Canter v Visser

ATP Tour career

Jonathan CanterUnited States164 games · 1982–1994Most return points won %Danie VisserSouth Africa221 games · 1981–1991Most break points saved %Most first serve in %

Lineball analyst5–7

Danie Visser takes it, 7–5 on categories

Visser wins on break points saved %. Canter’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Canter 164 matches, Visser 221 matches.

Visser has the better break points saved %: 76 to Canter’s 56.5.
Visser has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Canter’s 53.3.
Visser averages 7.3 aces a match to Canter’s 2.8 — 2.7 times as many.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): 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.

0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game–
53.3First serve in %65.4
69.4First-serve points won %68.1
56.5Break points saved %76.0
36.1Return points won %28.5
2.822 total · best 6Acesper game7.322 total · best 16
12.42,028 total · best 29

Head to head

23 matches
since 19841

Hard · 2 matchesCanter 1Visser 1
Grass · 1 matchCanter 1Visser 0

Last meetings

16 Feb 1987 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardCanter won 3-6 6-4 7-6
23 Dec 1985 · Melbourne · Round of 32 · GrassCanter won 7-5 6-3
10 Sept 1984 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardVisser won 6-2 2-6 6-3

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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