Steven v Ferreira
ATP Tour career
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Wayne Ferreira takes it, 11–3 on categories
Ferreira wins on first-serve points won %. Steven’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Steven 308 matches, Ferreira 813 matches.
- Steven has the better first serve in %: 65.1 to Ferreira’s 55.3.
- Ferreira averages 7.0 aces a match to Steven’s 3.5 — 2 times as many.
- Ferreira has the better first-serve points won %: 74.4 to Steven’s 68.6.
- Winners’ edge: Ferreira’s team won 61%, Steven’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Ferreira has 813 matches across 15 seasons, Steven 308 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.
- –Titlesper game0.015 total · best 1
- 65.1First serve in %55.3
- 68.6First-serve points won %74.4
- 58.5Break points saved %59.6
- 38.4Return points won %38.8
- 3.51,038 total · best 15Acesper game7.05,606 total · best 36
- 12.43,833 total · best 33
Head to head
26 matches
since 19944
since 19944
- Hard · 3 matchesSteven 1Ferreira 2
- Grass · 2 matchesSteven 1Ferreira 1
- Carpet · 1 matchSteven 0Ferreira 1
Last meetings
- 11 Jan 1999 · Auckland · Round of 32 · HardSteven won 6-1 6-4
- 9 Feb 1998 · Dubai · Round of 16 · HardFerreira won 2-6 6-4 6-3
- 29 Sept 1997 · Basel · Round of 32 · CarpetFerreira won 6-7(2) 6-1 7-6(5)
- 4 Mar 1996 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardFerreira won 6-4 6-4
- 19 June 1995 · Halle · Round of 16 · GrassSteven won 6-1 7-6(1)
- 6 June 1994 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 16 · GrassFerreira won 6-3 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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