Eala v Maria

Too close to call — 7–8 on categories

Maria wins on titles. Eala’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour career: Eala 107 matches, Maria 440 matches.

• Maria has 4 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Eala’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
• Maria averages 3.7 aces a match to Eala’s 1.1 — 3.3 times as many.
• Eala has the better first serve in %: 63.5 to Maria’s 56.3.
• Winners’ edge: Eala’s team won 51%, Maria’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Maria has 440 matches across 20 seasons, Eala 107 in 6 — 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.
• 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.