Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1979 Tomas Smid takes it, 6–1 on categories Smid wins on games won. Panatta’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Panatta 235 matches, Smid 824 matches.
Panatta has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Smid’s 11 titles (one every 50 matches). Smid averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Panatta’s 1.4. Smid has the better sets won %: 58.3 to Panatta’s 45.2. Winners’ edge: Smid’s team won 61%, Panatta’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Smid has 824 matches across 14 seasons, Panatta 235 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 11 total · best 1
11.4 2,681 total · best 30 Games wonper game 12.2 10,036 total · best 29
45.2 Sets won % 58.3
48.2 Games won % 53.2
0.0 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 30 total · best 1
1.1 267 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.4 1,174 total · best 3
Head to head 1 6 matches since 1982 5
Clay · 5 matches Panatta 1 Smid 4 Carpet · 1 match Panatta 0 Smid 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Panatta 0 Smid 1 Last meetings 12 May 1986 · Rome · Round of 64 · Clay Smid won 1-6 6-2 6-0 25 Mar 1985 · Milan · Round of 32 · Carpet Smid won 6-3 7-5 19 Sept 1983 · Geneva · Round of 32 · Clay Panatta won 4-6 6-4 6-2 23 May 1983 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · Clay Smid won 6-1 3-6 6-3 1-6 6-1 20 Sept 1982 · Geneva · Quarterfinal · Clay Smid won 6-2 6-4 12 July 1982 · Zell Am See WCT · Round of 16 · Clay Smid won 6-4 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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