Alexander Zverev's head-to-head record against the best players of his era varies widely. He is still unbeaten against Ben Shelton and leads against Roger Federer and Andrey Rublev. Against Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, he has lost far more meetings than he has won. This page shows every key Zverev head to head based on official ATP data and profiles his rivals one by one – from Zverev vs Sinner to Zverev vs Alcaraz – with the matches that mattered most. As of 4 October 2026. Where his rivals stand right now is shown in the ATP rankings.
Alexander Zverev head to head: records against the top players
The table lists wins and losses from Zverev's point of view and the most recent meeting in each case. It is based on the ATP's head-to-head data. The record against Djokovic already includes the Beijing quarterfinal on 4 October 2026.
| Opponent | Record (Zverev first) | Trend | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 5-10 | opponent leads | 2026 Beijing QF |
| Rafael Nadal | 4-7 | opponent leads | 2024 Roland Garros R128 |
| Roger Federer | 4-3 | Zverev leads | 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai QF |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-7 | opponent leads | 2026 Australian Open SF |
| Jannik Sinner | 4-11 | opponent leads | 2026 Wimbledon F |
| Daniil Medvedev | 8-14 | opponent leads | 2025 ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-10 | opponent leads | 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Paris QF |
| Dominic Thiem | 4-8 | opponent leads | 2023 Halle R32 |
| Casper Ruud | 4-2 | Zverev leads | 2024 Nitto ATP Finals RR |
| Taylor Fritz | 6-10 | opponent leads | 2026 Wimbledon QF |
| Andrey Rublev | 7-3 | Zverev leads | 2024 Nitto ATP Finals RR |
| Holger Rune | 3-1 | Zverev leads | 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Paris SF |
| Ben Shelton | 6-0 | Zverev leads | 2026 US Open F |
Overall, Zverev has 60 wins and 88 losses against players ranked in the top 10 at the time of the match. In the 2026 season that record stands at 2-8. On the way to his two Grand Slam titles in Paris and New York in 2026, he faced neither Sinner nor Alcaraz. More key figures are on the page Stats in numbers.
Zverev vs Djokovic: big wins, losing record
Against Djokovic the record stands at 5-10. All five wins came in big matches. In 2017, Zverev beat him 6-4, 6-3 in the Rome final to win his first Masters title. In 2018 he beat him in the ATP Finals final in London, also 6-4, 6-3. At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 he won the semifinal 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, ending Djokovic's hopes of a Golden Slam. In the same year he prevailed 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 in the ATP Finals semifinal. The fifth win came in the 2025 Australian Open semifinal, when Djokovic retired after the first set. Djokovic won their last completed meeting in the Roland Garros 2025 quarterfinal, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. On 4 October 2026, Djokovic also won the Beijing quarterfinal 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Zverev vs Sinner: the toughest opponent
Zverev trails Sinner 4-11, and the record of the past two years is clear-cut: Sinner has won all nine meetings in 2025 and 2026. They include four finals: the 2025 Australian Open (3-6, 6-7(4), 3-6), Vienna 2025 (6-3, 3-6, 5-7), Madrid 2026 (1-6, 2-6) and Wimbledon 2026. In the Wimbledon final on 12 July, Zverev won the first set in a tiebreak but lost 7-6(7), 6-7(2), 3-6, 4-6. On top of that come the 2025 Paris Masters semifinal (0-6, 1-6), the 2025 ATP Finals group stage and, in 2026, the semifinals in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo.
Zverev vs Alcaraz: narrowly behind after 13 meetings
Against Alcaraz the record stands at 6-7. The most important losses came in big matches: the 2022 Madrid final (3-6, 1-6), the Roland Garros 2024 final (3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 1-6, 2-6), in which Zverev led after three sets, and the 2025 Cincinnati semifinal. Their most recent meeting was the 2026 Australian Open semifinal. Zverev came back from two sets down there and only lost in the fifth set on 30 January: 4-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 5-7.
Daniil Medvedev: the most frequent rivalry
With 22 meetings, Medvedev is the player Zverev has faced most often. The 8-14 record favors the Russian. Medvedev won the Masters finals in Shanghai 2019 (Zverev lost 4-6, 1-6) and Paris 2020, and in 2025 also the Halle semifinal and the Beijing quarterfinal. Zverev's most important win was the 2021 ATP Finals final in Turin, 6-4, 6-4. Zverev won their last meeting, in the 2025 Paris Masters quarterfinal, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5).
Stefanos Tsitsipas: the Next Gen rivalry
Against Tsitsipas the record is 6-10 from 16 meetings. In the 2021 Acapulco final, Zverev won 6-4, 7-6(3). Their most recent meeting was the 2024 Paris Masters quarterfinal, which Zverev won on the way to his seventh Masters title.
Rafael Nadal: losses on clay and one last win
Against Nadal, Zverev finished with a 4-7 record. He lost the 2018 Rome final 1-6, 6-1, 3-6. The Roland Garros 2022 semifinal ended at 6-7(8), 6-6 because Zverev suffered a serious ankle injury and had to retire. He won their final meeting in the first round of Roland Garros 2024 and went on to reach the final.
Roger Federer: a winning record against his former idol
Zverev has called Federer his idol. His record against him is a positive 4-3. Zverev still lost the 2017 Halle final 1-6, 3-6, but in August of the same year he won the Montreal final 6-3, 6-4. At the 2018 ATP Finals he beat Federer 7-5, 7-6(5) in the semifinals. Zverev won their last meeting in the 2019 Shanghai quarterfinal and went on to reach the final. At the Hopman Cup in 2018 and 2019, Germany lost both finals to Federer's Switzerland.
Zverev vs Shelton: six wins in six meetings
Zverev has won all six of his matches against Shelton. In 2025 he beat him in the Munich final (6-2, 6-4), the Stuttgart semifinal, the Cincinnati quarterfinal and the ATP Finals group stage. The most important win was the US Open final on 13 September 2026, 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2, which gave Zverev his second Grand Slam title.
Zverev vs Fritz: many losses, one big win
Against Fritz the record stands at 6-10. In 2025 Zverev lost the Stuttgart final to him (3-6, 6-7(0)), and in June 2026 also the Halle semifinal (7-6(4), 4-6, 5-7). In the Wimbledon 2026 quarterfinal he turned things around and won comfortably, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. That is their most recent meeting.
More head-to-head records: Thiem, Rublev, Ruud and Rune
Against Dominic Thiem the record stands at 4-8. Thiem won the 2016 final in Nice and the 2020 US Open final, in which Zverev led by two sets to love. Zverev won the 2018 Madrid final against Thiem 6-4, 6-4. Against Andrey Rublev, Zverev leads 7-3; among other wins, he beat him in the 2021 Cincinnati final. Against Casper Ruud it is 4-2, against Holger Rune 3-1. Zverev won his last meeting with Rune in the 2024 Paris Masters semifinal. Zverev's finals against all of these opponents are on the pages about his Grand Slam record and his career with all finals, and this season's results in the list of all 2026 matches with scores.