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Mikael Pernfors vs Mats Wilander H2H: 1-2

Mats Wilander holds a 2–1 lead over Mikael Pernfors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mats Wilander leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Mikael Pernfors leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mats Wilander won the 1993 US Open round of 64 7-6(3) 3-6 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4.

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Mikael Pernfors
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Mats Wilander
SWE Age 62 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mats Wilander #558 7-6(3) 3-6 1-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Mikael Pernfors #37 Match data Sep 3, 1993* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mikael Pernfors #19 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3 Mats Wilander #2 Match data Mar 5, 1989* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Mats Wilander #2 6-4 6-0 7-5 Mikael Pernfors #34 Match data Sep 4, 1988* R32 US 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
Mikael Pernfors #1,299 #10 1,033 1,918 138 111 55.4% 0 1 0 0 2 3
Mats Wilander #1,354 #1 1,075 2,263 526 203 72.2% 7 0 0 6 20 33

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 Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 1–4 20.0% #283 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1981 13–10 56.5% #73 1,663 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1982 56–16 77.8% #8 2,020 1 4
18 — — — — — — — 1983 71–11 86.6% #4 2,247 2 13
19 — — — — — — — 1984 49–12 80.3% #4 2,179 3 16
20 1984 0–3 0.0% #434 1,444 0 0 1985 65–17 79.3% #3 2,097 4 19
21 1985 3–5 37.5% #165 1,497 0 0 1986 46–13 78.0% #3 2,055 4 21
22 1986 36–19 65.5% #12 1,819 0 0 1987 65–17 79.3% #3 2,084 4 26
23 1987 21–16 56.8% #33 1,756 0 0 1988 51–9 85.0% #1 2,180 7 32
24 1988 31–12 72.1% #19 1,878 0 2 1989 31–15 67.4% #12 1,928 7 32
25 1989 19–16 54.3% #48 1,807 0 2 1990 21–13 61.8% #41 1,897 7 33
26 1990 4–6 40.0% #175 1,771 0 2 1991 9–10 47.4% #159 1,769 7 33
27 1991 4–7 36.4% #240 1,712 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 1992 1–3 25.0% #234 1,694 0 2 1993 3–7 30.0% #330 1,697 7 33
29 1993 19–15 55.9% #29 1,743 0 3 1994 17–20 45.9% #129 1,653 7 33
30 1994 0–7 0.0% #940 1,597 0 3 1995 21–18 53.8% #46 1,767 7 33
31 1995 0–1 0.0% #659 1,586 0 3 1996 7–11 38.9% #196 1,680 7 33
32 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 Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 18 6 24 75.0% 34 4 38 89.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 39 2 41 95.1% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 5 10 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 2 16 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 7 1 8 87.5% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 13 4 17 76.5% 37 5 42 88.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5%
21 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 21 4 25 84.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1986 10 5 15 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 34 3 37 91.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 6 18 66.7%
23 1987 8 6 14 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1988 29 2 31 93.5% 17 3 20 85.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1988 26 8 34 76.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1989 8 5 13 61.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1989 12 8 20 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1990 15 8 23 65.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1991 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1993 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — —
30 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 14 9 23 60.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
32 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 75 48 123 61.0% 37 41 78 47.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 19 19 38 50.0% — 186 71 257 72.4% 236 68 304 77.6% 45 16 61 73.8% 59 48 107 55.1%

