Career 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 Too close to call — 6–7 on categories Pernfors wins on titles. Curren’s case rests on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Pernfors 248 matches, Curren 580 matches.
Pernfors has 3 titles (one every 25 matches) to Curren’s 6 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Curren averages 7.3 aces a match to Pernfors’ 2.8 — 2.6 times as many. Pernfors averages 2.4 double faults a match to Curren’s 3.7. Longevity: Curren has 580 matches across 16 seasons, Pernfors 248 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
52.8 First serve in % 49.3
67.0 First-serve points won % 75.7
57.4 Break points saved % 56.9
38.9 Return points won % 35.9
2.8 160 total · best 10 Acesper game 7.3 501 total · best 22
Head to head 4 5 matches since 1986 1
Hard · 4 matches Pernfors 3 Curren 1 Carpet · 1 match Pernfors 1 Curren 0 Last meetings 6 Mar 1989 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · Hard Curren won 3-6 6-3 6-3 3 Oct 1988 · Scottsdale · Semifinal · Hard Pernfors won 4-6 6-2 6-3 19 Sept 1988 · Los Angeles · Semifinal · Hard Pernfors won 7-6 6-4 18 Aug 1986 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · Hard Pernfors won 6-1 6-0 3 Feb 1986 · Memphis · Quarterfinal · Carpet Pernfors won 6-4 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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