Corretja v Berasategui

ATP Tour career

Alex CorretjaSpain704 games · 1992–2005Most acesMost first-serve points won %Alberto BerasateguiSpain473 games · 1992–2001Most first serve in %

Lineball analyst9–5

Alex Corretja takes it, 9–5 on categories

Corretja wins on first-serve points won %. Berasategui’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Corretja 704 matches, Berasategui 473 matches.

Berasategui has the better first serve in %: 73.7 to Corretja’s 57.6.
Corretja averages 3.6 aces a match to Berasategui’s 1.6 — 2.3 times as many.
Corretja has the better first-serve points won %: 69.4 to Berasategui’s 63.2.
Longevity: Corretja has 704 matches across 14 seasons, Berasategui 473 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.

0.017 total · best 1Titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
57.6First serve in %73.7
69.4First-serve points won %63.2
59.2Break points saved %57.2
40.7Return points won %42.3
3.62,550 total · best 25Acesper game1.6751 total · best 10

Head to head

710 matches
since 19933

Clay · 10 matchesCorretja 7Berasategui 3
Finals · 2 matchesCorretja 0Berasategui 2

Last meetings

17 Apr 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 64 · ClayCorretja won 7-6(5) 6-1
14 July 1997 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Quarterfinal · ClayCorretja won 6-4 6-4
7 July 1997 · Gstaad · Quarterfinal · ClayCorretja won 6-4 6-0
22 July 1996 · Kitzbuhel · Final · ClayBerasategui won 6-2 6-4 6-4
26 Sept 1994 · Palermo · Final · ClayBerasategui won 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4
25 Apr 1994 · Madrid · Round of 32 · ClayCorretja won 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
21 Feb 1994 · Mexico City · Round of 32 · ClayCorretja won 6-4 2-6 6-1
1 Nov 1993 · Sao Paulo · Semifinal · ClayBerasategui won 6-3 6-1
14 June 1993 · Genova · Round of 32 · ClayCorretja won 1-6 6-3 7-5
17 May 1993 · Bologna · Round of 32 · Clay

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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