Caratti v Kulti

ATP Tour career

Cristiano CarattiItaly188 games · 1989–2003Most first serve in %Nicklas KultiSweden329 games · 1988–2000Most acesMost first-serve points won %

Lineball analyst3–10

Nicklas Kulti takes it, 10–3 on categories

Kulti wins on first-serve points won %. Caratti’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Caratti 188 matches, Kulti 329 matches.

Kulti averages 5.2 aces a match to Caratti’s 2.0 — 2.6 times as many.
Caratti has the better first serve in %: 63.7 to Kulti’s 56.5.
Kulti has the better first-serve points won %: 72.1 to Caratti’s 64.2.
Winners’ edge: Kulti’s team won 45%, Caratti’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Kulti has 329 matches across 13 seasons, Caratti 188 in 15 — 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 game0.03 total · best 1
63.7First serve in %56.5
64.2First-serve points won %72.1
54.7Break points saved %57.9
38.2Return points won %37.3
2.0357 total · best 9Acesper game5.21,443 total · best 18
11.52,159 total · best 28

Head to head

23 matches
since 19911

Hard · 2 matchesCaratti 1Kulti 1
Carpet · 1 matchCaratti 1Kulti 0

Last meetings

8 Apr 1996 · New Delhi · Round of 16 · HardCaratti won 7-6(4) 7-5
23 Sept 1991 · Basel · Round of 32 · HardKulti won 6-1 6-4
4 Feb 1991 · Milan · Quarterfinal · CarpetCaratti won 6-3 6-1

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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