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Magnus Norman v Gustavo Kuerten: stats compared | Lineball
Kuerten wins on first-serve points won %. Norman’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Norman 408 matches, Kuerten 521 matches.
Kuerten averages 8.1 aces a match to Norman’s 6.0 (34% more).
Norman has the better first serve in %: 57.8 to Kuerten’s 54.7.
Kuerten has the better first-serve points won %: 76.2 to Norman’s 72.
Winners’ edge: Kuerten’s team won 65%, Norman’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam 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.
0.012 total · best 1Titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
57.8First serve in %54.7
72.0First-serve points won %76.2
61.2Break points saved %62.4
39.0Return points won %38.2
6.02,453 total · best 32Aces
Head to head
310 matches since 19997
Clay · 7 matchesNorman 3Kuerten 4
Hard · 3 matchesNorman 0Kuerten 3
Grand Slams · 2 matchesNorman 0Kuerten 2
Finals · 2 matchesNorman 1Kuerten 1
Last meetings
8 Sept 2003 · Costa do Sauipe · Round of 32 · ClayKuerten won 6-3 6-2
14 Apr 2003 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 32 · ClayNorman won 1-6 7-5 6-2
29 Apr 2002 · Mallorca · Round of 16 · ClayKuerten won 6-1 5-7 6-3
27 Nov 2000 · Tennis Masters Cup · Round robin · HardKuerten won 7-5 6-3
29 May 2000 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayKuerten won 6-2 6-3 2-6 7-6(6)
15 May 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Quarterfinal · ClayKuerten won 6-4 6-2
8 May 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Final · ClayNorman won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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per game
8.14,202 total · best 35
12.65,140 total · best 33Games wonper game13.87,165 total · best 31
41.9Break points converted %41.4
56.1Sets won %61.0
51.6Games won %53.3
0.118 total · best 1Finalsper game0.129 total · best 1
1.4570 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.6823 total · best 3
1.1446 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0527 total · best 3
11.84,814 total · best 33Games lostper game · lower is better12.06,275 total · best 30
0.4159 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5247 total · best 3
6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4
30 Aug 1999 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardKuerten won 7-6 ret.
16 Aug 1999 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · HardKuerten won 6-4 7-5
19 July 1999 · Stuttgart Outdoor · Round of 32 · ClayNorman won 5-2