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Stefan Koubek v Ivan Ljubicic: stats compared | Lineball
Ljubicic wins on titles. Koubek’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Koubek 429 matches, Ljubicic 689 matches.
Ljubicic has 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Koubek’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
Ljubicic averages 11.7 aces a match to Koubek’s 3.5 — 3.3 times as many.
Ljubicic has the better first-serve points won %: 77.5 to Koubek’s 66.1.
Winners’ edge: Ljubicic’s team won 59%, Koubek’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Ljubicic has 689 matches across 17 seasons, Koubek 429 in 17 — 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.
0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
59.9First serve in %58.4
66.1First-serve points won %77.5
57.6Break points saved %65.0
38.4Return points won %35.0
3.51,516 total · best 18Acesper game11.78,070 total · best 34
Head to head
37 matches since 20024
Carpet · 3 matchesKoubek 1Ljubicic 2
Hard · 2 matchesKoubek 1Ljubicic 1
Clay · 2 matchesKoubek 1Ljubicic 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchKoubek 1Ljubicic 0
Finals · 1 matchKoubek 0Ljubicic 1
Last meetings
31 Dec 2007 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardLjubicic won 6-4 6-4
15 Oct 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 32 · HardKoubek won 6-3 6-7(2) 7-5
29 Jan 2007 · Zagreb · Round of 16 · CarpetLjubicic won 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-4
30 Jan 2006 · Zagreb · Final · CarpetLjubicic won 6-3 6-4
25 Oct 2004 · Basel · Quarterfinal · CarpetKoubek won 2-6 7-5 7-5
24 May 2004 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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11.85,071 total · best 30
Games wonper game
13.69,356 total · best 32
41.1Break points converted %37.1
45.7Sets won %56.5
48.4Games won %52.0
0.06 total · best 1Finalsper game0.125 total · best 1
1.2499 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.4994 total · best 3
1.4593 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1765 total · best 3
12.65,418 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better12.58,631 total · best 30
0.4150 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.6409 total · best 4
3.11,337 total · best 11Double faultsper game · lower is better2.41,674 total · best 10
Koubek won 6-0 1-6 6-4 6-2
8 July 2002 · Gstaad · Round of 16 · ClayLjubicic won 6-4 6-4