Career 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Boris Becker takes it, 11–3 on categories Becker wins on titles. Ivanisevic’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ivanisevic 895 matches, Becker 886 matches.
Becker has 50 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Ivanisevic’s 24 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Ivanisevic averages 12.7 aces a match to Becker’s 9.3 (38% more). Becker averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Ivanisevic’s 1.0. Winners’ edge: Becker’s team won 76%, Ivanisevic’s team won 64% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 24 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 50 total · best 1
0.0 1 total · best 1 Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
54.8 First serve in % 57.3
82.5 First-serve points won % 79.2
62.9 Break points saved % 62.3
35.2 Return points won % 38.3
Head to head 9 19 matches since 1990 10
Carpet · 11 matches Ivanisevic 5 Becker 6 Clay · 4 matches Ivanisevic 2 Becker 2 Hard · 2 matches Ivanisevic 1 Becker 1 Grass · 2 matches Ivanisevic 1 Becker 1 Grand Slams · 3 matches Ivanisevic 2 Becker 1 Finals · 3 matches Ivanisevic 0 Becker 3 Last meetings 26 Oct 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart · Round of 16 · Hard Ivanisevic won 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 2 Feb 1998 · Split · Round of 16 · Carpet Ivanisevic won 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 12 May 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 16 · Clay Ivanisevic won 7-6(7) 6-3 3 Dec 1996 · Grand Slam Cup · Final · Carpet Becker won 6-3 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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