Karatantcheva v Kleybanova

Alisa Kleybanova takes it, 10–3 on categories

Kleybanova wins on break points saved %. Karatantcheva’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Karatantcheva 142 matches, Kleybanova 201 matches.

• Kleybanova averages 3.6 aces a match to Karatantcheva’s 0.9 — 4.2 times as many.
• Karatantcheva has the better first serve in %: 64.5 to Kleybanova’s 55.5.
• Kleybanova has the better break points saved %: 55.2 to Karatantcheva’s 47.6.
• Winners’ edge: Kleybanova’s team won 55%, Karatantcheva’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Kleybanova has 201 matches across 10 seasons, Karatantcheva 142 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.