Seguso v Fitzgerald

ATP Tour career

Robert SegusoUnited States178 games · 1983–1991Most acesMost first-serve points won %John FitzgeraldAustralia452 games · 1979–1995Most first serve in %Fewest double faults

Lineball analyst4–7

John Fitzgerald takes it, 7–4 on categories

Fitzgerald wins on first serve in %. Seguso’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Seguso 178 matches, Fitzgerald 452 matches.

Fitzgerald has the better first serve in %: 61.8 to Seguso’s 51.9.
Seguso averages 4 aces a match to Fitzgerald’s 2.1 (91% more).
Fitzgerald averages 4.0 double faults a match to Seguso’s 6.
Longevity: Fitzgerald has 452 matches across 17 seasons, Seguso 178 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, double faults): 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.

–Titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
51.9First serve in %61.8
70.7First-serve points won %67.8
–Break points saved %54.8
28.6Return points won %39.0
44 total · best 4Acesper game2.190 total · best 8
13.12,330 total · best 29Games won

Head to head

25 matches
since 19833

Grass · 3 matchesSeguso 1Fitzgerald 2
Carpet · 1 matchSeguso 0Fitzgerald 1
Hard · 1 matchSeguso 1Fitzgerald 0

Last meetings

8 Nov 1988 · Wembley · Quarterfinal · CarpetFitzgerald won 6-3 3-6 6-0
31 Oct 1988 · Stockholm · Round of 32 · HardSeguso won 6-4 5-7 6-1
6 July 1987 · Newport · Round of 32 · GrassFitzgerald won 6-1 6-1
8 July 1985 · Newport · Round of 32 · GrassFitzgerald won 6-4 3-6 7-5
12 Dec 1983 · Sydney Outdoor · Round of 32 · GrassSeguso won 3-6 7-5 6-1

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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