Career 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1992 1991 Irina Spirlea takes it, 6–0 on categories Spirlea wins on games won. WTA Tour 1994: Paulus 12 matches, Spirlea 42 matches.
Spirlea averages 11.1 games won a match to Paulus’ 9.1 (22% more). Spirlea has the better sets won %: 56.7 to Paulus’s 34.8. Spirlea averages 1.3 sets won a match to Paulus’ 0.7 — 2 times as many. Best single match: Paulus 17 games won, Spirlea 16. Winners’ edge: Spirlea’s team won 57%, Paulus’s team won 42% of the matches they played. Longevity: Spirlea has 42 matches, Paulus 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
– Titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #18 of 27
9.1 109 total · best 17 Games wonper game 11.1 464 total · best 16 #43 of 88
34.8 Sets won % 56.7 #36 of 88
46.2 Games won % 54.0 #27 of 88
– Finalsper game 0.1 2 total · best 1 #19 of 45
0.7 8 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 55 total · best 2 #38 of 88
Head to head 4 5 matches since 1995 1
Clay · 3 matches Paulus 2 Spirlea 1 Hard · 1 match Paulus 1 Spirlea 0 Carpet · 1 match Paulus 1 Spirlea 0 Last meetings 11 Jan 1998 · Sydney · Round of 16 · Hard Paulus won 6-2 1-6 6-3 5 May 1997 · Rome · Quarterfinal · Clay Paulus won 6-4 6-2 1 Apr 1996 · Hilton Head · Quarterfinal · Clay Paulus won 6-2 6-4 17 Oct 1995 · Brighton · Round of 16 · Carpet Paulus won 7-6 6-4 10 July 1995 · Palermo · Round of 16 · Clay Spirlea won 6-4 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest in 1994.
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