Cristea v Courtois

WTA Tour 1996

Catalina CristeaRomania23 games · 1996 Laurence CourtoisBelgium34 games · 1996Most games wonMost sets won

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Laurence Courtois takes it, 5–1 on categories

Courtois wins on games won. Cristea’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1996: Cristea 23 matches, Courtois 34 matches.

Courtois averages 11.5 games won a match to Cristea’s 9.6 (20% more).
Courtois averages 1.2 sets won a match to Cristea’s 1 (24% more).
Courtois has the better sets won %: 50.6 to Cristea’s 42.6.
Winners’ edge: Courtois’s team won 56%, Cristea’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Courtois has 34 matches, Cristea 23 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

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.

9.6221 total · best 18#68 of 75Games wonper game11.5392 total · best 18#23 of 75
42.6#69 of 75Sets won %50.6#50 of 75
47.4#65 of 75Games won %49.8#52 of 75
–Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1#28 of 40
123 total · best 2#67 of 75Sets wonper game1.242 total · best 2#40 of 75
1.431 total · best 2

Head to head

04 matches
since 19954

Clay · 3 matchesCristea 0Courtois 3
Hard · 1 matchCristea 0Courtois 1

Last meetings

10 May 1999 · Belgian Open · Round of 32 · ClayCourtois won 6-2 6-0
17 Nov 1997 · Pattaya · Round of 16 · HardCourtois won 7-5 7-5
20 Apr 1995 · Fed Cup G1 QF: BEL vs ROU · Round robin · ClayCourtois won 7-6(4) 6-3
18 Apr 1995 · Fed Cup G1 RRD: BEL vs ROU · Round robin · ClayCourtois won 7-6(3) 6-2

Last 10 games

Games won, oldest to newest in 1996.

Cristea6512121212185145

Courtois71215211169