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Mike De Palmer v Bruce Manson: stats compared | Lineball
De Palmer wins on games won. Manson’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: De Palmer 161 matches, Manson 297 matches.
De Palmer averages 13.3 games won a match to Manson’s 11.8 (12% more).
De Palmer averages 1.3 sets won a match to Manson’s 1.1 (19% more).
Manson averages 12.6 games lost a match to De Palmer’s 13.9.
Best single match: De Palmer 36 games won, Manson 31.
Longevity: Manson has 297 matches across 13 seasons, De Palmer 161 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
13.32,135 total · best 36Games wonper game11.83,510 total · best 31
48.5Sets won %44.7
48.9Games won %48.5
0.01 total · best 1Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1
1.3215 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.1336 total · best 3
1.4228 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.4416 total · best 3
Head to head
33 matches since 19830
Hard · 2 matchesPalmer 2Manson 0
Clay · 1 matchPalmer 1Manson 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchPalmer 1Manson 0
Last meetings
6 Aug 1984 · Cleveland · Round of 32 · HardPalmer won 6-3 7-5
23 May 1983 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayPalmer won 2-6 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3
11 Apr 1983 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardPalmer won 6-1 6-4
Last 10 games
Games won, oldest to newest.
Palmer174102014102251217
Manson8201318153713
13.92,233 total · best 36Games lostper game · lower is better12.63,733 total · best 30
0.468 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.4120 total · best 3
0.230 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.244 total · best 1
–Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.11 total · best 1