Career 2000 1999 1998 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Todd Martin takes it, 13–1 on categories Martin wins on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Palmer 148 matches, Martin 626 matches.
Martin averages 8.9 aces a match to Palmer’s 3.8 — 2.4 times as many. Martin averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Palmer’s 1.4. Martin averages 1.6 sets won a match to Palmer’s 1.3 (26% more). Winners’ edge: Martin’s team won 64%, Palmer’s team won 46% of the matches they played. Longevity: Martin has 626 matches across 15 seasons, Palmer 148 in 12 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
60.7 First serve in % 61.6
69.6 First-serve points won % 75.8
61.4 Break points saved % 62.5
37.0 Return points won % 37.8
3.8 519 total · best 18 Acesper game 8.9 5,537 total · best 39
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1993 2
Clay · 2 matches Palmer 2 Martin 0 Grass · 1 match Palmer 0 Martin 1 Hard · 1 match Palmer 0 Martin 1 Finals · 1 match Palmer 1 Martin 0 Last meetings 10 June 1996 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 32 · Grass Martin won 6-2 6-3 9 May 1994 · Coral Springs · Round of 32 · Clay Palmer won 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 2 May 1994 · Pinehurst · Final · Clay Palmer won 6-4 7-6(5) 8 Feb 1993 · Memphis · Round of 64 · Hard Martin won 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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