Cherkasov v Becker
ATP Tour career
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Boris Becker takes it, 11–3 on categories
Becker wins on titles. Cherkasov’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Cherkasov 384 matches, Becker 886 matches.
- Becker has 50 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Cherkasov’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Becker has the better first-serve points won %: 79.2 to Cherkasov’s 65.9.
- Becker averages 9.3 aces a match to Cherkasov’s 2.3 — 4.1 times as many.
- Winners’ edge: Becker’s team won 76%, Cherkasov’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Becker has 886 matches across 17 seasons, Cherkasov 384 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces…): 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 game0.150 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
- 60.2First serve in %57.3
- 65.9First-serve points won %79.2
- 56.9Break points saved %62.3
- 39.8Return points won %38.3
- 2.3655 total · best 15
Head to head
18 matches
since 19907
since 19907
- Hard · 3 matchesCherkasov 0Becker 3
- Clay · 3 matchesCherkasov 0Becker 3
- Carpet · 2 matchesCherkasov 1Becker 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchCherkasov 0Becker 1
Last meetings
- 30 Aug 1993 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardBecker won 3-6 6-7(8) 7-5 6-4 6-4
- 16 Aug 1993 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · HardBecker won 6-4 7-5
- 10 May 1993 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 64 · ClayBecker won 6-4 6-3
- 5 Aug 1991 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardBecker won 7-6(7) 6-3
- 11 Feb 1991 · Brussels · Semifinal · CarpetCherkasov won 2-6 6-3 2-2
- 8 Oct 1990 · Tokyo Indoor · Quarterfinal · CarpetBecker won 6-4 6-4
- 21 May 1990 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayBecker won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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