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

Boris Becker vs Brad Gilbert H2H: 5-4

Boris Becker holds a 5–4 lead over Brad Gilbert in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Boris Becker leads 3–1 on carpet, while Brad Gilbert leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1994 Japan Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-0.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main draw meetings
Brad Gilbert
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #14 6-3 6-0 Brad Gilbert #27 Match data Apr 9, 1994* QF Japan Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #9 6-2 6-2 Brad Gilbert #28 Match data Nov 7, 1992* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-4 6-1 Brad Gilbert #6 Match data Jul 6, 1990* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Boris Becker #2 2-6 6-3 6-4 Brad Gilbert #6 Match data Nov 28, 1989 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Brad Gilbert #9 3-6 6-3 6-4 Boris Becker #2 Match data Aug 20, 1989* SF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #4 6-4 6-2 6-1 Brad Gilbert #10 Match data Apr 2, 1988* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Brad Gilbert #13 4-6 6-4 6-4 Boris Becker #5 Match data Dec 2, 1987 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Brad Gilbert #15 2-6 6-7 7-6 7-5 6-1 Boris Becker #4 Match data Sep 10, 1987* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Brad Gilbert #17 3-6 6-3 6-0 Boris Becker #4 Match data Aug 1, 1987* SF Washington Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Brad Gilbert #1,263 #4 1,786 2,056 506 276 64.7% 0 0 0 1 19 20

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 Brad Gilbert
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 1981 5–5 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 1982 19–13 59.4% #54 1,711 0 1
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1983 33–27 55.0% #62 1,755 0 1
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1984 39–23 62.9% #23 1,849 0 3
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1985 53–22 70.7% #18 1,893 0 6
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1986 45–14 76.3% #11 2,010 0 10
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1987 55–23 70.5% #13 1,960 0 11
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1988 30–15 66.7% #21 1,892 0 12
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 1989 58–17 77.3% #6 1,989 0 17
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 1990 46–19 70.8% #10 1,956 0 20
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 1991 34–21 61.8% #19 1,854 0 20
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 1992 39–26 60.0% #26 1,762 0 20
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 1993 31–26 54.4% #35 1,736 0 20
32 — — — — — — — 1994 18–20 47.4% #76 1,622 0 20
33 — — — — — — — 1995 1–5 16.7% #680 1,560 0 20

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 Brad Gilbert
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% 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2% 1982 11 7 18 61.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% 1983 15 14 29 51.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
22 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7% 1984 19 9 28 67.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 13 8 21 61.9%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1985 32 9 41 78.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 8 21 61.9%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1986 30 7 37 81.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1987 41 11 52 78.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1988 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 1989 40 8 48 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 6 20 70.0%
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% 1990 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 15 6 21 71.4%
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1991 21 12 33 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 25 16 41 61.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1993 23 17 40 57.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 16 14 30 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 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% — 321 149 470 68.3% 36 35 71 50.7% 30 21 51 58.8% 119 71 190 62.6%

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 203/221 of Brad Gilbert'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 Brad Gilbert
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 51/66 8.6 4.1 58.3% 77.7% 52.1% 60.6% 44.1% 66.7% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 53/64 9.4 5.3 56.2% 79.4% 50.9% 60.9% 40.4% 66.9% 38.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 57/67 10.2 4.8 56.9% 80.0% 51.8% 59.0% 43.8% 67.9% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 51/69 12.3 5.4 57.6% 82.8% 48.3% 66.9% 41.5% 68.2% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1% 1991 53/55 5.9 3.0 57.0% 74.6% 49.8% 55.2% 45.1% 63.9% 41.1%
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 1992 60/65 5.6 3.4 57.7% 72.4% 49.4% 62.9% 47.2% 62.8% 40.4%
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% 1993 52/57 4.7 4.0 55.9% 71.6% 46.0% 58.7% 44.7% 60.3% 38.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 32/38 6.4 4.4 54.3% 68.9% 47.9% 61.4% 44.5% 58.9% 38.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 6/6 3.2 5.3 50.1% 71.9% 40.9% 45.3% 49.2% 56.0% 32.8%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 203/782 5.5 3.7 56.3% 72.2% 48.1% 59.0% 45.6% 61.6% 39.6%

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 Brad Gilbert
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 1981 1539 115.9 — — — — +37 +3 — 54.2% +0.29 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.40
20 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83 1982 1711 128.9 — — — — +36 -166 — 53.2% +0.34 8–5 (62%) 3–6 (33%) — +3.49
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 1983 1755 139.6 — — — — +45 -180 -152 55.0% +0.35 8–12 (40%) 9–13 (41%) — +0.52
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1984 1850 149.5 — — — — +41 -238 -166 58.2% +0.68 12–6 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.44
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 1985 1893 156.7 — — — — +64 -196 -244 66.9% +1.09 9–4 (69%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.39
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 1986 2010 155.6 — — — — +53 — -304 71.3% +1.25 8–8 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.05
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 1987 1960 156.6 — — — — +62 -306 -271 65.2% +0.99 13–9 (59%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.22
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 1988 1892 149.8 — — — — +48 -233 — 65.5% +1.01 4–8 (33%) 9–7 (56%) — -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 1989 1989 161.9 — — — — +43 -294 — 70.1% +1.11 17–11 (61%) 21–9 (70%) — -2.28
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 1990 1957 155.8 — — — — +31 -248 -181 63.5% +0.96 14–6 (70%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.79
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 1991 1854 152.6 +2.35 +2.76 1.137 52.4% +49 — -81 58.9% +0.67 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) — +0.61
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 1992 1763 144.3 +0.88 +2.28 1.085 51.6% +29 — +50 58.1% +0.60 14–13 (52%) 14–14 (50%) — +1.15
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 1993 1737 137.0 -0.17 +0.74 0.967 49.4% 0 -90 +31 49.0% -0.10 19–9 (68%) 19–8 (70%) — +0.09
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1622 133.2 -2.08 +0.66 0.943 49.2% +29 +12 — 46.7% -0.14 6–4 (60%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.97
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1561 107.9 -3.03 -2.86 0.745 45.4% +30 — — 20.0% -1.73 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.18
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 — 2057 155.0 +0.41 +1.60 1.031 50.7% +42 -188 -127 60.6% +0.70 144–109 (57%) 144–106 (58%) 102.4 +0.46

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.