Career 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Irina Spirlea takes it, 6–2 on categories Spirlea wins on sets lost. Monami’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1996: Monami 32 matches, Spirlea 54 matches.
Monami has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Spirlea’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Spirlea averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Monami’s 1. Spirlea has the better sets won %: 62.8 to Monami’s 54.3. Winners’ edge: Spirlea’s team won 65%, Monami’s team won 53% of the matches they played. Longevity: Spirlea has 54 matches, Monami 32 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.0 1 total · best 1 #14 of 24 Titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #22 of 24
10.7 341 total · best 18 #44 of 75 Games wonper game 10.9 591 total · best 20 #34 of 75
54.3 #39 of 75 Sets won % 62.8 #19 of 75
53.0 #31 of 75 Games won % 55.9 #16 of 75
0.0 1 total · best 1 #25 of 40 Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #37 of 40
Head to head 3 9 matches since 1995 6
Carpet · 3 matches Monami 1 Spirlea 2 Hard · 3 matches Monami 1 Spirlea 2 Clay · 2 matches Monami 1 Spirlea 1 Grass · 1 match Monami 0 Spirlea 1 Last meetings 15 May 2000 · Rome · Round of 64 · Clay Monami won 6-2 6-3 7 Feb 2000 · Paris · Round of 32 · Carpet Spirlea won 6-4 6-2 11 Jan 1999 · Sydney · Round of 32 · Hard Monami won 6-1 16 Nov 1998 · WTA Tour Championships · Quarterfinal · Carpet Spirlea won 6-2 6-3 12 Oct 1998 · Zurich · Quarterfinal · Hard Spirlea won 6-4 6-0 27 Oct 1997 · Kremlin Cup · Quarterfinal · Carpet Monami won 6-2 6-4 9 June 1997 · Birmingham · Quarterfinal · Grass Spirlea won 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest in 1996.
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