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Sjeng Schalken v Mark Philippoussis: stats compared | Lineball
Philippoussis 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, Philippoussis 494 matches.
Philippoussis has 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Schalken’s 9 titles (one every 50 matches).
Philippoussis averages 13.2 aces a match to Schalken’s 3.8 — 3.5 times as many.
Philippoussis has the better first-serve points won %: 80 to Schalken’s 69.1.
Winners’ edge: Philippoussis’s team won 61%, Schalken’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
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 game0.011 total · best 1
62.3First serve in %58.0
69.1First-serve points won %80.0
59.0Break points saved %62.4
38.7Return points won %34.9
3.82,017 total · best 26Acesper game13.26,537 total · best 46
Head to head
39 matches since 19966
Hard · 7 matchesSchalken 3Philippoussis 4
Clay · 1 matchSchalken 0Philippoussis 1
Grass · 1 matchSchalken 0Philippoussis 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesSchalken 1Philippoussis 1
Last meetings
17 May 2004 · World Team Championship · Round robin · ClayPhilippoussis won 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5
26 Aug 2002 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardSchalken won 6-7(1) 4-6 6-3 6-3
31 Dec 2001 · Adelaide · Round of 16 · HardPhilippoussis won 6-0 6-3
9 Oct 2000 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · HardSchalken won 6-2 6-3
26 June 2000 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassPhilippoussis won 4-6 6-3 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 20-18
13 Mar 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Quarterfinal · HardPhilippoussis won 7-6(7) 6-4
16 Feb 1998 · Memphis · Round of 16 · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.66,695 total · best 40
Games wonper game
14.16,973 total · best 43
42.0Break points converted %37.7
51.9Sets won %57.2
50.7Games won %51.9
0.012 total · best 1Finalsper game0.125 total · best 1
1.3706 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.5755 total · best 3
1.2654 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1565 total · best 3
12.26,511 total · best 43Games lostper game · lower is better13.16,471 total · best 40
0.4190 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.6305 total · best 4
3.41,835 total · best 18Double faultsper game · lower is better4.92,402 total · best 15
Philippoussis won 6-4 6-4
4 Aug 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardSchalken won 7-6(5) 6-3
19 Aug 1996 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 64 · HardPhilippoussis won 6-3 6-4