Feliciano Lopez lost a hard-fought final to Victor Estrella Burgos on Sunday in Quito, but the hard-serving Spaniard managed to notch a pretty cool career milestone in the process. With his 19-ace performance in the final, Lopez joined an elite group of ATP pros to have reached the 7,000-ace plateau.
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Lopez, 33, is ninth on the all-time list. Here's a look at the top nine players on that list:
|
Player
|
Aces
|
Matches
|
Per Match
|
|
Goran Ivanisevic
|
10183
|
895
|
11.38
|
|
Ivo Karlovic
|
9150
|
488
|
18.75
|
|
Andy Roddick
|
9074
|
780
|
11.63
|
|
Roger Federer
|
8977
|
1184
|
7.58
|
|
Pete Sampras
|
8858
|
961
|
9.22
|
|
Ivan Ljubicic
|
8138
|
689
|
11.81
|
|
Richard Krajicek
|
7694
|
616
|
12.49
|
|
Greg Rusedski
|
7605
|
693
|
10.97
|
|
Feliciano Lopez
|
7009
|
709
|
9.89
|
Here's a look at the top ten active ace leaders:
|
Player
|
Aces
|
Matches
|
Per Match
|
|
Ivo Karlovic
|
9150
|
488
|
18.75
|
|
Roger Federer
|
8977
|
1184
|
7.58
|
|
Feliciano Lopez
|
7009
|
709
|
9.89
|
|
John Isner
|
6269
|
383
|
16.37
|
|
Tommy Haas
|
5852
|
850
|
6.88
|
|
Tomas Berdych
|
5476
|
715
|
7.66
|
|
Lleyton Hewitt
|
5048
|
811
|
6.22
|
|
Sam Querrey
|
4905
|
415
|
11.82
|
|
Mardy Fish
|
4897
|
501
|
9.77
|
|
Nicolas Almagro
|
4624
|
560
|
8.26
|
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