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

Emilio Sanchez vs Mikael Pernfors H2H: 3-1

Emilio Sanchez holds a 3–1 lead over Mikael Pernfors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Emilio Sanchez leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Emilio Sanchez won the 1987 Swiss Open Gstaad quarterfinal 5-7 6-4 6-1.

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Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Mikael Pernfors
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Emilio Sanchez #16 5-7 6-4 6-1 Mikael Pernfors #21 Match data Jul 11, 1987* QF Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Emilio Sanchez #16 7-6 6-0 Mikael Pernfors #12 Match data Feb 21, 1987* R16 Indian Wells Open ATP 500 Hard
Emilio Sanchez #58 6-3 4-6 6-4 Mikael Pernfors #27 Match data Apr 17, 1986* R32 Nice ATP 250 Clay
Mikael Pernfors #61 6-4 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #72 Match data Feb 27, 1986* R32 La Quinta ATP 250 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
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 Emilio Sanchez Mikael Pernfors
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,669 0 0 1984 0–3 0.0% #434 1,444 0 0
21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,840 0 3 1985 3–5 37.5% #165 1,497 0 0
22 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7 1986 36–19 65.5% #12 1,819 0 0
23 1988 40–20 66.7% #17 1,887 0 8 1987 21–16 56.8% #33 1,756 0 0
24 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,877 0 9 1988 31–12 72.1% #19 1,878 0 2
25 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,814 0 11 1989 19–16 54.3% #48 1,807 0 2
26 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,849 0 14 1990 4–6 40.0% #175 1,771 0 2
27 1992 43–26 62.3% #21 1,795 0 15 1991 4–7 36.4% #240 1,712 0 2
28 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,688 0 15 1992 1–3 25.0% #234 1,694 0 2
29 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,630 0 15 1993 19–15 55.9% #29 1,743 0 3
30 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,588 0 15 1994 0–7 0.0% #940 1,597 0 3
31 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15 1995 0–1 0.0% #659 1,586 0 3
32 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15 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 Emilio Sanchez 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 %
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% — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1986 4 4 8 50.0% 43 12 55 78.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1987 8 9 17 47.1% 41 9 50 82.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1986 10 5 15 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
23 1988 14 7 21 66.7% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1987 8 6 14 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 1989 16 6 22 72.7% 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 26 8 34 76.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1990 15 4 19 78.9% 28 12 40 70.0% — — — — 5 8 13 38.5% 1989 12 8 20 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1991 15 10 25 60.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1992 19 7 26 73.1% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1991 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1993 5 9 14 35.7% 23 16 39 59.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1994 4 7 11 36.4% 13 18 31 41.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 12 18 30 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 1997 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 104 74 178 58.4% 280 159 439 63.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 18 33 51 35.3% — 75 48 123 61.0% 37 41 78 47.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 19 19 38 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 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
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 1984 1444 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.14 — 0–1 — +0.70
21 1986 1841 151.3 — — — — -231 +97 — 64.0% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.99 1985 1498 130.2 — — — — — +40 — 36.8% -0.47 1–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.79
22 1987 1870 151.7 — — — — -232 +179 -269 64.9% +1.14 15–5 (75%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.87 1986 1819 151.0 — — — — -83 -49 -148 61.0% +0.68 9–8 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -2.00
23 1988 1888 152.5 — — — — -85 +107 — 62.4% +1.00 12–6 (67%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.75 1987 1756 139.5 — — — — -43 -23 +26 55.0% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) — +0.87
24 1989 1877 153.9 — — — — -20 +114 — 66.9% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.74 1988 1878 146.3 — — — — +31 -176 — 62.7% +0.80 11–2 (85%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.88
25 1990 1814 155.5 — — — — +57 +66 — 60.3% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 12–11 (52%) — +0.85 1989 1808 147.0 — — — — +80 -149 — 53.0% +0.09 4–1 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -1.95
26 1991 1850 150.0 — — — — -33 +123 — 62.3% +0.79 8–5 (62%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.75 1990 1771 120.5 — — — — +45 — — 42.3% -0.58 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.40
27 1992 1796 147.4 — — — — +6 +100 — 58.7% +0.63 14–8 (64%) 19–19 (50%) — -0.45 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 1993 1689 134.0 — — — — -26 +79 — 50.7% -0.16 11–12 (48%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.43 1992 1695 114.4 +1.25 +0.72 0.858 46.8% +45 — — 20.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.76
29 1994 1630 135.6 — — — — -26 +71 — 39.4% -0.54 4–8 (33%) 6–10 (38%) — -1.30 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 1995 1588 125.5 — — — — -13 +45 — 39.8% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 6–13 (32%) — +0.36 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 1996 1506 114.4 — — — — +43 +56 — 31.4% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.87 1995 1586 101.6 -0.59 -1.12 0.842 45.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
32 1997 1467 97.2 — — — — — +59 — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — -0.14 1996 1567 96.4 +2.81 -3.81 0.503 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.14
Career — 2038 151.2 — — — — -56 +97 -269 57.2% +0.54 117–85 (58%) 120–127 (49%) 97.8 -0.18 — 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.