Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Els Callens takes it, 4–2 on categories Callens wins on games won. Maleeva’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1998: Callens 9 matches, Maleeva 15 matches.
Callens averages 10.2 games won a match to Maleeva’s 8.8 (16% more). Maleeva averages 11.4 games lost a match to Callens’ 12.8. Callens averages 0.9 sets won a match to Maleeva’s 0.8 (11% more). Best single match: Callens 18 games won, Maleeva 16. Winners’ edge: Maleeva’s team won 33%, Callens’s team won 22% of the matches they played. Longevity: Maleeva has 15 matches, Callens 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Callens (9 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
10.2 92 total · best 18 Games wonper game 8.8 132 total · best 16
34.8 Sets won % 34.3
44.4 Games won % 43.6
0.9 8 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.8 12 total · best 2
1.7 15 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.5 23 total · best 2
12.8 115 total · best 16 Games lostper game · lower is better 11.4 171 total · best 14
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1997 3
Carpet · 2 matches Callens 0 Maleeva 2 Hard · 1 match Callens 0 Maleeva 1 Clay · 1 match Callens 1 Maleeva 0 Last meetings 27 Sept 2004 · Hasselt · Round of 16 · Hard Maleeva won 6-0 6-1 29 Jan 2001 · Tokyo · Round of 32 · Carpet Maleeva won 6-3 6-4 10 May 1999 · Belgian Open · Round of 16 · Clay Callens won 2-6 6-3 6-2 10 Feb 1997 · Linz · Round of 16 · Carpet Maleeva won 6-2 6-2 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1998.
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