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Cara Black v Lisa Raymond: stats compared | Lineball
Black wins on first-serve points won %. Raymond’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2005: Black 4 matches, Raymond 32 matches.
Black averages 0.8 aces a match to Raymond’s 0.4 (83% more).
Raymond averages 0.8 double faults a match to Black’s 1.8.
Black has the better first-serve points won %: 60.6 to Raymond’s 52.4.
Longevity: Raymond has 32 matches, Black 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Black (4 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
66.4First serve in %64.5#22 of 90
60.6First-serve points won %52.4#87 of 90
55.6Break points saved %52.1#58 of 90
41.7Return points won %41.4#72 of 90
0.83 total · best 3Acesper game0.413 total · best 9#42 of 90
11.546 total · best 14Games wonper game10.3328 total · best 17
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
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
Black––––
Raymond––––––––––
#65 of 92
–Break points converted %32.5#89 of 89
55.6Sets won %43.2#73 of 92
51.1Games won %49.5#53 of 92
1.35 total · best 2Sets wonper game132 total · best 2#73 of 92
14 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.342 total · best 2#71 of 92
1144 total · best 16Games lostper game · lower is better10.5335 total · best 19#47 of 92
0.31 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game0.27 total · best 2#37 of 92
1.87 total · best 4Double faultsper game · lower is better0.824 total · best 9#46 of 90
37.3149 total · best 80Serve pointsper game9.1290 total · best 75#77 of 90
24.899 total · best 54First serves inper game5.8187 total · best 49#69 of 90