Career 1986 1985 1982 1981 Jim Gurfein takes it, 5–1 on categories Gurfein wins on games won. ATP Tour career: El Mehelmy 10 matches, Gurfein 103 matches.
Gurfein averages 11.3 games won a match to El Mehelmy’s 8.5 (33% more). Gurfein has the better sets won %: 41.3 to El Mehelmy’s 20.8. Gurfein averages 1.1 sets won a match to El Mehelmy’s 0.5 — 2.1 times as many. Best single match: Gurfein 26 games won, El Mehelmy 16. Winners’ edge: Gurfein’s team won 38%, El Mehelmy’s team won 10% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gurfein has 103 matches across 8 seasons, El Mehelmy 10 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, grand slam matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
8.5 85 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.3 1,168 total · best 26
20.8 Sets won % 41.3
40.3 Games won % 46.8
– Finalsper game 0.1 1 total · best 1
0.5 5 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 109 total · best 3
1.9 19 total · best 3 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.5 155 total · best 3
Head to head 0 1 match 1
Clay · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 22 Feb 1982 · Cairo · Round of 32 · Clay 1-6 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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