Career 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 Boris Becker takes it, 14–0 on categories Becker wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Bates 298 matches, Becker 886 matches.
Becker has 50 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Bates’ 1 title (one every 33.3 matches). Becker averages 9.3 aces a match to Bates’ 3.4 — 2.7 times as many. Becker has the better sets won %: 69.9 to Bates’s 42.2. Winners’ edge: Becker’s team won 76%, Bates’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Becker has 886 matches across 17 seasons, Bates 298 in 17 — 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 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 50 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
55.6 First serve in % 57.3
70.2 First-serve points won % 79.2
55.5 Break points saved % 62.3
36.3 Return points won % 38.3
3.4 448 total · best 12
Head to head 1 5 matches since 1985 4
Carpet · 2 matches Bates 0 Becker 2 Grass · 1 match Bates 1 Becker 0 Hard · 1 match Bates 0 Becker 1 Clay · 1 match Bates 0 Becker 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches Bates 0 Becker 2 Last meetings 6 June 1994 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 32 · Grass Bates won 7-5 7-6(8) 31 Jan 1994 · Marseille · Round of 32 · Carpet Becker won 6-2 6-4 14 Jan 1991 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · Hard Becker won 6-4 6-2 6-3 29 May 1989 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · Clay Becker won 7-5 6-1 6-2 11 Nov 1985 · Wembley · Round of 16 · Carpet Becker won 7-5 7-6 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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