Champion v Sanchez
ATP Tour career
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Emilio Sanchez takes it, 10–4 on categories
Sanchez wins on first-serve points won %. Champion’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Champion 264 matches, Sanchez 690 matches.
- Sanchez averages 3.3 aces a match to Champion’s 1.6 — 2.1 times as many.
- Sanchez averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Champion’s 1.5.
- Sanchez has the better sets won %: 57.2 to Champion’s 42.4.
- Winners’ edge: Sanchez’s team won 60%, Champion’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sanchez has 690 matches across 14 seasons, Champion 264 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, 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 game0.016 total · best 1
- 71.9First serve in %64.7
- 61.3First-serve points won %67.8
- 52.5Break points saved %57.7
- 39.4Return points won %38.4
- 1.6253 total · best 12Acesper game3.3988 total · best 14
- 11.73,095 total · best 35
Head to head
15 matches
since 19864
since 19864
- Hard · 3 matchesChampion 1Sanchez 2
- Clay · 2 matchesChampion 0Sanchez 2
- Grand Slams · 1 matchChampion 1Sanchez 0
Last meetings
- 28 Sept 1992 · Palermo · Round of 16 · ClaySanchez won 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4
- 2 Mar 1992 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 32 · HardSanchez won 7-6(4) 6-4
- 24 Feb 1992 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardSanchez won 6-2 6-0
- 13 July 1987 · Bordeaux · Quarterfinal · ClaySanchez won 6-4 6-2
- 26 Aug 1986 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardChampion won 1-6 6-1 5-7 6-1 7-5
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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