Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Too close to call — 8–7 on categories Montanes wins on first-serve points won %. Sanchez’s case rests on titles. ATP Tour career: Sanchez 204 matches, Montanes 542 matches.
Sanchez has 2 titles (one every 25 matches) to Montanes’ 6 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Montanes averages 3.3 aces a match to Sanchez’s 2.3 (41% more). Sanchez averages 2.3 double faults a match to Montanes’ 3.1. Longevity: Montanes has 542 matches across 17 seasons, Sanchez 204 in 9 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
61.3 First serve in % 60.3
64.9 First-serve points won % 69.0
56.5 Break points saved % 58.3
40.1 Return points won % 37.1
2.3 478 total · best 10 Acesper game 3.3 1,791 total · best 17
Head to head 3 4 matches since 2001 1
Clay · 3 matches Sanchez 3 Montanes 0 Hard · 1 match Sanchez 0 Montanes 1 Last meetings 31 Jan 2005 · Viña del Mar · Round of 32 · Clay Sanchez won 5-7 6-4 6-4 10 Feb 2003 · Viña del Mar · Semifinal · Clay Sanchez won 7-6(4) 3-6 6-1 29 Apr 2002 · Mallorca · Round of 16 · Clay Sanchez won 7-6(5) 6-4 31 Dec 2001 · Doha · Round of 32 · Hard Montanes won 6-3 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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