Black v Sr

ATP Tour career

Byron BlackZimbabwe472 games · 1991–2002Fewest double faultsMost first serve in %Martin Damm SrCzechia363 games · 1989–2002Most acesMost first-serve points won %

Lineball analyst11–3

Byron Black takes it, 11–3 on categories

Black wins on first serve in %. Damm Sr’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Black 472 matches, Damm Sr 363 matches.

Damm Sr averages 8.2 aces a match to Black’s 3.3 — 2.5 times as many.
Black averages 2.6 double faults a match to Damm Sr’s 3.5.
Damm Sr has the better first-serve points won %: 75.1 to Black’s 67.8.
Winners’ edge: Black’s team won 51%, Damm Sr’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
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.

0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game–
60.3First serve in %55.8
67.8First-serve points won %75.1
58.2Break points saved %57.8
39.4Return points won %34.9
3.31,571 total · best 14Acesper game8.22,946 total · best 28
12.05,643 total · best 30

Head to head

57 matches
since 19932

Hard · 5 matchesBlack 4Sr 1
Carpet · 2 matchesBlack 1Sr 1
Finals · 1 matchBlack 1Sr 0

Last meetings

16 Aug 1999 · Washington · Round of 64 · HardSr won 6-2 6-2
9 Nov 1998 · Moscow · Round of 32 · CarpetBlack won 6-2 6-3
19 Oct 1998 · Ostrava · Round of 32 · CarpetSr won 5-7 6-2 6-4
29 Sept 1997 · Beijing · Round of 32 · HardBlack won 6-4 6-4
22 Apr 1996 · Seoul · Final · HardBlack won 7-6(3) 6-3
1 Jan 1996 · Adelaide · Semifinal · HardBlack won 7-5 6-3
16 Aug 1993 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardBlack won 2-6 6-1 7-5

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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