Santoro v Ljubicic
ATP Tour career
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Ivan Ljubicic takes it, 11–4 on categories
Ljubicic wins on titles. Santoro’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Santoro 902 matches, Ljubicic 689 matches.
- Ljubicic has 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Santoro’s 6 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Ljubicic averages 11.7 aces a match to Santoro’s 3.0 — 3.9 times as many.
- Ljubicic has the better first-serve points won %: 77.5 to Santoro’s 67.
- Winners’ edge: Ljubicic’s team won 59%, Santoro’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.
- 0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
- 57.6First serve in %58.4
- 67.0First-serve points won %77.5
- 59.1Break points saved %65.0
- 39.8Return points won %35.0
- 3.02,593 total · best 22Acesper game11.78,070 total · best 34
Head to head
59 matches
since 20004
since 20004
- Hard · 8 matchesSantoro 4Ljubicic 4
- Grass · 1 matchSantoro 1Ljubicic 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSantoro 0Ljubicic 1
Last meetings
- 14 June 2009 · Eastbourne · Quarterfinal · GrassSantoro won 3-6 4-2
- 27 Mar 2008 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardSantoro won 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3
- 19 Mar 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32 · HardLjubicic won 3-6 6-3 6-4
- 3 Oct 2005 · Metz · Round of 16 · HardLjubicic won 4-6 6-1 7-6(3)
- 15 Aug 2005 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardSantoro won 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 7-5
- 26 July 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 32 · HardSantoro won 6-4 7-6(4)
- 26 Aug 2002 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardLjubicic won 7-6(3) 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5
- 25 Feb 2002 · Dubai · Quarterfinal · HardSantoro won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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