Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 Jan Kodes takes it, 6–1 on categories Kodes wins on games won. Meiler’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Meiler 441 matches, Kodes 746 matches.
Meiler has 3 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Kodes’ 10 titles (one every 50 matches). Kodes averages 13.7 games won a match to Meiler’s 12.8 (7% more). Kodes averages 1.6 sets won a match to Meiler’s 1.4 (14% more). Winners’ edge: Kodes’s team won 63%, Meiler’s team won 57% of the matches they played. Longevity: Kodes has 746 matches across 16 seasons, Meiler 441 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
12.8 5,662 total · best 34 Games wonper game 13.7 10,250 total · best 35
55.6 Sets won % 60.2
51.9 Games won % 53.9
0.1 19 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 31 total · best 1
Head to head 2 9 matches since 1972 7
Clay · 5 matches Meiler 2 Kodes 3 Hard · 2 matches Meiler 0 Kodes 2 Carpet · 2 matches Meiler 0 Kodes 2 Last meetings 6 Nov 1978 · Stockholm · Round of 32 · Hard Kodes won 7-5 6-4 11 July 1977 · Kitzbuhel · Semifinal · Clay Kodes won 6-3 6-4 4 May 1976 · Munich · Semifinal · Clay Meiler won 5-7 6-4 6-4 1 Mar 1976 · Basel · Semifinal · Carpet Kodes won 6-3 7-5 14 Jan 1976 · Atlanta WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Kodes won 7-5 6-1 6 Oct 1975 · Madrid · Round of 16 · Clay Kodes won 6-3 6-1 5 May 1975 · Munich · Quarterfinal · Clay Meiler won 7-6 6-4 4 Nov 1974 · Stockholm · Round of 32 · Hard Kodes won 6-7 6-1 6-1 5 June 1972 · Hamburg · Quarterfinal · Clay Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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