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Sjeng Schalken v Gustavo Kuerten: stats compared | Lineball
Kuerten wins on titles. Schalken’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Schalken 533 matches, Kuerten 521 matches.
Kuerten has 20 titles (one every 25 matches) to Schalken’s 9 titles (one every 50 matches).
Kuerten averages 8.1 aces a match to Schalken’s 3.8 — 2.1 times as many.
Schalken has the better first serve in %: 62.3 to Kuerten’s 54.7.
Winners’ edge: Kuerten’s team won 65%, Schalken’s team won 52% 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.
0.09 total · best 1Titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
62.3First serve in %54.7
69.1First-serve points won %76.2
59.0Break points saved %62.4
38.7Return points won %38.2
3.82,017 total · best 26
Head to head
28 matches since 19976
Hard · 4 matchesSchalken 1Kuerten 3
Carpet · 2 matchesSchalken 1Kuerten 1
Clay · 2 matchesSchalken 0Kuerten 2
Grand Slams · 3 matchesSchalken 1Kuerten 2
Last meetings
26 Aug 2002 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardSchalken won 6-3 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
29 Oct 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16 · CarpetSchalken won 4-6 6-4 6-4
16 Apr 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · ClayKuerten won 6-7(1) 6-2 6-4
16 Aug 1999 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · HardKuerten won 6-4 6-2
24 May 1999 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayKuerten won 6-2 6-4 6-3
8 Mar 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardKuerten won 6-2 6-3
3 Nov 1997 · Moscow · Round of 32 · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
8.14,202 total · best 35
12.66,695 total · best 40Games wonper game13.87,165 total · best 31
42.0Break points converted %41.4
51.9Sets won %61.0
50.7Games won %53.3
0.012 total · best 1Finalsper game0.129 total · best 1
1.3706 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.6823 total · best 3
1.2654 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0527 total · best 3
12.26,511 total · best 43Games lostper game · lower is better12.06,275 total · best 30
0.4190 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5247 total · best 3
Kuerten won 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
25 Aug 1997 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardKuerten won 6-4 6-4 6-2