Stafford v Ferreira
ATP Tour career
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Wayne Ferreira takes it, 9–4 on categories
Ferreira wins on first-serve points won %. Stafford’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Stafford 202 matches, Ferreira 813 matches.
- Ferreira averages 7.0 aces a match to Stafford’s 3.5 — 2 times as many.
- Ferreira averages 2.9 double faults a match to Stafford’s 3.8.
- Ferreira has the better first-serve points won %: 74.4 to Stafford’s 67.5.
- Winners’ edge: Ferreira’s team won 61%, Stafford’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Ferreira has 813 matches across 15 seasons, Stafford 202 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
- –Titlesper game0.015 total · best 1
- 60.1First serve in %55.3
- 67.5First-serve points won %74.4
- 56.3Break points saved %59.6
- 40.7Return points won %38.8
- 3.5700 total · best 14Acesper game7.05,606 total · best 36
- 11.72,355 total · best 28
Head to head
25 matches
since 19923
since 19923
- Hard · 5 matchesStafford 2Ferreira 3
Last meetings
- 11 Aug 1997 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · HardFerreira won 6-4 7-6(4)
- 29 Mar 1993 · Durban · Semifinal · HardStafford won 6-4 7-5
- 29 Mar 1993 · Durban · Semifinal · HardStafford won 6-4 7-5
- 30 Mar 1992 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · HardFerreira won 6-4 2-6 6-3
- 30 Mar 1992 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · HardFerreira won 6-4 2-6 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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