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Robin Soderling v David Ferrer: stats compared | Lineball
Ferrer wins on titles. Soderling’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Soderling 464 matches, Ferrer 1,078 matches.
Ferrer has 27 titles (one every 25 matches) to Soderling’s 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Soderling averages 8.2 aces a match to Ferrer’s 2.7 — 3 times as many.
Soderling has the better first-serve points won %: 75.7 to Ferrer’s 68.7.
Longevity: Ferrer has 1,078 matches across 18 seasons, Soderling 464 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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 game0.027 total · best 1
61.1First serve in %62.9
75.7First-serve points won %68.7
63.3Break points saved %60.0
37.7Return points won %41.9
8.23,819 total · best 31Acesper game2.72,914 total · best 21
Head to head
1014 matches since 20044
Clay · 6 matchesSoderling 4Ferrer 2
Hard · 6 matchesSoderling 4Ferrer 2
Grass · 2 matchesSoderling 2Ferrer 0
Grand Slams · 2 matchesSoderling 2Ferrer 0
Finals · 1 matchSoderling 1Ferrer 0
Last meetings
11 July 2011 · Bastad · Final · ClaySoderling won 6-2 6-2
21 Nov 2010 · ATP Finals · Round robin · HardSoderling won 7-5 7-5
31 Oct 2010 · Valencia · Semifinal · HardFerrer won 6-3 3-6 6-3
10 Oct 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Round of 16 · HardSoderling won 7-5 6-4
4 Oct 2010 · Beijing · Quarterfinal · HardFerrer won 6-2 6-4
12 July 2010 · Bastad · Semifinal · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Soderling–––––––––1
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13.56,258 total · best 30Games wonper game13.214,219 total · best 34
42.6Break points converted %43.4
61.0Sets won %61.6
54.1Games won %54.6
0.121 total · best 1Finalsper game0.152 total · best 1
1.6718 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,689 total · best 3
1.0460 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.01,051 total · best 3
11.45,301 total · best 29Games lostper game · lower is better11.011,833 total · best 31
0.4206 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3318 total · best 3
2.91,339 total · best 13Double faultsper game · lower is better2.62,766 total · best 14
Soderling won 4-6 6-3 6-2
21 June 2010 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassSoderling won 6-2 5-7 6-2 3-6 7-5
25 May 2009 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClaySoderling won 6-7(5) 7-5 6-2 7-6(5)
7 July 2008 · Bastad · Quarterfinal · ClayFerrer won 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1
14 May 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Round of 32 · ClayFerrer won 1-6 6-3 6-2