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Boris Becker vs Jeff Tarango H2H: 1-0

Boris Becker holds a 1–0 lead over Jeff Tarango in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Boris Becker leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1997 Halle Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Jeff Tarango
USA Age 57 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #13 6-4 6-2 Jeff Tarango #73 Match data Jun 14, 1997* QF Halle Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass

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
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,788 240 294 44.9% 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 Jeff Tarango
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 1987 1–2 33.3% #377 1,507 0 0
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12 1988 7–6 53.8% #96 1,598 0 0
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,607 0 0
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,613 0 0
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1993 24–26 48.0% #91 1,670 0 2
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1994 23–27 46.0% #78 1,655 0 2
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,654 0 2
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,619 0 2
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,693 0 2
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 1998 24–29 45.3% #73 1,660 0 2
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 1999 21–24 46.7% #55 1,685 0 2
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 2000 11–25 30.6% #112 1,517 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,447 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 Jeff Tarango
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% 1987 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1988 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1989 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% 1990 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1991 11 14 25 44.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1992 17 11 28 60.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1993 14 16 30 46.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1994 18 18 36 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1995 7 14 21 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 1996 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% 1997 20 13 33 60.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1998 19 18 37 51.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 6 11 17 35.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2000 2 14 16 12.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 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% — 146 167 313 46.6% 49 59 108 45.4% 14 27 41 34.1% 31 41 72 43.1%

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 411/468 of Jeff Tarango'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 Jeff Tarango
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%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 32/39 1.9 5.1 65.8% 64.8% 46.6% 56.0% 48.7% 58.5% 37.0%
23 1991 49/59 8.6 3.6 61.8% 75.0% 54.6% 60.4% 48.0% 67.2% 40.5% 1992 47/52 3.5 3.5 63.1% 67.5% 47.8% 56.6% 42.3% 60.3% 38.7%
24 1992 51/66 8.6 4.1 58.3% 77.7% 52.1% 60.6% 44.1% 66.7% 39.5% 1993 43/50 3.7 4.6 56.6% 68.4% 47.0% 59.2% 45.1% 59.1% 38.5%
25 1993 53/64 9.4 5.3 56.2% 79.4% 50.9% 60.9% 40.4% 66.9% 38.3% 1994 40/50 3.6 2.2 62.1% 65.8% 51.8% 56.4% 46.6% 60.6% 39.0%
26 1994 57/67 10.2 4.8 56.9% 80.0% 51.8% 59.0% 43.8% 67.9% 38.5% 1995 38/42 4.2 3.7 62.9% 70.3% 49.3% 54.4% 44.8% 62.3% 37.0%
27 1995 51/69 12.3 5.4 57.6% 82.8% 48.3% 66.9% 41.5% 68.2% 38.7% 1996 28/32 5.2 3.2 61.9% 68.0% 50.2% 54.3% 39.3% 61.4% 38.0%
28 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3% 1997 54/60 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9%
29 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1% 1998 47/53 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1%
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 1999 42/45 4.9 4.1 60.6% 67.1% 46.1% 61.0% 43.2% 58.9% 38.4%
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% 2000 33/36 4.6 5.3 58.1% 68.9% 47.5% 56.9% 42.2% 60.1% 36.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 7/9 3.3 2.1 62.4% 61.8% 52.7% 53.7% 51.2% 58.4% 34.3%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 411/534 3.9 3.9 61.0% 67.8% 49.2% 55.7% 44.6% 60.5% 38.2%

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 Jeff Tarango
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 1987 1508 108.5 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.19
19 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33 1988 1598 124.9 — — — — +37 — — 51.4% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.05
20 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83 1989 1648 118.8 — — — — +7 — -102 46.4% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.12
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 1990 1607 120.5 — — — — +6 -46 -69 42.0% -0.54 4–6 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.35
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1991 1613 132.3 -1.93 -1.26 0.892 48.2% +24 -37 — 41.8% -0.47 8–7 (53%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.07
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 1992 1694 139.2 -0.84 +0.16 0.974 49.7% +28 -96 -139 50.4% +0.10 15–6 (71%) 10–14 (42%) — -1.21
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 1993 1670 136.1 -1.01 -0.06 0.942 49.0% +18 -8 — 45.9% -0.28 12–6 (67%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.60
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 1994 1655 132.9 -1.13 +0.92 0.992 50.0% +24 -22 — 46.1% -0.03 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.47
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 1995 1654 144.2 +0.56 -0.03 0.982 49.5% +7 -14 -104 43.3% -0.18 4–6 (40%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.34
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 1996 1620 125.4 -0.16 +0.21 0.984 49.7% +74 -59 — 44.4% -0.35 4–7 (36%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.93
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 1997 1694 143.8 +0.74 +1.18 1.031 50.6% +30 -59 -135 52.9% +0.29 7–11 (39%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.45
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 1998 1660 141.3 -0.44 +2.15 1.031 50.5% +49 -71 -90 47.8% -0.04 7–14 (33%) 7–12 (37%) — +0.03
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 1999 1685 132.2 -2.40 -0.03 0.934 48.9% +15 -75 -110 46.4% -0.07 7–6 (54%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.16
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 2000 1517 123.9 -0.88 -1.79 0.903 48.4% -8 +82 +47 38.3% -0.57 3–10 (23%) 6–12 (33%) — -0.28
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1453 110.6 -0.42 -1.74 0.824 46.7% +20 — — 25.0% -1.60 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.01
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1447 103.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1455 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1788 140.0 -0.70 +0.24 0.968 49.5% +26 -27 -95 45.8% -0.19 84–94 (47%) 79–102 (44%) 95.5 -0.38

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.