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Boris Becker vs Jim Grabb H2H: 1-0

Boris Becker holds a 1–0 lead over Jim Grabb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Boris Becker leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1987 Tokyo Indoor round of 32 7-5 7-5.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Jim Grabb
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #4 7-5 7-5 Jim Grabb #78 Match data Oct 23, 1987* R32 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet

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
Jim Grabb #927 #24 760 1,828 179 199 47.4% 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 Jim Grabb
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 1985 4–4 50.0% #251 1,560 0 0
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1986 7–6 53.8% #94 1,636 0 0
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1987 20–18 52.6% #66 1,687 0 1
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1988 17–23 42.5% #91 1,562 0 1
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1989 27–20 57.4% #35 1,767 0 1
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1990 16–18 47.1% #72 1,688 0 1
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 1991 19–23 45.2% #87 1,680 0 1
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 1992 31–24 56.4% #55 1,748 0 2
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 1993 6–9 40.0% #197 1,690 0 2
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 1994 18–20 47.4% #68 1,670 0 2
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 1995 6–17 26.1% #207 1,545 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1996 6–10 37.5% #199 1,564 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1997 2–7 22.2% #342 1,516 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 Jim Grabb
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% 1985 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1986 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1987 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1988 10 14 24 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1989 25 14 39 64.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1990 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 1991 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% 1992 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6%
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1993 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1995 5 14 19 26.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 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% — 126 125 251 50.2% 3 13 16 18.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 40 41 81 49.4%

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 169/198 of Jim Grabb'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 Jim Grabb
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% 1991 37/42 7.0 4.0 64.9% 72.2% 48.6% 59.8% 37.6% 64.1% 36.3%
28 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3% 1992 50/55 6.4 3.1 64.6% 75.8% 47.8% 54.4% 35.0% 66.0% 35.6%
29 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1% 1993 13/15 5.1 3.0 70.6% 65.7% 48.5% 60.1% 52.2% 59.9% 35.2%
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 1994 33/38 5.2 3.0 68.5% 69.1% 45.9% 59.0% 49.0% 61.9% 35.7%
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% 1995 20/23 5.7 2.9 64.8% 68.9% 47.3% 65.1% 27.2% 61.3% 32.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 10/16 7.1 5.5 65.1% 74.5% 44.0% 58.1% 52.2% 63.5% 33.7%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 6/9 4.3 6.5 63.9% 71.6% 34.5% 48.0% 42.7% 58.1% 32.5%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 169/378 6.1 3.5 65.9% 71.9% 46.9% 58.2% 40.0% 63.3% 35.2%

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 Jim Grabb
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 1985 1560 123.7 — — — — +46 — — 47.6% -0.24 1–1 0–2 — +0.16
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1986 1636 129.6 — — — — +34 — — 50.0% +0.40 3–1 (75%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.05
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 1987 1688 137.5 — — — — +49 — — 48.8% +0.04 4–2 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.31
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 1988 1562 123.6 — — — — +13 -58 -17 45.0% -0.28 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.31
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 1989 1768 139.4 — — — — +19 — — 56.7% +0.35 6–9 (40%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.18
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 1990 1689 132.1 — — — — +29 -250 -88 48.2% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10
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 1991 1681 136.8 +1.98 -1.92 1.009 50.2% +35 — -107 51.3% +0.05 7–17 (29%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.72
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 1992 1749 141.9 +3.85 -1.34 1.048 50.4% +32 -275 -178 52.2% +0.19 11–7 (61%) 11–11 (50%) — +1.42
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 1993 1691 122.3 -0.49 -1.37 0.878 47.6% +9 — — 45.9% -0.22 2–3 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.36
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 1994 1670 136.2 +0.52 -2.08 0.937 48.9% +50 — -139 50.0% +0.04 7–8 (47%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.09
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 1995 1546 127.6 -0.66 -2.43 0.847 47.4% +34 — — 33.3% -1.11 2–5 (29%) 4–9 (31%) — -1.25
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1565 120.0 +0.58 -1.86 0.923 48.7% +2 — — 41.9% -0.53 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.17
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1516 104.9 -2.13 -1.64 0.777 45.3% +9 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17
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 — 1829 140.2 +1.52 -1.78 0.959 49.2% +30 -207 -101 48.5% -0.08 58–69 (46%) 75–85 (47%) 96.6 +0.43

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.