Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 Jose Higueras takes it, 6–1 on categories Higueras wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Carter 192 matches, Higueras 672 matches.
Higueras has the better sets won %: 61.4 to Carter’s 40.9. Higueras averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Carter’s 1.5. Higueras averages 1.5 sets won a match to Carter’s 1.0 (42% more). Best single match: Carter 31 games won, Higueras 30. Winners’ edge: Higueras’s team won 66%, Carter’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Higueras has 672 matches across 18 seasons, Carter 192 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, tour finals matches, retired hurt): 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
10.9 2,097 total · best 31 Games wonper game 12.1 8,153 total · best 30
40.9 Sets won % 61.4
46.4 Games won % 54.7
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 30 total · best 1
1.0 199 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.5 996 total · best 3
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1980 2
Clay · 4 matches Carter 2 Higueras 2 Last meetings 7 June 1982 · Venice · Round of 32 · Clay Higueras won 6-1 7-5 2 Nov 1981 · Quito · Round of 32 · Clay Carter won 3-6 6-4 6-4 4 Aug 1980 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · Clay Higueras won 2-6 6-2 6-0 11 Feb 1980 · Sarasota · Quarterfinal · Clay Carter won 6-2 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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