Koevermans v Shapatava

Anouk Koevermans takes it, 11–2 on categories

Koevermans wins on break points saved %. Shapatava’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Koevermans 6 matches, Shapatava 44 matches.

• Koevermans averages 2 aces a match to Shapatava’s 1.2 (61% more).
• Koevermans has the better break points converted %: 60 to Shapatava’s 31.8.
• Koevermans averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Shapatava’s 1.2.
• Winners’ edge: Koevermans’s team won 67%, Shapatava’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Shapatava has 44 matches across 12 seasons, Koevermans 6 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Koevermans (6 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.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

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