Career 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 Too close to call — 8–5 on categories Bates wins on first-serve points won %. Ruah’s case rests on double faults. ATP Tour career: Ruah 58 matches, Bates 298 matches.
Ruah averages 2.7 double faults a match to Bates’ 3.9. Bates averages 1.1 sets won a match to Ruah’s 0.9 (21% more). Bates averages 3.4 aces a match to Ruah’s 2.8 (21% more). Winners’ edge: Bates’s team won 41%, Ruah’s team won 34% of the matches they played. Longevity: Bates has 298 matches across 17 seasons, Ruah 58 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
57.5 First serve in % 55.6
66.5 First-serve points won % 70.2
57.5 Break points saved % 55.5
37.4 Return points won % 36.3
2.8 152 total · best 9 Acesper game 3.4 448 total · best 12
10.5 611 total · best 27
Head to head 1 2 matches since 1994 1
Hard · 2 matches Ruah 1 Bates 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Ruah 1 Bates 0 Last meetings 29 Aug 1994 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard Ruah won 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4 2-6 6-4 18 Apr 1994 · Seoul · Round of 16 · Hard Bates won 6-1 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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