Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Ion Tiriac takes it, 6–1 on categories Tiriac wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Pala 173 matches, Tiriac 430 matches.
Tiriac averages 1.5 sets won a match to Pala’s 1 (49% more). Tiriac averages 13.4 games won a match to Pala’s 11.6 (15% more). Tiriac has the better sets won %: 56.1 to Pala’s 38.7. Best single match: Pala 37 games won, Tiriac 31. Winners’ edge: Tiriac’s team won 56%, Pala’s team won 35% of the matches they played. Longevity: Tiriac has 430 matches across 12 seasons, Pala 173 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 8 total · best 1
11.6 2,000 total · best 37 Games wonper game 13.4 5,741 total · best 31
38.7 Sets won % 56.1
46.8 Games won % 52.4
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 15 total · best 1
1 173 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.5 639 total · best 3
Head to head 4 6 matches since 1969 2
Clay · 6 matches Pala 4 Tiriac 2 Last meetings 24 July 1978 · Kitzbuhel · Round of 32 · Clay Pala won 7-5 6-3 19 Aug 1974 · Boston · Round of 64 · Clay Pala won 6-4 6-0 14 Aug 1972 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 64 · Clay Tiriac won 6-4 5-7 6-0 27 Mar 1972 · Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · Clay Pala won 8-6 6-1 4-6 6-2 30 Mar 1971 · Nice · Quarterfinal · Clay Pala won 6-4 6-3 7 July 1969 · Bastad · Quarterfinal · Clay Tiriac won 6-3 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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