Career 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 David Pate takes it, 12–1 on categories Pate wins on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Pearce 120 matches, Pate 349 matches.
Pate averages 4.7 aces a match to Pearce’s 0.9 — 5.2 times as many. Pate has the better first-serve points won %: 67.1 to Pearce’s 60. Pate has the better sets won %: 50.8 to Pearce’s 40.1. Winners’ edge: Pate’s team won 52%, Pearce’s team won 34% of the matches they played. Longevity: Pate has 349 matches across 15 seasons, Pearce 120 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): 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 2 total · best 1
58.2 First serve in % 61.1
60.0 First-serve points won % 67.1
53.9 Break points saved % 56.9
36.5 Return points won % 35.8
0.9 26 total · best 4 Acesper game 4.7 191 total · best 14
11.2 1,345 total · best 32
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1986 2
Carpet · 2 matches Pearce 1 Pate 1 Clay · 1 match Pearce 1 Pate 0 Hard · 1 match Pearce 0 Pate 1 Last meetings 6 May 1991 · Charlotte · Round of 32 · Clay Pearce won 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 30 Mar 1987 · Chicago · Round of 32 · Carpet Pate won 6-2 6-4 17 Nov 1986 · Houston · Round of 16 · Carpet Pearce won 6-2 7-6 27 Oct 1986 · Hong Kong · Round of 32 · Hard Pate won 6-4 3-6 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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