Sela v Karlovic
ATP Tour career
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Ivo Karlovic takes it, 10–4 on categories
Karlovic wins on break points saved %. Sela’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sela 291 matches, Karlovic 698 matches.
- Karlovic has the better break points saved %: 71 to Sela’s 56.5.
- Karlovic has the better first-serve points won %: 82.7 to Sela’s 66.7.
- Karlovic averages 19.6 aces a match to Sela’s 2.3 — 8.4 times as many.
- Winners’ edge: Karlovic’s team won 52%, Sela’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Karlovic has 698 matches across 21 seasons, Sela 291 in 14 — 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.
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 game0.09 total · best 1
- 60.2First serve in %65.5
- 66.7First-serve points won %82.7
- 56.5Break points saved %71.0
- 38.3Return points won %28.0
- 2.3681 total · best 16Acesper game19.613,703 total · best 76
- 11.83,423 total · best 31
Head to head
17 matches
since 20086
since 20086
- Hard · 4 matchesSela 0Karlovic 4
- Grass · 3 matchesSela 1Karlovic 2
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesSela 0Karlovic 2
Last meetings
- 16 July 2018 · Newport · Round of 16 · GrassSela won 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-2
- 14 July 2014 · Bogota · Round of 16 · HardKarlovic won 7-6(8) 7-6(5)
- 7 July 2014 · Newport · Quarterfinal · GrassKarlovic won 7-6(3) 7-5
- 24 Feb 2014 · Acapulco · Round of 16 · HardKarlovic won 7-6(4) 6-2
- 25 June 2012 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassKarlovic won 6-4 6-4 7-6(5)
- 30 Jan 2012 · Zagreb · Round of 16 · HardKarlovic won 6-3 6-2
- 14 Jan 2008 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardKarlovic won 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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