Goldstein v Malisse
ATP Tour career
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Xavier Malisse takes it, 10–3 on categories
Malisse wins on first-serve points won %. Goldstein’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Goldstein 200 matches, Malisse 548 matches.
- Malisse averages 6.8 aces a match to Goldstein’s 2.3 — 2.9 times as many.
- Malisse has the better first-serve points won %: 73.1 to Goldstein’s 65.
- Goldstein has the better first serve in %: 61.8 to Malisse’s 56.8.
- Winners’ edge: Malisse’s team won 51%, Goldstein’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Malisse has 548 matches across 16 seasons, Goldstein 200 in 14 — 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 game0.13 total · best 1
- 61.8First serve in %56.8
- 65.0First-serve points won %73.1
- 59.2Break points saved %59.6
- 39.4Return points won %38.2
- 2.3458 total · best 13Acesper game6.83,700 total · best 27
- 11.52,299 total · best 32
Head to head
24 matches
since 19992
since 19992
- Hard · 3 matchesGoldstein 2Malisse 1
- Clay · 1 matchGoldstein 0Malisse 1
Last meetings
- 27 Feb 2006 · Las Vegas · Quarterfinal · HardGoldstein won 6-3 2-0
- 26 Feb 2001 · San Jose · Round of 32 · HardMalisse won 6-3 7-6(4)
- 7 Feb 2000 · San Jose · Round of 16 · HardGoldstein won 6-2 3-6 7-5
- 3 May 1999 · Delray Beach · Round of 32 · ClayMalisse won 7-6(4) 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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