Arrese v Sanchez

ATP Tour career

Jordi ArreseSpain431 games · 1983–1996Most titlesMost first serve in %Javier SanchezSpain657 games · 1985–2000Most acesMost first-serve points won %

Lineball analyst11–4

Jordi Arrese takes it, 11–4 on categories

Arrese wins on titles. Sanchez’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Arrese 431 matches, Sanchez 657 matches.

Arrese has 6 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Sanchez’s 4 titles (one every 50 matches).
Sanchez averages 2.5 aces a match to Arrese’s 1.0 — 2.5 times as many.
Arrese has the better first serve in %: 72.2 to Sanchez’s 65.6.
Longevity: Sanchez has 657 matches across 16 seasons, Arrese 431 in 14 — 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.

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.

0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
72.2First serve in %65.6
61.8First-serve points won %66.9
55.1Break points saved %57.1
41.8Return points won %38.9
1.0248 total · best 8Acesper game2.51,216 total · best 15

Head to head

512 matches
since 19877

Clay · 11 matchesArrese 4Sanchez 7
Hard · 1 matchArrese 1Sanchez 0

Last meetings

1 Aug 1994 · Kitzbuhel · Round of 16 · ClaySanchez won 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-1
11 Apr 1994 · Nice · Round of 32 · ClayArrese won 6-4 6-2
4 Oct 1993 · Athens · Semifinal · ClayArrese won 6-3 4-6 7-6(1)
26 July 1993 · Hilversum · Round of 32 · ClaySanchez won 3-6 7-5 7-6(8)
27 Apr 1992 · Madrid · Quarterfinal · ClaySanchez won 6-3 6-4
20 Apr 1992 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 64 · ClaySanchez won 7-6(2) 6-2
28 Oct 1991 · Buzios · Semifinal · HardArrese won 6-2 7-6(12)
23 Sept 1991 · Palermo · Round of 32 · ClayArrese won 6-4 2-6 7-5
15 July 1991 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Round of 32 · ClaySanchez won 4-6 6-1 6-4
1 Oct 1990 · Athens · Quarterfinal · Clay

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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