Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1971 Jose Higueras takes it, 6–0 on categories Higueras wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Velasco 304 matches, Higueras 672 matches.
Higueras averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Velasco’s 1.4. Higueras has the better sets won %: 61.4 to Velasco’s 44.4. Higueras averages 1.5 sets won a match to Velasco’s 1.1 (32% more). Best single match: Higueras 30 games won, Velasco 27. Winners’ edge: Higueras’s team won 66%, Velasco’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Higueras has 672 matches across 18 seasons, Velasco 304 in 16 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, tour finals matches, davis/bjk cup matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 18 total · best 1
11.2 3,408 total · best 27 Games wonper game 12.1 8,153 total · best 30
44.4 Sets won % 61.4
47.6 Games won % 54.7
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 30 total · best 1
1.1 340 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.5 996 total · best 3
Head to head 1 7 matches since 1975 6
Clay · 7 matches Velasco 1 Higueras 6 Grand Slams · 1 match Velasco 0 Higueras 1 Last meetings 4 July 1983 · Gstaad · Round of 16 · Clay Higueras won 5-7 7-5 6-2 9 May 1983 · Hamburg · Round of 32 · Clay Higueras won 6-2 6-3 26 Jan 1981 · Vina Del Mar · Round of 16 · Clay Higueras won 6-3 1-6 6-2 26 Nov 1979 · Santiago · Quarterfinal · Clay Higueras won 6-4 6-1 12 Nov 1979 · Bogota · Quarterfinal · Clay Velasco won 6-4 6-3 18 Sept 1978 · Bournemouth · Round of 16 · Clay Higueras won 6-4 7-9 6-1 27 Aug 1975 · US Open · Round of 64 · Clay Higueras won 6-4 2-6 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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