Career 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Too close to call — 4–2 on categories Inoue wins on sets lost. Mesker’s case rests on games won. WTA Tour 1982: Mesker 30 matches, Inoue 5 matches.
Mesker averages 11.1 games won a match to Inoue’s 10.4 (7% more). Inoue averages 1 sets lost a match to Mesker’s 1.1. Inoue has the better sets won %: 54.6 to Mesker’s 50.7. Winners’ edge: Inoue’s team won 60%, Mesker’s team won 50% of the matches they played. Longevity: Mesker has 30 matches, Inoue 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Inoue (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
11.1 334 total · best 18 #21 of 60 Games wonper game 10.4 52 total · best 18
50.7 #38 of 60 Sets won % 54.6
51.1 #33 of 60 Games won % 50.5
1.2 35 total · best 2 #37 of 60 Sets wonper game 1.2 6 total · best 2
1.1 34 total · best 2 #41 of 60 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1 5 total · best 2
10.7 320 total · best 17
Head to head 2 4 matches since 1984 2
Hard · 2 matches Mesker 0 Inoue 2 Carpet · 1 match Mesker 1 Inoue 0 Grass · 1 match Mesker 1 Inoue 0 Last meetings 9 Dec 1985 · Tokyo Pan Pacific · Round of 32 · Carpet Mesker won 6-2 6-4 10 June 1985 · Birmingham · Round of 64 · Grass Mesker won 6-3 7-5 28 Jan 1985 · Marco Island · Round of 64 · Hard Inoue won 6-3 6-3 30 Jan 1984 · Indianapolis Indoors · Round of 32 · Hard Inoue won 4-6 7-5 6-4 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1982.
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