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Mark Philippoussis v Jonas Bjorkman: stats compared | Lineball
Philippoussis wins on titles. Bjorkman’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Philippoussis 494 matches, Bjorkman 747 matches.
Philippoussis has 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Bjorkman’s 7 titles (one every 50 matches).
Philippoussis averages 13.2 aces a match to Bjorkman’s 4.1 — 3.3 times as many.
Bjorkman averages 3.3 double faults a match to Philippoussis’ 4.9.
Winners’ edge: Philippoussis’s team won 61%, Bjorkman’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Bjorkman has 747 matches across 18 seasons, Philippoussis 494 in 13 — 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.
0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
58.0First serve in %57.5
80.0First-serve points won %70.4
62.4Break points saved %59.2
34.9Return points won %40.0
13.26,537 total · best 46Acesper game4.13,042 total · best 20
Head to head
59 matches since 19954
Hard · 6 matchesPhilippoussis 3Bjorkman 3
Clay · 2 matchesPhilippoussis 1Bjorkman 1
Grass · 1 matchPhilippoussis 1Bjorkman 0
Finals · 1 matchPhilippoussis 0Bjorkman 1
Last meetings
18 Feb 2002 · Memphis · Round of 32 · HardBjorkman won 7-6(6) 7-6(1)
16 May 1999 · World Team Cup · Final · ClayBjorkman won 6-4 7-6(3)
28 Sept 1998 · Grand Slam Cup · Quarterfinal · HardPhilippoussis won 4-6 7-6 6-1
18 May 1998 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayPhilippoussis won 6-3 6-4
9 June 1997 · London / Queen's Club · Semifinal · GrassPhilippoussis won 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2
17 Mar 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 16 · HardBjorkman won 6-3 6-4
23 Sept 1996 · Basel · Round of 32 · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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14.16,973 total · best 43
Games wonper game
12.69,414 total · best 31
37.7Break points converted %40.7
57.2Sets won %52.5
51.9Games won %51.0
0.125 total · best 1Finalsper game0.012 total · best 1
1.5755 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.41,013 total · best 3
1.1565 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.2916 total · best 3
13.16,471 total · best 40Games lostper game · lower is better12.19,048 total · best 29
0.6305 total · best 4Tiebreaksper game0.3252 total · best 3
4.92,402 total · best 15Double faultsper game · lower is better3.32,477 total · best 14
Bjorkman won 6-1 4-6 7-5
12 Aug 1996 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardPhilippoussis won 6-4 6-3
27 Feb 1995 · Scottsdale · Quarterfinal · HardPhilippoussis won 3-6 6-4 6-4