Career 1983 1982 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 Too close to call — 4–4 on categories Dowdeswell wins on games won. Taygan’s case rests on games lost. ATP Tour career: Taygan 196 matches, Dowdeswell 302 matches.
Dowdeswell averages 11.3 games won a match to Taygan’s 10.3 (10% more). Taygan averages 11.9 games lost a match to Dowdeswell’s 12.6. Dowdeswell averages 1.0 sets won a match to Taygan’s 1.0. Best single match: Taygan 30 games won, Dowdeswell 29. Longevity: Dowdeswell has 302 matches across 13 seasons, Taygan 196 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, 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 1 total · best 1
10.3 2,020 total · best 30 Games wonper game 11.3 3,409 total · best 29
41.5 Sets won % 42.1
46.4 Games won % 47.2
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 5 total · best 1
1.0 195 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.0 315 total · best 3
Head to head 2 3 matches since 1975 1
Hard · 2 matches Taygan 2 Dowdeswell 0 Clay · 1 match Taygan 0 Dowdeswell 1 Finals · 1 match Taygan 0 Dowdeswell 1 Last meetings 8 Apr 1980 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · Hard Taygan won 6-3 3-6 6-3 8 Apr 1980 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · Hard Taygan won 6-3 3-6 6-3 14 July 1975 · Istanbul · Final · Clay Dowdeswell won 6-1 6-4 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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