Career 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1969 1968 Ken Rosewall takes it, 7–0 on categories Rosewall wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Sakai 77 matches, Rosewall 730 matches.
Rosewall has the better sets won %: 69.4 to Sakai’s 45.1. Rosewall averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Sakai’s 1.5. Rosewall averages 1.8 sets won a match to Sakai’s 1.3 (41% more). Best single match: Rosewall 35 games won, Sakai 26. Winners’ edge: Rosewall’s team won 74%, Sakai’s team won 45% of the matches they played. Longevity: Rosewall has 730 matches across 13 seasons, Sakai 77 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 40 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
13.1 1,005 total · best 26 Games wonper game 14.2 10,336 total · best 35
45.1 Sets won % 69.4
48.8 Games won % 57.3
0.0 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 69 total · best 1
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Head to head 0 2 matches since 1973 2
Clay · 2 matches Sakai 0 Rosewall 2 Finals · 1 match Sakai 0 Rosewall 1 Last meetings 8 Oct 1973 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · Clay Rosewall won 6-1 6-0 1 Oct 1973 · Osaka · Final · Clay Rosewall won 6-2 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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