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David Ferrer v Roger Federer: stats compared | Lineball
Federer wins on titles. Ferrer’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ferrer 1,078 matches, Federer 1,472 matches.
Federer has 103 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Ferrer’s 27 titles (one every 25 matches).
Federer averages 7.7 aces a match to Ferrer’s 2.7 — 2.9 times as many.
Federer averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Ferrer’s 1.0.
Winners’ edge: Federer’s team won 82%, Ferrer’s team won 65% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam 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.
0.027 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1103 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
62.9First serve in %62.2
68.7First-serve points won %77.3
60.0Break points saved %67.2
41.9Return points won %39.7
2.72,914 total · best 21
Head to head
017 matches since 200317
Hard · 11 matchesFerrer 0Federer 11
Clay · 5 matchesFerrer 0Federer 5
Carpet · 1 matchFerrer 0Federer 1
Finals · 2 matchesFerrer 0Federer 2
Last meetings
7 Aug 2017 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 16 · HardFederer won 4-6 6-4 6-2
10 Aug 2014 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Final · HardFederer won 6-3 1-6 6-2
4 Aug 2014 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Quarterfinal · HardFederer won 6-3 4-6 6-3
5 Nov 2012 · ATP Finals · Round robin · HardFederer won 6-4 7-6(5)
6 May 2012 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Quarterfinal · ClayFederer won 6-4 6-4
20 Nov 2011 · ATP Finals · Semifinal · HardFederer won 7-5 6-3
21 Nov 2010 · ATP Finals · Round robin · HardFederer won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
7.711,347 total · best 50
13.214,219 total · best 34Games wonper game15.122,209 total · best 38
43.4Break points converted %41.2
61.6Sets won %75.7
54.6Games won %58.2
0.152 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1156 total · best 1
1.61,689 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,936 total · best 3
1.01,051 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6942 total · best 3
11.011,833 total · best 31Games lostper game · lower is better10.915,981 total · best 39
0.3318 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5684 total · best 3
6-1 6-4
9 May 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Semifinal · ClayFederer won 7-5 3-6 6-3
16 Aug 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 16 · HardFederer won 3-6 6-3 6-4
12 Nov 2007 · Tennis Masters Cup · Final · HardFederer won 6-2 6-3 6-2