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

Boris Becker vs Mikael Pernfors H2H: 5-1

Boris Becker holds a 5–1 lead over Mikael Pernfors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Boris Becker leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1989 US Open round of 16 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-1.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Mikael Pernfors
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #2 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-1 Mikael Pernfors #25 Match data Sep 6, 1989* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Boris Becker #3 6-2 6-3 Mikael Pernfors #22 Match data Feb 25, 1989* SF Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Boris Becker #4 6-3 2-1 (ret.) Mikael Pernfors #21 Match data Aug 23, 1987* QF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #6 6-4 7-6 6-2 Mikael Pernfors #16 Match data Jul 2, 1986* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Mikael Pernfors #27 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-0 Boris Becker #5 Match data Jun 6, 1986* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Boris Becker #10 4-6 7-6 6-2 Mikael Pernfors #325 Match data Jul 25, 1985* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 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
Mikael Pernfors #1,299 #10 1,033 1,918 138 111 55.4% 0 1 0 0 2 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 Mikael Pernfors
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 1984 0–3 0.0% #434 1,444 0 0
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1985 3–5 37.5% #165 1,497 0 0
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1986 36–19 65.5% #12 1,819 0 0
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1987 21–16 56.8% #33 1,756 0 0
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1988 31–12 72.1% #19 1,878 0 2
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1989 19–16 54.3% #48 1,807 0 2
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1990 4–6 40.0% #175 1,771 0 2
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 1991 4–7 36.4% #240 1,712 0 2
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 1992 1–3 25.0% #234 1,694 0 2
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 1993 19–15 55.9% #29 1,743 0 3
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 1994 0–7 0.0% #940 1,597 0 3
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 1995 0–1 0.0% #659 1,586 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1269 1,566 0 3

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 Mikael Pernfors
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% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 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% 1986 10 5 15 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1987 8 6 14 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1988 26 8 34 76.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1989 12 8 20 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 1991 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1993 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 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% — 75 48 123 61.0% 37 41 78 47.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 19 19 38 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 50/58 of Mikael Pernfors'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 Mikael Pernfors
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 9/11 2.2 3.0 50.9% 61.3% 49.5% 46.4% 36.4% 55.5% 38.2%
28 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3% 1992 3/4 5.3 3.0 55.3% 67.3% 49.7% 64.2% 24.6% 59.4% 34.9%
29 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1% 1993 30/34 3.4 2.3 52.0% 68.6% 52.3% 57.7% 50.7% 60.6% 40.9%
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 1994 6/7 2.2 4.0 47.1% 62.8% 40.7% 41.1% 50.7% 51.1% 37.2%
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% 1995 1/1 0.0 2.0 67.7% 54.8% 40.0% 44.4% 16.7% 50.0% 42.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 2.0 6.0 52.6% 67.5% 33.3% 69.2% 0.0% 51.3% 24.5%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 50/249 3.1 2.7 51.7% 66.2% 49.6% 54.0% 44.9% 58.1% 39.3%

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 Mikael Pernfors
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 1984 1444 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.14 — 0–1 — +0.70
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 1985 1498 130.2 — — — — — +40 — 36.8% -0.47 1–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.79
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1986 1819 151.0 — — — — -83 -49 -148 61.0% +0.68 9–8 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -2.00
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 1756 139.5 — — — — -43 -23 +26 55.0% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) — +0.87
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 1878 146.3 — — — — +31 -176 — 62.7% +0.80 11–2 (85%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.88
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 1808 147.0 — — — — +80 -149 — 53.0% +0.09 4–1 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -1.95
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 1771 120.5 — — — — +45 — — 42.3% -0.58 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.40
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 1713 123.3 -1.24 +0.12 0.859 46.5% +54 -49 — 42.3% -0.58 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -1.09
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 1695 114.4 +1.25 +0.72 0.858 46.8% +45 — — 20.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.76
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 1743 146.1 -0.42 +2.77 1.039 50.5% +20 -77 — 53.8% +0.11 6–5 (55%) 6–7 (46%) — -1.54
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 1598 102.1 -3.07 -1.37 0.762 44.4% — -43 — 18.8% -2.56 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.11
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 1586 101.6 -0.59 -1.12 0.842 45.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1567 96.4 +2.81 -3.81 0.503 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +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 — 1919 149.0 -0.72 +1.46 0.938 48.5% +11 -56 -61 53.3% +0.14 43–31 (58%) 32–33 (49%) 106.3 -3.09

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.