Career 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Jan Kodes takes it, 8–1 on categories Kodes wins on games won. Edlefsen’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Edlefsen 251 matches, Kodes 746 matches.
Edlefsen has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Kodes’ 10 titles (one every 50 matches). Kodes averages 13.7 games won a match to Edlefsen’s 11.5 (19% more). Kodes averages 1.6 sets won a match to Edlefsen’s 1.1 (50% more). Winners’ edge: Kodes’s team won 63%, Edlefsen’s team won 42% of the matches they played. Longevity: Kodes has 746 matches across 16 seasons, Edlefsen 251 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
11.5 2,895 total · best 31 Games wonper game 13.7 10,250 total · best 35
43.9 Sets won % 60.2
48.2 Games won % 53.9
0.0 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 31 total · best 1
Head to head 1 6 matches since 1968 5
Hard · 4 matches Edlefsen 1 Kodes 3 Clay · 1 match Edlefsen 0 Kodes 1 Carpet · 1 match Edlefsen 0 Kodes 1 Last meetings 13 Sept 1971 · Sacramento · Round of 32 · Hard Kodes won 3-6 6-3 7-5 3 Mar 1969 · Caracas · Quarterfinal · Clay Kodes won 6-2 6-1 17 Feb 1969 · Macon · Round of 32 · Carpet Kodes won 6-2 2-6 6-4 11 Mar 1968 · Caracas · Round of 32 · Hard Kodes won 6-3 9-7 26 Feb 1968 · Kingston · Round of 32 · Hard Kodes won 6-2 6-3 12 Feb 1968 · Salisbury · Round of 64 · Hard Edlefsen won 3-6 6-3 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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