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Martin Verkerk v Lleyton Hewitt: stats compared | Lineball
Hewitt wins on titles. Verkerk’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Verkerk 122 matches, Hewitt 822 matches.
Hewitt has 31 titles (one every 25 matches) to Verkerk’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Verkerk averages 12.1 aces a match to Hewitt’s 6 — 2 times as many.
Hewitt averages 1.7 sets won a match to Verkerk’s 1.2 (41% more).
Winners’ edge: Hewitt’s team won 70%, Verkerk’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Hewitt has 822 matches across 20 seasons, Verkerk 122 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam 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.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.031 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
59.4First serve in %54.0
76.0First-serve points won %73.7
62.8Break points saved %61.8
32.8Return points won %41.1
12.11,451 total · best 33
Head to head
03 matches since 20043
Clay · 2 matchesVerkerk 0Hewitt 2
Hard · 1 matchVerkerk 0Hewitt 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchVerkerk 0Hewitt 1
Last meetings
24 May 2004 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayHewitt won 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-1
17 May 2004 · World Team Championship · Round robin · ClayHewitt won 1-6 7-6(2) 7-5
12 Jan 2004 · Sydney · Semifinal · HardHewitt won 6-2 ret.
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
64,932 total · best 23
13.01,587 total · best 29Games wonper game14.311,736 total · best 31
38.8Break points converted %43.0
47.5Sets won %63.9
49.4Games won %54.9
0.04 total · best 1Finalsper game0.148 total · best 1
1.2149 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.71,411 total · best 3
1.4165 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0799 total · best 3
13.31,628 total · best 26Games lostper game · lower is better11.79,629 total · best 30
0.562 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4306 total · best 3