Ruse v Mertens

Elise Mertens takes it, 13–2 on categories

Mertens wins on break points saved %. Gabriela Ruse’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Gabriela Ruse 154 matches, Mertens 551 matches.

• Gabriela Ruse has 1 title (one every 16.7 matches) to Mertens’ 10 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
• Mertens averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Gabriela Ruse’s 1.3.
• Mertens has the better sets won %: 59 to Gabriela Ruse’s 45.4.
• Winners’ edge: Mertens’s team won 61%, Gabriela Ruse’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Mertens has 551 matches across 11 seasons, Gabriela Ruse 154 in 11 — 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.