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

Boris Becker vs Thomas Johansson H2H: 2-1

Boris Becker holds a 2–1 lead over Thomas Johansson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Boris Becker leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Thomas Johansson won the 1998 Swiss Indoors round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Thomas Johansson
SWE Age 51 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Johansson #22 6-3 6-2 Boris Becker #60 Match data Oct 8, 1998* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Boris Becker #18 6-1 6-4 6-4 Thomas Johansson #32 Match data Jun 27, 1997* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Boris Becker #4 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4 Thomas Johansson #114 Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Thomas Johansson #586 #7 2,365 1,969 337 279 54.7% 1 1 0 0 7 9

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 Thomas Johansson
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 1993 2–1 66.7% — 1,534 0 0
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12 1994 0–2 0.0% #486 1,496 0 0
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 1995 1–3 25.0% #117 1,491 0 0
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1996 28–21 57.1% #60 1,763 0 0
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1997 32–27 54.2% #39 1,700 0 2
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1998 46–30 60.5% #17 1,897 0 2
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1999 21–23 47.7% #39 1,736 0 3
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 2000 22–26 45.8% #39 1,819 0 4
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 2001 42–23 64.6% #18 1,875 0 6
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 2002 26–22 54.2% #14 1,745 1 7
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 — — — — — — —
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 2004 29–20 59.2% #30 1,853 1 8
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 2005 42–24 63.6% #13 1,892 1 9
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 2006 11–16 40.7% #71 1,706 1 9
32 — — — — — — — 2007 23–23 50.0% #62 1,756 1 9
33 — — — — — — — 2008 12–18 40.0% #136 1,668 1 9

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 Thomas Johansson
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% 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2% 1995 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1996 13 10 23 56.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6%
22 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7% 1997 15 13 28 53.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 15 5 20 75.0%
23 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 1998 27 14 41 65.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
24 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2% 1999 16 14 30 53.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 2000 17 17 34 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 2001 23 15 38 60.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 2002 17 12 29 58.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
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% 2004 19 12 31 61.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 19 14 33 57.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 2 11 81.8%
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 5 7 12 41.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 18 13 31 58.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 8 12 20 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
Career — 218 69 287 76.0% 108 60 168 64.3% 116 25 141 82.3% 230 66 296 77.7% — 197 155 352 56.0% 29 58 87 33.3% 46 30 76 60.5% 65 36 101 64.4%

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 214/218 of Thomas Johansson'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 Thomas Johansson
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% 2004 49/49 9.3 2.1 55.5% 77.2% 52.5% 62.8% 42.3% 66.2% 36.3%
30 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 2005 66/66 8.9 2.0 56.8% 77.3% 55.7% 59.6% 40.9% 68.0% 36.5%
31 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3% 2006 26/27 10.2 2.8 56.6% 75.4% 50.5% 61.8% 40.1% 64.6% 33.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 46/46 8.4 2.5 57.6% 74.9% 51.6% 60.3% 42.1% 65.1% 32.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 27/30 7.4 2.8 58.4% 72.2% 47.4% 60.8% 38.1% 61.8% 33.5%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 214/616 8.9 2.3 56.9% 75.9% 52.4% 60.9% 41.0% 65.8% 34.7%

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 Thomas Johansson
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 1993 1535 112.9 — — — — +33 — — 62.5% +0.63 1–1 3–2 (60%) — +0.12
19 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33 1994 1496 98.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 1–1 — +0.29
20 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83 1995 1492 111.1 — — — — +52 — — 22.2% -1.56 — 0–1 — -0.10
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 1996 1764 141.3 — — — — -11 -212 -55 54.7% +0.46 10–7 (59%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.21
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1997 1700 139.6 — — — — +91 -202 -7 52.7% +0.37 11–10 (52%) 3–17 (15%) — +2.54
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 1998 1897 149.9 — — — — +15 -423 -194 57.3% +0.51 12–13 (48%) 22–20 (52%) — -1.44
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 1999 1736 138.9 — — — — +44 -276 — 50.9% -0.01 9–9 (50%) 8–8 (50%) — +1.29
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 2000 1819 138.5 — — — — -4 -362 -90 50.0% +0.02 5–7 (42%) 17–12 (59%) — -0.07
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 2001 1875 151.0 — — — — -19 -371 -11 61.5% +0.73 9–9 (50%) 15–12 (56%) — -2.47
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 2002 1746 143.8 — — — — +68 -189 +40 53.6% +0.32 8–8 (50%) 11–12 (48%) — -0.26
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 2004 1854 148.2 +3.00 +0.83 1.073 51.2% +2 -283 +23 56.9% +0.25 8–8 (50%) 18–11 (62%) — -2.69
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 2005 1893 147.3 +4.53 -0.04 1.141 52.0% -3 -302 +122 61.8% +0.69 10–8 (56%) 22–15 (59%) — +0.08
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 2006 1706 134.4 +1.47 -2.65 0.941 49.2% +107 -165 +193 41.4% -0.30 4–5 (44%) 7–12 (37%) — +0.60
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1757 138.7 +0.88 -2.95 0.918 48.8% +47 -210 +10 45.9% -0.46 7–5 (58%) 14–13 (52%) — -2.55
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1668 132.9 -0.51 -1.77 0.876 47.7% +18 -129 +90 34.8% -0.74 4–2 (67%) 5–9 (36%) — -1.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1652 102.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1969 149.0 +2.39 -1.00 1.014 50.2% +27 -268 +7 53.4% +0.24 98–93 (51%) 151–153 (50%) 99.5 -0.95

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.