Kurioka v Kawamata

Satoko Kurioka takes it, 5–2 on categories

Kurioka wins on games won. Kawamata’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kurioka 20 matches, Kawamata 33 matches.

• Kurioka averages 11.5 games won a match to Kawamata’s 9.2 (25% more).
• Kurioka averages 1.3 sets won a match to Kawamata’s 0.9 (33% more).
• Kurioka has the better sets won %: 53.2 to Kawamata’s 43.7.
• Best single match: Kurioka 18 games won, Kawamata 15.
• Winners’ edge: Kurioka’s team won 55%, Kawamata’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Kawamata has 33 matches across 6 seasons, Kurioka 20 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, retired hurt): 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.