Parry v Mertens

Elise Mertens takes it, 10–3 on categories

Mertens wins on sets lost. Parry’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Parry 151 matches, Mertens 551 matches.

• Parry averages 2.7 double faults a match to Mertens’ 4.5.
• Mertens averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Parry’s 1.2.
• Mertens has the better sets won %: 59 to Parry’s 49.1.
• Winners’ edge: Mertens’s team won 61%, Parry’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Mertens has 551 matches across 11 seasons, Parry 151 in 8 — 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.