Clarke v K.

Carolyn Clarke takes it, 7–2 on categories

Clarke wins on return points won %. K.’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Clarke 5 matches, K. 1 matches.

• K. has the better first serve in %: 85.2 to Clarke’s 58.8.
• K. averages 1 aces a match to Clarke’s 0.
• Clarke averages 13.6 games won a match to K.’s 8 (70% more).
• Longevity: Clarke has 5 matches across 2 seasons, K. 1 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Clarke (5 matches), K. (1 match) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, double faults…): 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.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.