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Boris Becker vs Yannick Noah H2H: 4-2

Boris Becker holds a 4–2 lead over Yannick Noah in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Boris Becker leads 4–0 on hard courts, while Yannick Noah leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1995 Swiss Indoors round of 16 6-4 7-5.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Yannick Noah
FRA Age 66 Right-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #4 6-4 7-5 Yannick Noah #1270 Match data Sep 29, 1995* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-2 7-6 Yannick Noah #35 Match data Aug 31, 1990* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-3 6-2 Yannick Noah #23 Match data Sep 8, 1989* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Yannick Noah #8 6-4 4-6 7-6 Boris Becker #4 Match data Feb 20, 1988* SF Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Boris Becker #3 6-4 6-2 Yannick Noah #4 Match data Feb 22, 1987* SF Indian Wells Open ATP 500 Hard
Yannick Noah #23 6-3 6-3 Boris Becker #53 Match data May 19, 1985* SF Italian Open ATP 500 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
Yannick Noah #1,303 #3 1,079 2,199 456 194 70.2% 1 0 0 1 21 23

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 0–1 0.0% #269 1,491 0 0
18 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,230 2 9 1978 23–14 62.2% #49 1,708 0 2
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12 1979 34–14 70.8% #26 1,933 0 5
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19 1980 29–16 64.4% #18 1,890 0 5
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24 1981 51–18 73.9% #13 1,917 0 7
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29 1982 50–12 80.6% #10 2,086 0 11
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31 1983 36–9 80.0% #5 2,087 1 14
24 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36 1984 23–10 69.7% #9 1,997 1 14
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38 1985 50–17 74.6% #7 1,956 1 17
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42 1986 43–14 75.4% #4 2,012 1 19
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44 1987 34–13 72.3% #8 1,951 1 21
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49 1988 32–10 76.2% #12 1,948 1 22
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49 1989 21–14 60.0% #16 1,876 1 22
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49 1990 22–21 51.2% #40 1,708 1 23
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49 1991 7–7 50.0% #188 1,708 1 23
35 — — — — — — — 1995 1–3 25.0% #552 1,686 1 23
36 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,672 1 23

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 Yannick Noah
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% 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1986 24 4 28 85.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 21 4 25 84.0% 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1979 13 5 18 72.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2% 1980 11 5 16 68.8% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9% 1981 10 6 16 62.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 18 4 22 81.8%
22 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7% 1982 19 1 20 95.0% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 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% 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 23 2 25 92.0% — — — — 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% 1984 9 3 12 75.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6% 1985 21 7 28 75.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
26 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0% 1986 15 5 20 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
27 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3% 1987 13 2 15 86.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8% 1988 9 3 12 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 9 2 11 81.8%
29 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1989 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
30 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 164 62 226 72.6% 202 66 268 75.4% 11 16 27 40.7% 79 50 129 61.2%

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 18/19 of Yannick Noah'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 Yannick Noah
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 1991 13/14 4.5 3.5 55.5% 68.0% 44.8% 62.6% 47.2% 57.6% 36.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 4/4 4.0 1.8 55.4% 77.9% 47.6% 45.5% 20.0% 64.1% 29.2%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 7.0 2.0 60.5% 69.2% 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% 61.6% 19.4%
Career — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 18/650 4.6 3.1 55.8% 70.2% 45.7% 58.1% 44.1% 59.2% 34.0%

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 1491 103.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.08
18 1986 2230 166.7 — — — — +18 -420 -90 76.2% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 20–10 (67%) — -4.39 1978 1709 137.9 — — — — -111 +56 -173 57.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 10–6 (63%) — +3.56
19 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33 1979 1933 150.7 — — — — -105 +27 -371 65.1% +1.08 9–4 (69%) 10–9 (53%) — +0.67
20 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83 1980 1890 153.0 — — — — +5 +91 -340 59.5% +0.98 9–6 (60%) 6–8 (43%) — -3.05
21 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12 1981 1917 156.5 — — — — +62 +116 -384 64.4% +1.04 17–4 (81%) 9–12 (43%) — -1.67
22 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05 1982 2086 164.7 — — — — -20 +30 — 74.0% +1.55 12–5 (71%) 9–6 (60%) — -3.56
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 1983 2087 162.3 — — — — -135 +184 — 74.8% +1.72 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.85
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 1984 1998 159.6 — — — — -11 +206 — 65.9% +0.83 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.14
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 1985 1957 156.2 — — — — -10 +205 -368 68.4% +1.11 12–6 (67%) 18–12 (60%) — -0.87
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 1986 2013 163.9 — — — — -41 +208 — 67.8% +1.19 13–5 (72%) 12–17 (41%) — -2.21
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 1987 1951 147.7 — — — — +93 +140 -296 65.0% +1.00 11–4 (73%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.55
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 1988 1949 153.8 — — — — +75 +116 — 67.2% +1.03 12–4 (75%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.74
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 1989 1877 147.3 — — — — +46 — — 56.2% +0.40 10–4 (71%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.89
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 1990 1708 139.1 — — — — +109 +162 — 49.1% -0.16 8–6 (57%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.00
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 1991 1709 127.3 -0.35 -2.54 0.863 47.8% +60 +151 — 48.5% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.03
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1686 117.0 -0.18 -0.05 0.814 46.1% +61 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–1 — -0.54
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1672 104.2 -2.25 +2.64 0.506 43.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.10
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 — 2199 161.2 -0.42 -1.70 0.835 47.2% +9 +121 -314 64.2% +0.93 138–68 (67%) 139–119 (54%) 101.7 -2.00

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.