Wilkens v Thompson

M Wilkens takes it, 4–2 on categories

Wilkens wins on games lost. Thompson’s case rests on sets won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Wilkens 7 matches, Thompson 182 matches.

• Wilkens averages 8.7 games lost a match to Thompson’s 10.2.
• Wilkens has the better games won %: 55.2 to Thompson’s 50.
• Best single match: Thompson 19 games won, Wilkens 16.
• Winners’ edge: Thompson’s team won 49%, Wilkens’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Thompson has 182 matches across 11 seasons, Wilkens 7 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Wilkens (7 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, grand slam matches): 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.