 19 grass, 2 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 224–123 (64.55%).

🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 439–174 from 613 matches (71.62% win rate). His hard-court record is 311–119 (72.33%), on clay he stands at 84–36 (70.00%), and on grass he has gone 40–17 (70.18%) , with a carpet record of 4–2 (66.67%). He has accumulated 22 titles in total (18 hard, 4 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 53–78 (40.46%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 20 times, with Roger Federer leading 13–7 (65.00%). The clay record between them sits at 3–0 (100.00% for Roger Federer) across 3 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Roger Federer).

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 7 times, producing a Slam record of 5–2 in favour of Roger Federer. 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
2018-03-05Indian Wells MastersHardF8🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (6)1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(2)31628162.6%75.0%67.4%3/4
2017-10-23BaselHardF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)19🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (4)6-7(5) 6-4 6-331517552.5%73.6%56.3%4/7
2017-10-09Shanghai MastersHardSF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)23🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (16)3-6 6-3 6-331177071.9%87.0%55.6%0/1
2017-08-28US OpenHardQF28🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (24)3🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)7-5 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4517012367.2%81.3%51.3%1/3
2017-03-20Miami MastersHardR326🇨🇭Roger Federer (4)34🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (29)6-3 6-43827058.3%82.9%60.0%5/5
2013-11-04Tour FinalsHardRR7🇨🇭Roger Federer (6)5🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (4)4-6 7-6(2) 7-5314710165.3%79.7%50.0%4/8
2013-10-28Paris MastersHardQF6🇨🇭Roger Federer (5)5🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (4)6-3 4-6 6-331046068.1%83.0%63.6%2/4
2013-10-21BaselHardF5🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (1)6🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)7-6(3) 2-6 6-431408459.3%77.8%48.6%3/6
2012-11-05Tour FinalsHardRR7🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (6)2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)7-6(3) 4-6 6-331218060.5%80.8%73.5%3/4
2012-10-22BaselHardF8🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (2)1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(3)316410455.9%87.1%61.2%5/5
2012-07-25London OlympicsGrassSF1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)9🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (8)3-6 7-6(5) 19-173------0/0
2012-05-27Roland GarrosClayQF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)9🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (9)3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 6-3519411158.0%68.8%60.3%6/10
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersHardQF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)9🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (9)6-3 6-237013056.5%80.0%59.3%3/3
2012-02-27DubaiHardSF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)10🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (8)7-6(5) 7-6(6)312011460.8%88.9%62.1%0/0
2012-02-13RotterdamHardF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)10🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (3)6-1 6-43865349.3%79.4%51.4%7/7
2012-01-16Australian OpenHardQF3🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)11🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (11)6-4 6-3 6-251194157.1%88.6%57.6%5/6
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersHardR323🇨🇭Roger Federer (3)19🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro6-3 7-539212175.4%82.6%46.7%1/1
2009-11-22Tour FinalsHardRR5🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro1🇨🇭Roger Federer6-2 6-7(5) 6-3312711257.7%80.4%56.1%3/3
2009-08-31US OpenHardF6🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (6)1🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)3-6 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-252468665.5%72.3%55.9%17/22
2009-05-25Roland GarrosClaySF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)5🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (5)3-6 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-452095164.8%72.8%52.0%8/13
2009-05-10Madrid MastersClaySF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)5🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (5)6-3 6-43818165.0%82.1%52.4%4/4
2009-01-19Australian OpenHardQF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)6🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (8)6-3 6-0 6-058012069.8%86.5%75.0%0/0
2008-10-12Madrid MastersHardQF2🇨🇭Roger Federer (2)9🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro (9)6-3 6-33863069.8%78.4%56.3%1/1
2007-10-22BaselHardR161🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)49🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro6-1 6-435810166.7%79.4%58.8%2/3
2007-06-25WimbledonGrassR641🇨🇭Roger Federer (1)56🇦🇷Juan Martin del Potro6-2 7-5 6-15935158.4%84.4%62.5%1/1

Wins

Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro
18–7Overall
5–2Grand Slam
7–1Masters 1000
3–2ATP 500
1–0ATP 250
1–2Tour Finals
1–0Olympics
13–7Hard
3–0Clay
2–0Grass

Sets Format

72.2%13
27.8%5
Bo3
71.4%5
28.6%2
Bo5
100.0%8
0.0%0
2 Sets
61.5%8
38.5%5
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
5 Sets
Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

Deciding

53.8%7
46.2%6
Decider Set
46.2%6
53.8%7
Tiebreak Wins
66.7%2
33.3%1
After 3 hours
Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

Sets

66.2%49
33.8%25
All
64.3%18
35.7%10
Grand Slam
78.9%15
21.1%4
Masters 1000
64.3%36
35.7%20
Hard
83.3%5
16.7%1
Grass
66.7%8
33.3%4
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

Games

55.7%425
44.3%338
All
58.0%153
42.0%111
Grand Slam
58.9%109
41.1%76
Masters 1000
55.4%314
44.6%253
Hard
56.5%48
43.5%37
Grass
56.8%63
43.2%48
Clay
0.0%0
0.0%0
Carpet
Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

By Tournament Level

Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

By Round

Roger Federer
Juan Martin del Potro

By Opponent Ranking

Roger FedererJuan Martin del Potro
33.3%10-20
vs Top 1
41.7%10-14
58.1%104-75
vs Top 5
34.8%31-58
64.6%224-123
vs Top 10
40.5%53-78
70.1%383-163
vs Top 20
51.7%107-100
80.8%1091-260
vs Top 100
69.7%368-160
91.3%158-15
vs +100
83.3%70-14
49%77-80
vs Higher
53.4%126-110
85.7%1172-195
vs Lower
83%312-64

Opponent Breakdown

Roger FedererJuan Martin del Potro
83.1%754-153
Vs Younger
79.8%99-25
80.3%497-122
Vs Older
69.5%340-149
82.5%1119-238
Vs Right-Handed
71.7%378-149
78.1%132-37
Vs Left-Handed
70.9%61-25
80.8%819-194
Vs 2H Backhand
71.9%312-122
85.1%319-56
Vs 1H Backhand
66.7%104-52
86%504-82
Vs Shorter
70.8%396-163
80.3%556-136
Vs Taller
78.6%22-6

Pressure Situations