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

Boris Becker vs Jay Berger H2H: 4-1

Boris Becker holds a 4–1 lead over Jay Berger in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Boris Becker leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1990 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship semifinal 6-4 6-3.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Jay Berger
USA Age 59 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #3 6-4 6-3 Jay Berger #13 Match data Aug 18, 1990* SF U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #2 6-1 6-2 Jay Berger #10 Match data Mar 11, 1990* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-4 6-1 Jay Berger #28 Match data Jun 9, 1989* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jay Berger #39 6-1 6-1 Boris Becker #3 Match data Mar 18, 1989* R16 Indian Wells Open ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #4 6-3 6-2 Jay Berger #39 Match data Aug 1, 1987* QF 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
Jay Berger #1,121 #7 1,271 1,947 141 80 63.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Jay Berger
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 1985 3–2 60.0% #250 1,571 0 0
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12 1986 7–3 70.0% #82 1,665 0 1
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 1987 28–19 59.6% #47 1,768 0 1
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1988 28–16 63.6% #34 1,785 0 2
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1989 41–19 68.3% #10 1,841 0 3
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1990 32–18 64.0% #18 1,845 0 3
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1991 2–3 40.0% #387 1,801 0 3
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 — — — — — — —
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 — — — — — — —
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 — — — — — — —
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 — — — — — — —
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 — — — — — — —
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 — — — — — — —
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 — — — — — — —

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 Jay Berger
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% 1985 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2% 1987 13 9 22 59.1% 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% 1988 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7% 1989 23 12 35 65.7% 14 4 18 77.8% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1990 19 7 26 73.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1991 2 2 4 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 218 69 287 76.0% 108 60 168 64.3% 116 25 141 82.3% 230 66 296 77.7% — 81 42 123 65.9% 50 28 78 64.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%

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 3/5 of Jay Berger'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 Jay Berger
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% 1991 3/5 1.7 5.0 53.8% 71.5% 39.4% 51.9% 43.3% 56.6% 42.5%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 3/221 1.7 5.0 53.8% 71.5% 39.4% 51.9% 43.3% 56.6% 42.5%

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 Jay Berger
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 1985 1572 112.9 — — — — +57 — — 57.9% -0.10 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +0.70
19 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33 1986 1665 116.1 — — — — -50 -34 — 61.5% -0.04 3–1 (75%) — — +0.72
20 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83 1987 1768 146.6 — — — — -24 -22 — 59.7% +0.65 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) — -0.38
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 1988 1785 145.3 — — — — +58 -65 — 63.1% +1.00 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.25
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1989 1842 151.4 — — — — -18 +50 — 64.2% +1.07 10–6 (63%) 4–7 (36%) — +0.56
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 1990 1845 149.4 — — — — +64 -35 — 56.8% +0.30 13–6 (68%) 10–4 (71%) — +2.67
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 1991 1801 113.3 -1.34 +0.15 0.979 50.1% +47 — — 46.2% +0.16 — — — +0.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1948 150.8 -1.34 +0.15 0.979 50.1% +20 -16 — 60.6% +0.68 39–26 (60%) 26–25 (51%) 102.1 +1.89

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.