Career 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 Boris Becker takes it, 12–2 on categories Becker wins on titles. Pate’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Pate 349 matches, Becker 886 matches.
Becker has 50 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Pate’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Becker averages 9.3 aces a match to Pate’s 4.7 — 2 times as many. Becker averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Pate’s 1.3. Winners’ edge: Becker’s team won 76%, Pate’s team won 52% of the matches they played. Longevity: Becker has 886 matches across 17 seasons, Pate 349 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces…): 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 0.1 50 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
61.1 First serve in % 57.3
67.1 First-serve points won % 79.2
56.9 Break points saved % 62.3
35.8 Return points won % 38.3
4.7 191 total · best 14
Head to head 0 5 matches since 1985 5
Hard · 2 matches Pate 0 Becker 2 Grass · 2 matches Pate 0 Becker 2 Carpet · 1 match Pate 0 Becker 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Pate 0 Becker 1 Last meetings 12 Aug 1991 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · Hard Becker won 6-3 6-2 28 Aug 1989 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard Becker won 6-1 6-3 6-1 20 Feb 1989 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · Carpet Becker won 6-1 6-1 8 June 1987 · London / Queen's Club · Quarterfinal · Grass Becker won 6-4 7-6 10 June 1985 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 16 · Grass Becker won 6-4 6-7 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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