The Murcian tennis player Carlos Alcaraz credits 79.5% of wins since he became a professional, the ninth best in the history of tennis in the era of the Association of Professional Tennis Players circuit, since figures like those of the 70s and 80s of the past century are not comparable since almost twice as many games were played per campaign then.
He seeks this Sunday against the Italian Lorenzo Musseti in the round of 16 of the ATP 500 in Beijing for his 60th victory on the circuit this current season, in which with a record of 59-7 wins-losses he already far exceeds the 57-13 of 2022.
After Alcaraz is the American Pete Sampras, with 77.4% of successes -762 in 984 games-
The 20-year-old, the second player in the world, is going better campaign after campaign and his progression has made him increase his winning percentage since he became a professional, now 148-38 for that 79.5% after going from 81.4% from last year to 89.4% of the current one.
Above is the Serbian Novak Djokovic, number 1, with 83.6% of victories in his career -1,077 in 1,288 matches-, although it was the American Jimmy Connors, with 1,274 out of 1,557, who obtained the most victories, but with the fifth best percentage, 81.82%.
The second position goes to the Mallorcan Rafa Nadal, with 82.9% -1,068 also in 1,288-; the third for the Swede Björn Borg, with 82.3% -654 in 794-, and the fourth for the Swiss Roger Federer, with 81.9% -1,251 in 1,526-.
From sixth to eighth positions are the American John McEnroe, with 81.6% -883 in 1,081-, the Czech Ivan Lendl, with 81.5% -1,068 in 1,310- and the Australian Rod Laver, with 79, 9% -576 in 722-.
After Alcaraz is the American Pete Sampras, with 77.4% successes -762 in 984 games-.
The best season was for McEnroe, who in 1984 won 82 of the 85 games he played and had 39 consecutive wins.
Analyzing the best seasons in the open tennis stage, the best continues to be the one played by McEnroe, who in 1984 won 82 of the 85 matches he played and chained 39 consecutive victories, which puts him at the head of that historical ranking with a 96 .4% wins.
Next are Connors, with 95.9% -94 wins in 98 games in 1974-, and Federer, with 95.3% -81 in 85 in 2005-.
In global terms, the player who obtained the most wins in a year was the Argentine Guillermo Vilas, with 136 in the 150 games he played in 1977. He was followed by the Romanian Ilie Nastase, with 125 in 143 in 1973 and with 120 in 140 in 1972. , and the Czech Ivan Lendl, with 110 in 138 in 1980 and 106 in 115 in 1982, figures that are currently unattainable due to the fact that around half of the games are played per season.
Against the Carrara player, 21 years old and number 18 in the world, the Murcian has already played twice on the professional circuit and the balance is balanced, since the Spaniard beat him in the round of 16 at Roland Garros this year by 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2 and before that the transalpine player won in the final of the ATP 500 in Hamburg by 6-4, 6-7 (6) and 6-4.
2023-09-30 11:45:13
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