Roger Federer vs Xavier Malisse Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Roger Federer and Xavier Malisse have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Roger Federer currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 10–1.

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%).

Xavier Malisse, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 294–273 from 567 matches (51.85% win rate). His hard-court record is 165–168 (49.55%), on clay he stands at 58–59 (49.57%), and on grass he has gone 50–30 (62.50%) , with a carpet record of 21–16 (56.76%). He has accumulated 3 titles in total (3 hard). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 16–41 (28.07%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 5 times, with Roger Federer leading 5–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–1 (50.00% each) across 2 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Roger Federer).