David Nalbandian defeated David Ferrer 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Canada Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 9–4, defending last year's round of 32. David Nalbandian narrowed the head-to-head to 9–5.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-18 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | David Ferrer | 2-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 2012-02-20 | Buenos Aires | SF | clay | David Ferrer | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2011-01-10 | Auckland | F | hard | David Ferrer | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-11-21 | Davis Cup WG F: ARG vs ESP | RR | hard | David Nalbandian | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-10-28 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | David Nalbandian | 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-2 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | R32 | hard | David Ferrer | 6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5 |
| 2007-08-05 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | David Nalbandian | 7-6(4) 6-1 |
| 2007-04-23 | Barcelona | QF | clay | David Ferrer | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2005-03-21 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | David Ferrer | 7-6(0) 6-1 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | David Nalbandian | 7-6(1) 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-05-10 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | David Ferrer | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2003-07-28 | Sopot | R16 | clay | David Ferrer | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2002-07-15 | Umag | R32 | clay | David Ferrer | 6-4 6-3 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About