# Paul Gerken vs John Sharpe — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/paul-gerken-vs-john-sharpe?player1_id=4590293&player2_id=sackmann_atp:109935
Tour: ATP

Paul Gerken holds a 1–0 lead over John Sharpe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Gerken leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paul Gerken won the 1970 US Open round of 128 6-0 6-3 7-5.

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## Overall
- Paul Gerken: 1 wins
- John Sharpe: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Grass: Paul Gerken 1 - 0 John Sharpe

## By tournament category
- Grand Slam: Paul Gerken 1 - 0 John Sharpe

## 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 |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Paul Gerken | 1837 | 131.8 | - | - | - | - | 41 | -36 | -39 | 49.2% | 0.08 | 48-49 (49%) | 49-46 (52%) | 101.6 | 1.03 |
| John Sharpe | 1509 | 98.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.6% | -0.85 | 1-1 | — | - | 13.86 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1970-09-04* | US Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Paul Gerken | 6-0 6-3 7-5 |

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