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Byron Black v Goran Ivanisevic: stats compared | Lineball
Ivanisevic wins on titles. Black’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Black 472 matches, Ivanisevic 895 matches.
Ivanisevic has 24 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Black’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Ivanisevic has the better first-serve points won %: 82.5 to Black’s 67.8.
Ivanisevic averages 12.7 aces a match to Black’s 3.3 — 3.8 times as many.
Winners’ edge: Ivanisevic’s team won 64%, Black’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Ivanisevic has 895 matches across 17 seasons, Black 472 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, 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.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
60.3First serve in %54.8
67.8First-serve points won %82.5
58.2Break points saved %62.9
39.4Return points won %35.2
3.31,571 total · best 14
Head to head
27 matches since 19935
Hard · 4 matchesBlack 1Ivanisevic 3
Carpet · 3 matchesBlack 1Ivanisevic 2
Last meetings
8 Nov 1999 · Moscow · Round of 16 · CarpetBlack won 7-6(4) 3-1
2 Aug 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 64 · HardBlack won 6-4 6-4
21 July 1997 · Los Angeles · Quarterfinal · HardIvanisevic won 7-6(3) 6-2
17 Mar 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardIvanisevic won 6-3 6-3
11 Mar 1996 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 32 · HardIvanisevic won 6-1 6-3
31 Oct 1994 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetIvanisevic won 6-4 6-4
18 Oct 1993 · Vienna · Quarterfinal · CarpetIvanisevic won 6-2 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
12.79,756 total · best 46
12.05,643 total · best 30Games wonper game13.712,248 total · best 38
42.7Break points converted %40.9
50.1Sets won %60.6
50.1Games won %52.6
0.110 total · best 1Finalsper game0.152 total · best 1
1.3589 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,403 total · best 3
1.2587 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0913 total · best 3
11.95,617 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better12.311,023 total · best 34
0.4184 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5461 total · best 3