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 50/58 of Mikael Pernfors's and 107/123 of Mats Wilander'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 Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander
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%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 17/19 3.1 1.3 62.5% 65.8% 50.4% 54.4% 45.3% 59.1% 34.4%
27 1991 9/11 2.2 3.0 50.9% 61.3% 49.5% 46.4% 36.4% 55.5% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 3/4 5.3 3.0 55.3% 67.3% 49.7% 64.2% 24.6% 59.4% 34.9% 1993 9/10 3.1 2.6 61.1% 66.0% 43.5% 61.7% 36.3% 57.4% 35.6%
29 1993 30/34 3.4 2.3 52.0% 68.6% 52.3% 57.7% 50.7% 60.6% 40.9% 1994 30/37 3.1 3.0 64.0% 65.9% 46.2% 55.9% 51.7% 58.7% 38.0%
30 1994 6/7 2.2 4.0 47.1% 62.8% 40.7% 41.1% 50.7% 51.1% 37.2% 1995 35/39 3.1 2.1 68.9% 66.4% 45.9% 56.2% 48.2% 60.0% 40.0%
31 1995 1/1 0.0 2.0 67.7% 54.8% 40.0% 44.4% 16.7% 50.0% 42.1% 1996 16/18 2.3 2.1 62.9% 66.9% 46.6% 58.3% 39.9% 59.4% 41.1%
32 1996 1/1 2.0 6.0 52.6% 67.5% 33.3% 69.2% 0.0% 51.3% 24.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 50/249 3.1 2.7 51.7% 66.2% 49.6% 54.0% 44.9% 58.1% 39.3% — 107/729 3.0 2.3 65.0% 66.2% 46.6% 56.6% 46.5% 59.2% 38.3%

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 Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1497 120.5 — — — — — +36 — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.25
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1663 137.2 — — — — +15 -79 -104 54.2% +0.25 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.23
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 2020 162.4 — — — — -182 +108 -398 71.9% +1.39 11–7 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — -2.88
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 2248 172.9 — — — — -208 +33 -287 78.3% +2.21 12–2 (86%) 12–11 (52%) — -4.52
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2180 167.5 — — — — -83 +62 -105 71.0% +1.24 13–3 (81%) 18–6 (75%) — -3.48
20 1984 1444 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.14 — 0–1 — +0.70 1985 2098 165.1 — — — — -58 +153 -23 71.8% +1.45 13–6 (68%) 12–4 (75%) — -3.35
21 1985 1498 130.2 — — — — — +40 — 36.8% -0.47 1–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.79 1986 2055 160.6 — — — — +34 +96 +11 68.8% +1.29 8–3 (73%) 9–6 (60%) — -1.36
22 1986 1819 151.0 — — — — -83 -49 -148 61.0% +0.68 9–8 (53%) 9–8 (53%) — -2.00 1987 2084 170.5 — — — — +5 +137 -68 73.2% +1.66 7–3 (70%) 13–11 (54%) — -4.55
23 1987 1756 139.5 — — — — -43 -23 +26 55.0% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) — +0.87 1988 2180 162.6 — — — — +45 +57 -195 77.7% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 15–8 (65%) — -1.42
24 1988 1878 146.3 — — — — +31 -176 — 62.7% +0.80 11–2 (85%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.88 1989 1929 145.4 — — — — +51 +210 +61 63.3% +0.82 8–3 (73%) 10–8 (56%) — -0.07
25 1989 1808 147.0 — — — — +80 -149 — 53.0% +0.09 4–1 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -1.95 1990 1897 152.5 — — — — +39 +195 — 59.3% +0.72 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — -2.18
26 1990 1771 120.5 — — — — +45 — — 42.3% -0.58 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.40 1991 1769 129.1 -0.51 -2.42 0.841 46.9% +151 +167 — 50.0% -0.30 2–2 (50%) 5–2 (71%) — -0.37
27 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 1992 1695 114.4 +1.25 +0.72 0.858 46.8% +45 — — 20.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.76 1993 1697 115.7 -1.61 -1.46 0.836 47.1% +125 +183 — 37.0% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 4–1 (80%) — -0.40
29 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 1994 1653 131.2 -1.73 -0.29 0.920 48.7% +76 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 7–10 (41%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.64
30 1994 1598 102.1 -3.07 -1.37 0.762 44.4% — -43 — 18.8% -2.56 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.11 1995 1768 148.4 -0.95 +2.28 0.999 49.9% +44 -65 +195 49.5% 0.00 9–3 (75%) 7–9 (44%) — -1.55
31 1995 1586 101.6 -0.59 -1.12 0.842 45.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08 1996 1680 121.0 -1.79 +2.24 1.010 50.1% +11 +25 — 41.5% -0.32 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.59
32 1996 1567 96.4 +2.81 -3.81 0.503 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 2263 165.2 -1.28 +0.49 0.939 48.9% -16 +94 -98 66.8% +1.13 113–55 (67%) 121–89 (58%) 105.7 -3.77

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.