Career 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 Too close to call — 6–8 on categories Sluiter wins on aces. Zabaleta’s case rests on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Sluiter 205 matches, Zabaleta 410 matches.
Sluiter averages 7.1 aces a match to Zabaleta’s 4.0 (77% more). Zabaleta averages 1.3 sets lost a match to Sluiter’s 1.5. Zabaleta has the better sets won %: 49.4 to Sluiter’s 43. Winners’ edge: Zabaleta’s team won 49%, Sluiter’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Zabaleta has 410 matches across 14 seasons, Sluiter 205 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
58.7 First serve in % 57.4
72.8 First-serve points won % 69.5
60.6 Break points saved % 58.8
34.9 Return points won % 38.7
7.1 1,463 total · best 21 Acesper game 4.0 1,652 total · best 18
12.3 2,527 total · best 31
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1999 3
Clay · 3 matches Sluiter 0 Zabaleta 3 Hard · 1 match Sluiter 1 Zabaleta 0 Last meetings 4 July 2005 · Bastad · Round of 32 · Clay Zabaleta won 2-6 6-1 6-4 8 Mar 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 128 · Hard Sluiter won 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 21 Apr 2003 · Barcelona · Round of 64 · Clay Zabaleta won 6-2 6-0 2 Aug 1999 · Amsterdam · Round of 32 · Clay Zabaleta won 6-3 4-6 7-6(1) Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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