Black v Raymond

WTA Tour career

Cara BlackZimbabwe273 games · 1993–2008Fewest double faultsMost break points converted %

Lisa RaymondUnited States608 games · 1989–2007Most acesMost first-serve points won %

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Lisa Raymond takes it, 10–4 on categories

Raymond wins on first-serve points won %. Black’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Black 273 matches, Raymond 608 matches.

Raymond averages 1.0 aces a match to Black’s 0.3 — 3.3 times as many.
Black averages a double fault every 1.8 matches to Raymond’s 1.2.
Raymond has the better first-serve points won %: 64.2 to Black’s 59.2.
Winners’ edge: Raymond’s team won 54%, Black’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Raymond has 608 matches across 19 seasons, Black 273 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
59.0First serve in %59.7
59.2First-serve points won %64.2
52.7Break points saved %52.1
42.8Return points won %40.7
0.323 total · best 3Acesper game1.0142 total · best 9

Head to head

15 matches
since 19994

Hard · 2 matchesBlack 1Raymond 1
Grass · 1 matchBlack 0Raymond 1
Carpet · 1 matchBlack 0Raymond 1
Clay · 1 matchBlack 0Raymond 1
Finals · 1 matchBlack 1Raymond 0

Last meetings

10 Sept 2002 · Waikoloa · Final · HardBlack won 7-6(1) 6-4
18 June 2001 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassRaymond won 6-3 6-4
21 Feb 2000 · Oklahoma · Round of 32 · CarpetRaymond won 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
26 July 1999 · Stanford · Round of 32 · HardRaymond won 3-6 6-1 6-2
29 Mar 1999 · Hilton Head · Round of 64 · ClayRaymond won 6-4 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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