Karatancheva v Helgo

Lia Karatancheva takes it, 9–2 on categories

Karatancheva wins on first serve in %. Helgo’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Karatancheva 9 matches, Helgo 30 matches.

• Helgo has the better return points won %: 40.8 to Karatancheva’s 30.3.
• Karatancheva averages 2 aces a match to Helgo’s 0.9 — 2.2 times as many.
• Karatancheva has the better sets won %: 69.6 to Helgo’s 37.7.
• Winners’ edge: Karatancheva’s team won 78%, Helgo’s team won 30% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Helgo has 30 matches across 7 seasons, Karatancheva 9 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Karatancheva (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, double faults, serve points…): 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.