Career 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1969 1968 Too close to call — 3–4 on categories Sakai wins on games won. Battrick’s case rests on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Sakai 77 matches, Battrick 384 matches.
Sakai averages 13.1 games won a match to Battrick’s 12.2 (7% more). Battrick averages 1.3 sets lost a match to Sakai’s 1.5. Battrick averages 12.5 games lost a match to Sakai’s 13.7. Best single match: Battrick 33 games won, Sakai 26. Longevity: Battrick has 384 matches across 9 seasons, Sakai 77 in 8 — 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 0.0 3 total · best 1
13.1 1,005 total · best 26 Games wonper game 12.2 4,666 total · best 33
45.1 Sets won % 48.6
48.8 Games won % 49.3
0.0 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
1.3 97 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.2 478 total · best 3
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1973 3
Clay · 2 matches Sakai 0 Battrick 2 Hard · 1 match Sakai 0 Battrick 1 Last meetings 14 July 1975 · Istanbul · Round of 16 · Clay Battrick won 6-1 6-3 30 July 1973 · Columbus · Round of 32 · Hard Battrick won 6-2 6-3 16 July 1973 · Bretton Woods · Round of 16 · Clay Battrick won 7-6 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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