Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Irina Spirlea takes it, 6–0 on categories Spirlea wins on games won. WTA Tour 1998: Appelmans 35 matches, Spirlea 61 matches.
Spirlea averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Appelmans’ 1.3. Spirlea averages 11.2 games won a match to Appelmans’ 9.9 (13% more). Spirlea has the better sets won %: 60.3 to Appelmans’s 43.8. Best single match: Spirlea 19 games won, Appelmans 17. Winners’ edge: Spirlea’s team won 59%, Appelmans’s team won 37% of the matches they played. Longevity: Spirlea has 61 matches, Appelmans 35 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
– Titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #20 of 22
9.9 347 total · best 17 #61 of 76 Games wonper game 11.2 684 total · best 19 #26 of 76
43.8 #57 of 76 Sets won % 60.3 #20 of 76
47.5 #56 of 76 Games won % 53.2 #24 of 76
– Finalsper game 0.0 2 total · best 1 #21 of 35
1 35 total · best 2 #56 of 76 Sets wonper game
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 1998.
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