Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Sabine Appelmans takes it, 6–0 on categories Appelmans wins on games won. WTA Tour 1992: Appelmans 47 matches, Spirlea 6 matches.
Appelmans averages 10.6 games won a match to Spirlea’s 6.7 (60% more). Appelmans has the better sets won %: 60.6 to Spirlea’s 15.4. Appelmans has the better games won %: 53.3 to Spirlea’s 33.3. Best single match: Appelmans 17 games won, Spirlea 16. Winners’ edge: Appelmans’s team won 64%, Spirlea’s team won 0% of the matches they played. Longevity: Appelmans has 47 matches, Spirlea 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Spirlea (6 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.0 1 total · best 1 #20 of 28 Titlesper game –
10.6 500 total · best 17 #43 of 88 Games wonper game 6.7 40 total · best 16
60.6 #25 of 88 Sets won % 15.4
53.3 #29 of 88 Games won % 33.3
0.0 2 total · best 1 #14 of 44 Finalsper game –
1.3 63 total · best 2 #26 of 88 Sets wonper game 0.3 2 total · best 1
Head to head 5 7 matches since 1995 2
Carpet · 3 matches Appelmans 2 Spirlea 1 Clay · 2 matches Appelmans 2 Spirlea 0 Hard · 2 matches Appelmans 1 Spirlea 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Appelmans 1 Spirlea 0 Last meetings 20 Sept 1999 · Luxembourg · Round of 32 · Carpet Appelmans won 7-5 7-6 26 Oct 1998 · Luxembourg · Round of 16 · Carpet Spirlea won 6-3 6-1 18 Feb 1998 · Hanover · Round of 32 · Carpet Appelmans won 4-1 12 May 1997 · Berlin · Round of 16 · Clay Appelmans won 7-6 2-6 6-3 20 Mar 1997 · Key Biscayne · Round of 32 · Hard Spirlea won 2-6 6-2 6-3 15 Jan 1996 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · Hard Appelmans won 6-3 6-3 24 Apr 1995 · Zagreb · Semifinal · Clay Appelmans won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest in 1992.
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