H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Boris Becker vs Bernd Karbacher H2H: 2-1

Boris Becker holds a 2–1 lead over Bernd Karbacher in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Boris Becker leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1999 Hong Kong Open semifinal 6-4 6-4.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Bernd Karbacher
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #75 6-4 6-4 Bernd Karbacher #117 Match data Apr 10, 1999* SF Hong Kong Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Boris Becker #5 7-6(1) 7-6(3) Bernd Karbacher #59 Match data May 4, 1996* QF Munich Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Bernd Karbacher #76 6-3 6-4 Boris Becker #4 Match data May 8, 1993* R16 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Boris Becker #257 #1 4,297 2,268 672 220 75.3% 6 5 4 13 21 49
Bernd Karbacher #730 #22 1,177 1,848 133 157 45.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Boris Becker Bernd Karbacher
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1984 11–11 50.0% #66 1,651 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 50–18 73.5% #6 2,067 1 3 — — — — — — —
18 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,230 2 9 — — — — — — —
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12 — — — — — — —
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 — — — — — — —
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 — — — — — — —
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 — — — — — — —
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1991 0–1 0.0% #223 1,494 0 0
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1992 16–14 53.3% #52 1,683 0 1
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1993 18–28 39.1% #57 1,621 0 1
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1994 32–25 56.1% #26 1,740 0 2
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 1995 25–26 49.0% #39 1,719 0 2
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 1996 19–25 43.2% #57 1,734 0 2
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 1997 5–11 31.2% #217 1,613 0 2
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 1998 5–8 38.5% #125 1,588 0 2
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 1999 13–17 43.3% #117 1,567 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2000 0–2 0.0% #637 1,531 0 2

