Stark v Haarhuis

ATP Tour career

Jonathan StarkUnited States286 games · 1988–2001Most acesMost first-serve points won %Paul HaarhuisNetherlands502 games · 1988–1999Fewest double faults

Lineball analyst5–9

Paul Haarhuis takes it, 9–5 on categories

Haarhuis wins on double faults. Stark’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Stark 286 matches, Haarhuis 502 matches.

Stark averages 9.0 aces a match to Haarhuis’ 4.3 — 2.1 times as many.
Haarhuis averages 2.2 double faults a match to Stark’s 3.6.
Stark has the better first-serve points won %: 76.2 to Haarhuis’s 69.8.
Longevity: Haarhuis has 502 matches across 12 seasons, Stark 286 in 13 — 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.

0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
59.4First serve in %60.1
76.2First-serve points won %69.8
58.8Break points saved %59.2
35.7Return points won %37.9
9.02,559 total · best 34Acesper game4.31,904 total · best 23

Head to head

27 matches
since 19915

Hard · 6 matchesStark 2Haarhuis 4
Grass · 1 matchStark 0Haarhuis 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesStark 0Haarhuis 2

Last meetings

24 Feb 1997 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · HardStark won 6-3 6-4
24 June 1996 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassHaarhuis won 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4
13 Feb 1995 · Memphis · Semifinal · HardHaarhuis won 6-4 7-5
7 Feb 1994 · Memphis · Round of 16 · HardHaarhuis won 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4
17 Jan 1994 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardHaarhuis won 6-2 6-4 6-4
8 Feb 1993 · Memphis · Round of 32 · HardStark won 6-4 6-4
30 Dec 1991 · Wellington · Round of 16 · HardHaarhuis won 7-6(2) 6-1

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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