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Jared Palmer v Fabrice Santoro: stats compared | Lineball
Palmer wins on first serve in %. Santoro’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Palmer 148 matches, Santoro 902 matches.
Santoro averages 2.3 double faults a match to Palmer’s 3.8.
Palmer averages 3.8 aces a match to Santoro’s 3.0 (26% more).
Palmer has the better first serve in %: 60.7 to Santoro’s 57.6.
Longevity: Santoro has 902 matches across 22 seasons, Palmer 148 in 12 — 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.
0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.06 total · best 1
60.7First serve in %57.6
69.6First-serve points won %67.0
61.4Break points saved %59.1
37.0Return points won %39.8
3.8519 total · best 18Acesper game3.02,593 total · best 22
Head to head
13 matches since 19942
Hard · 2 matchesPalmer 1Santoro 1
Grass · 1 matchPalmer 0Santoro 1
Last meetings
19 June 2000 · Nottingham · Round of 32 · GrassSantoro won 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2 Oct 1995 · Toulouse · Round of 16 · HardPalmer won 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(7)
10 Jan 1994 · Auckland · Round of 32 · HardSantoro won 6-4 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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13.1
1,939 total · best 30
Games wonper game
12.110,924 total · best 37
42.3Break points converted %41.8
48.1Sets won %50.9
49.4Games won %49.9
0.02 total · best 1Finalsper game0.012 total · best 1
1.3191 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.31,165 total · best 3
1.4206 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.21,122 total · best 3
13.41,987 total · best 28Games lostper game · lower is better12.210,970 total · best 34
0.572 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3294 total · best 2
3.8519 total · best 19Double faultsper game · lower is better2.31,973 total · best 14