Career 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Marcelo Rios takes it, 13–2 on categories Rios wins on titles. Black’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Black 472 matches, Rios 548 matches.
Rios has 17 titles (one every 25 matches) to Black’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches). Rios averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Black’s 1.2. Rios averages 4.5 aces a match to Black’s 3.3 (36% more). Winners’ edge: Rios’s team won 67%, Black’s team won 51% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 17 total · best 1
60.3 First serve in % 57.7
67.8 First-serve points won % 71.4
58.2 Break points saved % 59.8
39.4 Return points won % 40.6
3.3 1,571 total · best 14 Acesper game 4.5 2,490 total · best 30
Head to head 2 8 matches since 1995 6
Hard · 5 matches Black 2 Rios 3 Clay · 2 matches Black 0 Rios 2 Carpet · 1 match Black 0 Rios 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Black 0 Rios 1 Last meetings 1 Oct 2001 · Tokyo · Round of 32 · Hard Rios won 6-2 7-5 15 Mar 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32 · Hard Rios won 6-3 6-4 17 Aug 1998 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · Hard Black won 5-7 6-1 7-5 12 Jan 1998 · Auckland · Semifinal · Hard Rios won 6-1 6-3 6 Oct 1997 · Singapore · Round of 16 · Carpet Rios won 6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 26 May 1997 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · Clay Rios won 6-7(3) 6-7 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0 3 Mar 1997 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · Hard Black won 6-1 4-6 7-6(5) Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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