Stafford v Mattar

ATP Tour career

Grant StaffordSouth Africa202 games · 1990–2000Most first serve in %Most return points won %Luiz MattarBrazil338 games · 1986–1995Fewest double faultsMost aces

Lineball analyst3–11

Luiz Mattar takes it, 11–3 on categories

Mattar wins on double faults. Stafford’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Stafford 202 matches, Mattar 338 matches.

Mattar averages 1.9 double faults a match to Stafford’s 3.8.
Mattar averages 5.0 aces a match to Stafford’s 3.5 (43% more).
Winners’ edge: Mattar’s team won 52%, Stafford’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Mattar has 338 matches across 10 seasons, Stafford 202 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, double faults): 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 game0.07 total · best 1
60.1First serve in %57.8
67.5First-serve points won %69.1
56.3Break points saved %58.6
40.7Return points won %36.4
3.5700 total · best 14Acesper game5.0828 total · best 19
11.72,355 total · best 28

Head to head

04 matches
since 19914

Carpet · 2 matchesStafford 0Mattar 2
Clay · 1 matchStafford 0Mattar 1
Hard · 1 matchStafford 0Mattar 1

Last meetings

9 May 1994 · Coral Springs · Round of 16 · ClayMattar won 3-6 6-4 6-1
21 Feb 1994 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardMattar won 4-6 6-3 6-2
14 Feb 1994 · Philadelphia · Round of 32 · CarpetMattar won 6-2 6-4
25 Feb 1991 · Chicago · Round of 32 · CarpetMattar won 6-3 6-3

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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