Lu v Hantuchova

Daniela Hantuchova takes it, 12–1 on categories

Hantuchova wins on break points saved %. Jing Lu’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Jing Lu 8 matches, Hantuchova 866 matches.

• Hantuchova has the better sets won %: 54 to Jing Lu’s 25.
• Hantuchova averages 1.3 sets won a match to Jing Lu’s 0.6 — 2 times as many.
• Hantuchova averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Jing Lu’s 1.9.
• Winners’ edge: Hantuchova’s team won 56%, Jing Lu’s team won 13% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Hantuchova has 866 matches across 19 seasons, Jing Lu 8 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Jing Lu (8 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.