# Butch Seewagen vs Paul Gerken — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/butch-seewagen-vs-paul-gerken?player1_id=4575874&player2_id=4590293
Tour: ATP

Butch Seewagen holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Butch Seewagen leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Butch Seewagen won the 1971 Merion round of 32 4-6 2-1 RET.

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## Overall
- Butch Seewagen: 1 wins
- Paul Gerken: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Butch Seewagen 1 - 0 Paul Gerken

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Butch Seewagen 1 - 0 Paul Gerken

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Butch Seewagen | 1675 | 118.6 | - | - | - | - | -83 | -12 | -6 | 45.1% | -0.45 | 12-30 (29%) | 13-17 (43%) | 88.3 | 1.69 |
| Paul Gerken | 1837 | 131.8 | - | - | - | - | 41 | -36 | -39 | 49.2% | 0.08 | 48-49 (49%) | 49-46 (52%) | 101.6 | 1.03 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1971-08-25* | Merion | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Butch Seewagen | 4-6 2-1 RET |

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