Career 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 Brad Gilbert takes it, 11–1 on categories Gilbert wins on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Rive 125 matches, Gilbert 792 matches.
Gilbert has the better first-serve points won %: 72.3 to Rive’s 52.9. Gilbert averages 5.4 aces a match to Rive’s 2.5 — 2.1 times as many. Gilbert averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Rive’s 1.5. Winners’ edge: Gilbert’s team won 64%, Rive’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gilbert has 792 matches across 15 seasons, Rive 125 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, double faults): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 21 total · best 1
58.6 First serve in % 56.3
52.9 First-serve points won % 72.3
56.3 Break points saved % 59.8
31.9 Return points won % 39.7
2.5 5 total · best 3 Acesper game 5.4 1,200 total · best 29
11.9 1,493 total · best 28
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1987 3
Hard · 2 matches Rive 0 Gilbert 2 Clay · 1 match Rive 0 Gilbert 1 Last meetings 2 Apr 1990 · Orlando · Quarterfinal · Hard Gilbert won 6-3 6-3 8 May 1989 · Charleston · Round of 32 · Clay Gilbert won 7-6 3-6 6-1 23 Feb 1987 · Key Biscayne · Round of 128 · Hard Gilbert won 6-3 6-2 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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