Russell v Smith

Stan Smith takes it, 6–0 on categories

Smith wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Russell 101 matches, Smith 1,074 matches.

• Smith averages 14.2 games won a match to Russell’s 11.9 (19% more).
• Smith has the better sets won %: 66.2 to Russell’s 37.2.
• Smith averages 1.7 sets won a match to Russell’s 0.9 (85% more).
• Best single match: Smith 45 games won, Russell 35.
• Winners’ edge: Smith’s team won 72%, Russell’s team won 34% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Smith has 1,074 matches across 18 seasons, Russell 101 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals 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.