Career 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Too close to call — 8–5 on categories Rubin wins on first-serve points won %. Coetzer’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2004: Rubin 29 matches, Coetzer 5 matches.
Coetzer has the better first serve in %: 71.5 to Rubin’s 63.2. Rubin has the better first-serve points won %: 61.7 to Coetzer’s 52. Rubin has the better sets won %: 57.4 to Coetzer’s 36.4. Winners’ edge: Rubin’s team won 62%, Coetzer’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Rubin has 29 matches, Coetzer 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Coetzer (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
63.2 #27 of 86 First serve in % 71.5
61.7 #49 of 86 First-serve points won % 52.0
53.5 #48 of 86 Break points saved % 50.0
47.7 #17 of 86 Return points won % 52.0
0.2 7 total · best 2 #53 of 84 Acesper game 0 0 total · best 0
11.8 341 total · best 19 #11 of 89 Games wonper game 9.4 47 total · best 16
Head to head 7 10 matches since 1993 3
Hard · 6 matches Rubin 5 Coetzer 1 Carpet · 3 matches Rubin 1 Coetzer 2 Grass · 1 match Rubin 1 Coetzer 0 Grand Slams · 1 match Rubin 1 Coetzer 0 Last meetings 29 July 2002 · San Diego · Round of 32 · Hard Rubin won 6-1 6-1 13 Nov 2000 · WTA Tour Championships · Round of 16 · Carpet Coetzer won 6-2 6-1 31 Jan 2000 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · Carpet Rubin won 6-4 6-4 5 Mar 1999 · Indian Wells · Round of 16 · Hard Rubin won 6-4 6-4 10 Nov 1997 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · Carpet Coetzer won 6-4 7-6 20 Feb 1996 · Oklahoma · Semifinal · Hard Coetzer won 6-4 6-4 27 Feb 1995 · Indian Wells · Round of 16 · Hard Rubin won 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2004.
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