Bates v Rensburg
ATP Tour career
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Christo Van Rensburg takes it, 11–2 on categories
Van Rensburg wins on sets won. Bates’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Bates 298 matches, Van Rensburg 327 matches.
- Bates averages 3.9 double faults a match to Van Rensburg’s 6.5.
- Van Rensburg averages 1.4 sets won a match to Bates’ 1.1 (25% more).
- Van Rensburg has the better sets won %: 51.7 to Bates’s 42.2.
- Winners’ edge: Van Rensburg’s team won 51%, Bates’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 55.6First serve in %57.9
- 70.2First-serve points won %71.1
- 55.5Break points saved %57.8
- 36.3Return points won %38.6
- 3.4448 total · best 12Acesper game3.8421 total · best 13
Head to head
14 matches
since 19883
since 19883
- Grass · 2 matchesBates 1Rensburg 1
- Hard · 2 matchesBates 0Rensburg 2
- Grand Slams · 1 matchBates 1Rensburg 0
Last meetings
- 18 June 1990 · Manchester · Round of 32 · GrassRensburg won 2-6 6-4 6-4
- 13 Nov 1989 · Johannesburg · Semifinal · HardRensburg won 6-3 6-4
- 14 Nov 1988 · Johannesburg · Round of 32 · HardRensburg won 7-5 6-1
- 20 June 1988 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassBates won 2-6 1-6 6-3 7-5 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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