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Boris Becker Bernd Karbacher
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1983 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 12 3 15 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 13 1 14 92.9% 16 9 25 64.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 24 4 28 85.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 21 4 25 84.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1992 3 5 8 37.5% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1994 11 9 20 55.0% 19 10 29 65.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 1995 10 10 20 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% 1996 8 13 21 38.1% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 3 3 6 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1999 8 9 17 47.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 218 69 287 76.0% 108 60 168 64.3% 116 25 141 82.3% 230 66 296 77.7% — 51 64 115 44.3% 75 65 140 53.6% 4 13 17 23.5% 3 15 18 16.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 365/454 of Boris Becker's and 254/290 of Bernd Karbacher's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Boris Becker Bernd Karbacher
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
23 1991 49/59 8.6 3.6 61.8% 75.0% 54.6% 60.4% 48.0% 67.2% 40.5% 1991 1/1 3.0 0.0 52.2% 91.4% 34.4% 60.0% 33.3% 64.2% 23.1%
24 1992 51/66 8.6 4.1 58.3% 77.7% 52.1% 60.6% 44.1% 66.7% 39.5% 1992 29/30 5.2 3.2 51.4% 69.0% 50.5% 61.5% 37.8% 60.2% 38.3%
25 1993 53/64 9.4 5.3 56.2% 79.4% 50.9% 60.9% 40.4% 66.9% 38.3% 1993 43/46 5.3 3.9 51.3% 69.1% 48.8% 56.0% 44.2% 59.3% 37.1%
26 1994 57/67 10.2 4.8 56.9% 80.0% 51.8% 59.0% 43.8% 67.9% 38.5% 1994 49/57 4.8 2.7 53.2% 70.3% 50.5% 59.9% 43.6% 61.1% 38.7%
27 1995 51/69 12.3 5.4 57.6% 82.8% 48.3% 66.9% 41.5% 68.2% 38.7% 1995 44/51 5.3 3.0 52.4% 71.6% 47.2% 53.4% 42.8% 59.9% 38.9%
28 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3% 1996 37/44 5.6 2.1 56.5% 69.1% 48.7% 57.8% 42.4% 60.2% 38.1%
29 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1% 1997 10/16 3.9 3.6 51.3% 68.5% 48.6% 52.6% 26.2% 59.1% 38.2%
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 1998 11/13 6.5 2.8 57.6% 68.8% 45.5% 50.4% 33.7% 58.6% 40.9%
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% 1999 28/30 6.5 3.0 55.8% 70.0% 48.8% 55.4% 38.3% 60.1% 37.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 2/2 2.5 3.5 57.0% 65.3% 37.0% 62.6% 16.7% 53.4% 27.1%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 254/290 5.3 3.0 53.4% 69.9% 48.7% 56.8% 40.8% 60.0% 38.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Boris Becker Bernd Karbacher
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1983 1498 109.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1984 1652 125.5 — — — — -107 -114 +56 51.9% +0.44 4–3 (57%) 4–4 (50%) — +1.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 2067 165.6 — — — — -84 -354 -69 66.5% +1.04 12–7 (63%) 21–12 (64%) — -5.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 2230 166.7 — — — — +18 -420 -90 76.2% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 20–10 (67%) — -4.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1991 2140 162.8 +6.09 +2.65 1.234 53.4% +57 -134 +116 72.6% +1.23 11–4 (73%) 19–13 (59%) — -1.24 1991 1494 103.5 +0.37 -0.91 0.644 43.9% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.12
24 1992 2148 164.3 +4.99 +2.39 1.187 52.7% +61 -224 +55 67.8% +0.88 12–5 (71%) 25–7 (78%) — -2.14 1992 1683 135.4 -0.27 +0.14 0.962 49.4% -122 +18 — 51.3% -0.06 8–7 (53%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.91
25 1993 1898 154.7 +4.71 +0.72 1.157 52.2% +88 -80 +320 62.7% +0.83 11–8 (58%) 13–16 (45%) — -0.41 1993 1622 132.4 -1.39 -0.50 0.910 48.5% -59 +58 -21 41.9% -0.49 8–9 (47%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.96
26 1994 2051 165.7 +5.66 +1.82 1.199 52.9% +17 -187 +155 66.5% +0.92 15–6 (71%) 18–14 (56%) — -2.44 1994 1740 133.6 +0.31 -0.17 0.995 50.0% -82 +37 -139 52.4% +0.01 14–6 (70%) 19–5 (79%) — +1.11
27 1995 2057 166.6 +5.70 +2.11 1.216 53.3% +32 -189 +75 67.4% +1.08 14–7 (67%) 22–20 (52%) — -2.23 1995 1719 145.1 -0.88 +1.48 0.970 49.6% -42 +80 -127 47.2% -0.07 9–6 (60%) 5–9 (36%) — -0.95
28 1996 2101 162.9 +5.38 +1.75 1.195 52.8% +65 -284 +79 70.8% +1.22 12–4 (75%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.48 1996 1734 142.0 -1.29 +1.16 0.957 49.2% -65 +86 — 49.1% -0.06 5–9 (36%) 2–9 (18%) — -2.10
29 1997 1946 142.8 +3.95 +2.10 1.206 53.0% +79 -105 +199 63.4% +0.84 2–5 (29%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.94 1997 1613 107.0 -1.21 -0.22 0.933 48.2% +7 +145 — 36.8% -1.05 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.24
30 1998 1893 149.7 +5.10 +0.64 1.155 51.9% +23 +66 — 58.3% +0.38 4–5 (44%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.21 1998 1589 124.0 -1.56 +0.38 0.986 49.7% +34 +112 — 41.2% -0.65 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.33
31 1999 1885 133.0 +0.67 +0.35 0.991 50.1% +10 — +155 59.5% +0.26 3–2 (60%) 5–2 (71%) — -0.70 1999 1567 131.4 -1.03 -0.83 0.932 48.9% +57 +119 — 44.2% -0.26 4–6 (40%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1532 100.1 -1.21 -1.97 0.580 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.40 — — — +0.14
Career — 2269 168.9 +5.11 +1.77 1.186 52.7% +39 -199 +64 69.8% +1.18 155–79 (66%) 236–157 (60%) 106.7 -3.55 — 1849 140.2 -0.78 +0.22 0.952 49.2% -41 +67 -96 46.5% -0.25 50–48 (51%) 56–46 (55%) 107.5 -1.30

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.