Molinero v Castano

Florencia Molinero takes it, 9–3 on categories

Molinero wins on break points saved %. Castano’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Molinero 15 matches, Castano 243 matches.

• Castano has the better return points won %: 43.4 to Molinero’s 25.5.
• Castano averages 0.7 aces a match to Molinero’s 0.3 — 2.2 times as many.
• Molinero has the better break points saved %: 60 to Castano’s 53.1.
• Winners’ edge: Molinero’s team won 67%, Castano’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Castano has 243 matches across 17 seasons, Molinero 15 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, double faults…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

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