Carlsen v Ivanisevic
ATP Tour career
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Goran Ivanisevic takes it, 12–1 on categories
Ivanisevic wins on first-serve points won %. Carlsen’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Carlsen 513 matches, Ivanisevic 895 matches.
- Ivanisevic averages 12.7 aces a match to Carlsen’s 7.7 (66% more).
- Ivanisevic averages 1.6 sets won a match to Carlsen’s 1.2 (33% more).
- Ivanisevic averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Carlsen’s 1.4.
- Winners’ edge: Ivanisevic’s team won 64%, Carlsen’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Ivanisevic has 895 matches across 17 seasons, Carlsen 513 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam 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.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 58.2First serve in %54.8
- 74.9First-serve points won %82.5
- 62.5Break points saved %62.9
- 34.8Return points won %35.2
- 7.73,931 total · best 28Aces
Head to head
16 matches
since 19945
since 19945
- Hard · 3 matchesCarlsen 1Ivanisevic 2
- Carpet · 3 matchesCarlsen 0Ivanisevic 3
Last meetings
- 15 Mar 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardCarlsen won 6-2 3-6 6-4
- 5 Oct 1998 · Shanghai · Quarterfinal · HardIvanisevic won 6-3 7-6(2)
- 23 Feb 1998 · London · Round of 32 · CarpetIvanisevic won 6-1 6-2
- 9 Oct 1995 · Tokyo Indoor · Round of 16 · CarpetIvanisevic won 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3
- 31 July 1995 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardIvanisevic won 6-2 6-4
- 21 Feb 1994 · Rotterdam · Round of 16 · CarpetIvanisevic won 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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