Melzer v Ferrer
ATP Tour career
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David Ferrer takes it, 12–3 on categories
Ferrer wins on titles. Melzer’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Melzer 633 matches, Ferrer 1,078 matches.
- Ferrer has 27 titles (one every 25 matches) to Melzer’s 5 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Melzer averages 5.3 aces a match to Ferrer’s 2.7 — 2 times as many.
- Ferrer averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Melzer’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Ferrer’s team won 65%, Melzer’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Ferrer has 1,078 matches across 18 seasons, Melzer 633 in 20 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
- 0.05 total · best 1Titlesper game0.027 total · best 1
- 61.4First serve in %62.9
- 69.8First-serve points won %68.7
- 60.2Break points saved %60.0
- 37.1Return points won %41.9
- 5.33,359 total · best 26Acesper game2.72,914 total · best 21
Head to head
28 matches
since 20026
since 20026
- Clay · 5 matchesMelzer 1Ferrer 4
- Hard · 3 matchesMelzer 1Ferrer 2
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesMelzer 1Ferrer 1
Last meetings
- 20 Mar 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Quarterfinal · HardFerrer won 4-6 6-3 6-0
- 18 Apr 2011 · Barcelona · Quarterfinal · ClayFerrer won 6-3 6-3
- 10 Apr 2011 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Semifinal · ClayFerrer won 6-3 6-2
- 7 Nov 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16 · HardMelzer won 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3
- 24 May 2010 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayMelzer won 6-4 6-0 7-6(1)
- 9 Feb 2009 · Rotterdam · Round of 32 · HardFerrer won 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5
- 26 May 2003 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayFerrer won 6-2 6-2 7-6(2)
- 9 Sept 2002 · Bucharest · Round of 16 · ClayFerrer won 6-4 7-6(6)
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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