H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Emilio Sanchez vs Jim Gurfein H2H: 1-0

Emilio Sanchez holds a 1–0 lead over Jim Gurfein in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Emilio Sanchez leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Emilio Sanchez won the 1988 Miami Open round of 32 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-4.

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Emilio Sanchez

ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H

1 – 0

1 main draw meetings

Jim Gurfein

USA Age 65 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Emilio Sanchez #18	3-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-4	Jim Gurfein #263	Match data	Mar 17, 1988*	R32	Miami Open	ATP 500	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
Emilio Sanchez	#1,301	#7	1,634	2,037	406	274	59.7%	0	1	0	1	13	15
Jim Gurfein	#736	#96	0	1,679	39	64	37.9%	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	Emilio Sanchez							Jim Gurfein
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
19	1984	9–12	42.9%	#111	1,546	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1985	16–14	53.3%	#64	1,669	0	0	1981	9–14	39.1%	—	1,550	0	0
21	1986	52–23	69.3%	#16	1,840	0	3	1982	9–11	45.0%	—	1,584	0	0
22	1987	56–23	70.9%	#17	1,870	0	7	1983	13–15	46.4%	#96	1,616	0	0
23	1988	40–20	66.7%	#17	1,887	0	8	1984	1–10	9.1%	#208	1,503	0	0
24	1989	37–16	69.8%	#19	1,877	0	9	1985	2–2	50.0%	#203	1,527	0	0
25	1990	48–24	66.7%	#8	1,814	0	11	1986	1–2	33.3%	#185	1,530	0	0
26	1991	40–22	64.5%	#14	1,849	0	14	1987	2–3	40.0%	#269	1,522	0	0
27	1992	43–26	62.3%	#21	1,795	0	15	1988	2–7	22.2%	#321	1,484	0	0
28	1993	28–26	51.9%	#41	1,688	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1994	17–26	39.5%	#74	1,630	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1995	13–22	37.1%	#108	1,588	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1996	7–16	30.4%	#173	1,505	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1997	0–4	0.0%	#1056	1,467	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Emilio Sanchez																	Jim Gurfein
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
19	1984	0	1	1	0.0%	9	8	17	52.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1985	1	3	4	25.0%	15	11	26	57.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	1	5	6	16.7%	6	6	12	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—
21	1986	4	4	8	50.0%	43	12	55	78.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	1982	0	3	3	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
22	1987	8	9	17	47.1%	41	9	50	82.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	1983	1	5	6	16.7%	9	7	16	56.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
23	1988	14	7	21	66.7%	25	10	35	71.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1984	1	5	6	16.7%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
24	1989	16	6	22	72.7%	21	9	30	70.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1985	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1990	15	4	19	78.9%	28	12	40	70.0%	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%	1986	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1991	15	10	25	60.0%	23	8	31	74.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1987	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1992	19	7	26	73.1%	22	13	35	62.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	1988	2	4	6	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1993	5	9	14	35.7%	23	16	39	59.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1994	4	7	11	36.4%	13	18	31	41.9%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1995	1	3	4	25.0%	12	18	30	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1996	2	4	6	33.3%	5	11	16	31.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1997	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	104	74	178	58.4%	280	159	439	63.8%	4	8	12	33.3%	18	33	51	35.3%	—	9	26	35	25.7%	21	27	48	43.8%	4	6	10	40.0%	5	5	10	50.0%

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	Emilio Sanchez																Jim Gurfein
Age	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
19	1984	1546	126.4	—	—	—	—	—	+91	—	48.1%	-0.09	2–4 (33%)	4–5 (44%)	—	+1.49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1985	1669	143.3	—	—	—	—	-164	+69	—	53.3%	+0.61	5–5 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	—	+0.05	1981	1550	123.5	—	—	—	—	-38	+37	+21	39.3%	-0.47	4–4 (50%)	1–4 (20%)	—	+1.14
21	1986	1841	151.3	—	—	—	—	-231	+97	—	64.0%	+0.89	16–10 (62%)	12–6 (67%)	—	-0.99	1982	1585	115.9	—	—	—	—	-32	+13	—	44.9%	-0.57	4–4 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	—	+2.37
22	1987	1870	151.7	—	—	—	—	-232	+179	-269	64.9%	+1.14	15–5 (75%)	12–12 (50%)	—	+0.87	1983	1617	127.8	—	—	—	—	-129	+78	-39	47.3%	-0.41	5–5 (50%)	10–4 (71%)	—	+0.72
23	1988	1888	152.5	—	—	—	—	-85	+107	—	62.4%	+1.00	12–6 (67%)	8–12 (40%)	—	-0.75	1984	1503	108.6	—	—	—	—	-51	+145	—	21.4%	-1.61	0–3 (0%)	0–1	—	+0.29
24	1989	1877	153.9	—	—	—	—	-20	+114	—	66.9%	+1.16	7–7 (50%)	8–7 (53%)	—	-1.74	1985	1528	111.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.30	1–1	2–0	—	-0.08
25	1990	1814	155.5	—	—	—	—	+57	+66	—	60.3%	+0.79	18–8 (69%)	12–11 (52%)	—	+0.85	1986	1531	103.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.9%	-1.71	0–1	—	—	-0.07
26	1991	1850	150.0	—	—	—	—	-33	+123	—	62.3%	+0.79	8–5 (62%)	14–12 (54%)	—	-0.75	1987	1522	104.4	—	—	—	—	-19	—	—	42.9%	-0.21	1–1	0–2	—	+0.64
27	1992	1796	147.4	—	—	—	—	+6	+100	—	58.7%	+0.63	14–8 (64%)	19–19 (50%)	—	-0.45	1988	1485	105.6	—	—	—	—	+24	+60	—	36.0%	-0.68	0–2	2–3 (40%)	—	+0.54
28	1993	1689	134.0	—	—	—	—	-26	+79	—	50.7%	-0.16	11–12 (48%)	12–12 (50%)	—	+0.43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1994	1630	135.6	—	—	—	—	-26	+71	—	39.4%	-0.54	4–8 (33%)	6–10 (38%)	—	-1.30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1995	1588	125.5	—	—	—	—	-13	+45	—	39.8%	-0.48	4–4 (50%)	6–13 (32%)	—	+0.36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1996	1506	114.4	—	—	—	—	+43	+56	—	31.4%	-1.29	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	—	+0.87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1997	1467	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	+59	—	11.1%	-3.22	0–1	—	—	-0.14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2038	151.2	—	—	—	—	-56	+97	-269	57.2%	+0.54	117–85 (58%)	120–127 (49%)	97.8	-0.18	—	1679	123.3	—	—	—	—	-46	+55	-6	41.1%	-0.63	15–21 (42%)	17–15 (53%)	101.5	+5.39

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.

Emilio Sanchez's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Javier Sanchez	10	2	12	Oct 5, 1995	H2H
Martin Jaite	9	3	12	Sep 27, 1991	H2H
Sergio Casal	4	5	9	Sep 15, 1989	H2H
Mats Wilander	2	7	9	Sep 9, 1988	H2H
Thomas Muster	5	3	8	Jul 25, 1996	H2H

Jim Gurfein's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Phil Dent	0	3	3	Nov 11, 1982	H2H
Diego Perez	1	1	2	Jul 6, 1988	H2H
Terry Moor	0	2	2	May 9, 1985	H2H
Paul Mcnamee	0	2	2	Oct 25, 1984	H2H
Christophe Roger-Vasselin	1	1	2	Oct 20, 1983	H2H