Matsuoka v Sanchez
ATP Tour career
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Emilio Sanchez takes it, 10–3 on categories
Sanchez wins on first serve in %. Matsuoka’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Matsuoka 281 matches, Sanchez 690 matches.
- Matsuoka averages 7.4 aces a match to Sanchez’s 3.3 — 2.2 times as many.
- Sanchez averages 1.2 double faults a match to Matsuoka’s 2.8.
- Matsuoka has the better first-serve points won %: 74.1 to Sanchez’s 67.8.
- Winners’ edge: Sanchez’s team won 60%, Matsuoka’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sanchez has 690 matches across 14 seasons, Matsuoka 281 in 14 — 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.
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 game0.016 total · best 1
- 61.3First serve in %64.7
- 74.1First-serve points won %67.8
- 60.8Break points saved %57.7
- 35.3Return points won %38.4
- 7.41,511 total · best 26Acesper game3.3988 total · best 14
Head to head
16 matches
since 19885
since 19885
- Hard · 3 matchesMatsuoka 0Sanchez 3
- Clay · 2 matchesMatsuoka 0Sanchez 2
- Carpet · 1 matchMatsuoka 1Sanchez 0
Last meetings
- 12 Oct 1992 · Tokyo Indoor · Round of 32 · CarpetMatsuoka won 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
- 5 Mar 1990 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 32 · HardSanchez won 6-0 6-3
- 20 Mar 1989 · Key Biscayne · Round of 64 · HardSanchez won 7-5 6-3 6-4
- 19 Sept 1988 · Seoul Olympics · Round of 64 · HardSanchez won 6-3 6-4 6-3
- 25 July 1988 · Hilversum · Round of 32 · ClaySanchez won 6-3 6-2
- 4 July 1988 · Gstaad · Round of 32 · ClaySanchez won 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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