Stats of the doubles ‘Head to Head’ is not available neither on the ATP nor ITF website, therefore I thought that I would prepare it for players who have created the biggest singles rivalries in the Open era. Below you can check out doubles H2H’s involving players who met the most times in singles (at least 20 matches). Clicking on a link, you are directed onto the ATP website to look at particular singles H2Hs.
# In the picture Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe in Paris (left: after their Roland Garros final 1984, right: before their last meeting at the Champions Tour 2010).
H2H’s of active players on the right side. There’s also additional info if players were teamed up in some tournaments.
Australian Open 1984, 3R: M.Wilander / J.Nystrom d. I.Lendl / V.Amritraj 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
World Team Cup 1985, RR: I.Lendl / T.Smid d. M.Wilander / A.Jarryd 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
i really love this stat, it’s always interesting to see Top Players playing against each other in Doubles…and even more interesting to see them Pair up in Doubles….
sometimes many people didn’t realise it, but Edberg/Becker, Edberg/Sampras, McEnroe/Agassi, and now Djokovic/Murray have played together as a team….
and yes i agree about the Lendl bit on Becker and Edberg, i have seen Lendl play doubles…it’s not pretty…i suppose like Nadal today, the return of serves paid dividends more for them, rather than the serve and volley combination…
Probably you missed these pairs:
25 – Brian Gottfried vs. Raul Ramirez (15-10)
21 – Stefan Edberg vs. Michael Chang (12-9)
20 – Mats Wilander vs. Stefan Edberg (11-9)
Interesting that Lendl has a positive (and identical) doubles record against Edberg and Becker – theoretically superior doubles players. 🙂
i really love this stat, it’s always interesting to see Top Players playing against each other in Doubles…and even more interesting to see them Pair up in Doubles….
sometimes many people didn’t realise it, but Edberg/Becker, Edberg/Sampras, McEnroe/Agassi, and now Djokovic/Murray have played together as a team….
and yes i agree about the Lendl bit on Becker and Edberg, i have seen Lendl play doubles…it’s not pretty…i suppose like Nadal today, the return of serves paid dividends more for them, rather than the serve and volley combination…
After Australian Open 2013, Federer with Denko & Murray creates 23rd & 24th Open-era pair (7 active ones) to play at least 20 singles matches.
Probably you missed these pairs:
25 – Brian Gottfried vs. Raul Ramirez (15-10)
21 – Stefan Edberg vs. Michael Chang (12-9)
20 – Mats Wilander vs. Stefan Edberg (11-9)
Thx, I’ll add them after RG ’13
Great find Statsman with Gottfried & Ramirez! 30 matches in total against each other, but never in the best of five!