Goncalves v Castano

Too close to call — 9–4 on categories

Cristina Goncalves wins on first-serve points won %. Castano’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour career: Cristina Goncalves 25 matches, Castano 243 matches.

• Castano has the better first serve in %: 61.2 to Cristina Goncalves’s 53.8.
• Cristina Goncalves averages 1.7 aces a match to Castano’s 0.7 — 2.3 times as many.
• Castano averages 1.6 double faults a match to Cristina Goncalves’ 2.6.
• Winners’ edge: Cristina Goncalves’s team won 60%, Castano’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Castano has 243 matches across 17 seasons, Cristina Goncalves 25 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): 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.