Li v Sonmez

Ann Li takes it, 10–5 on categories

Li wins on first-serve points won %. Sonmez’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Li 193 matches, Sonmez 96 matches.

• Sonmez has 1 title (one every 16.7 matches) to Li’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
• Li averages 3.6 aces a match to Sonmez’s 0.8 — 4.3 times as many.
• Li has the better first-serve points won %: 65.8 to Sonmez’s 59.9.
• Longevity: Li has 193 matches across 7 seasons, Sonmez 96 in 4 — 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.