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Julien Benneteau v Gilles Simon: stats compared | Lineball
Simon wins on double faults. Benneteau’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Benneteau 563 matches, Simon 879 matches.
Simon averages 2.3 double faults a match to Benneteau’s 3.3.
Benneteau averages 5.9 aces a match to Simon’s 4.2 (39% more).
Benneteau has the better first serve in %: 64.3 to Simon’s 57.4.
Winners’ edge: Simon’s team won 56%, Benneteau’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Simon has 879 matches across 19 seasons, Benneteau 563 in 18 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
–Titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
64.3First serve in %57.4
69.5First-serve points won %69.3
58.7Break points saved %60.0
37.0Return points won %39.7
5.93,321 total · best 36Acesper game4.23,729 total · best 32
12.46,968 total · best 31
Head to head
410 matches since 20076
Hard · 6 matchesBenneteau 2Simon 4
Clay · 2 matchesBenneteau 0Simon 2
Grass · 1 matchBenneteau 1Simon 0
Carpet · 1 matchBenneteau 1Simon 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchBenneteau 1Simon 0
Finals · 1 matchBenneteau 0Simon 1
Last meetings
20 Feb 2017 · Marseille · Round of 16 · HardSimon won 6-2 2-6 6-3
31 Oct 2016 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 64 · HardSimon won 4-6 6-3 6-2
16 June 2014 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassBenneteau won 6-3 6-4
5 May 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 64 · ClaySimon won 2-6 7-5 6-3
11 Feb 2013 · Rotterdam · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Games wonper game
12.911,295 total · best 37
39.1Break points converted %42.6
48.3Sets won %53.9
49.1Games won %51.4
0.010 total · best 1Finalsper game0.022 total · best 1
1.3702 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.41,217 total · best 3
1.3753 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.21,043 total · best 3
12.87,215 total · best 34Games lostper game · lower is better12.210,699 total · best 34
0.4225 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4343 total · best 3
3.31,875 total · best 18Double faultsper game · lower is better2.32,017 total · best 17
Benneteau won 6-4 7-6(2)
16 Jan 2012 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardBenneteau won 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 3-6 6-2
26 Oct 2009 · Lyon · Quarterfinal · HardSimon won 7-6(5) 6-3
16 Feb 2009 · Marseille · Quarterfinal · HardSimon won 6-2 6-4
18 May 2008 · Casablanca · Final · ClaySimon won 7-5 6-2
22 Oct 2007 · Lyon · Round of 16 · CarpetBenneteau won 7-5 6-4