Courtois v Smashnova

WTA Tour career

Laurence CourtoisBelgium177 games · 1993–2001

Anna SmashnovaIsrael525 games · 1991–2007Fewest sets lostFewest games lost

Lineball analyst1–5

Anna Smashnova takes it, 5–1 on categories

Smashnova wins on sets lost. Courtois’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Courtois 177 matches, Smashnova 525 matches.

Smashnova averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Courtois’ 1.3.
Smashnova averages 9.8 games lost a match to Courtois’ 11.5.
Smashnova has the better sets won %: 52.9 to Courtois’s 46.9.
Winners’ edge: Smashnova’s team won 53%, Courtois’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Smashnova has 525 matches across 17 seasons, Courtois 177 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, double faults): 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.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

–Titlesper game0.012 total · best 1
–First serve in %68.1
–First-serve points won %54.5
–Break points saved %47.5
–Return points won %44.4
–Acesper game0.05 total · best 1
10.91,923 total · best 18Games wonper game10.35,423 total · best 19

Head to head

23 matches
since 19981

Hard · 2 matchesCourtois 1Smashnova 1
Clay · 1 matchCourtois 1Smashnova 0
Finals · 1 matchCourtois 0Smashnova 1

Last meetings

7 June 1999 · Tashkent · Final · HardSmashnova won 6-3 6-3
19 Apr 1999 · Cairo · Round of 16 · ClayCourtois won 6-3 6-3
16 Nov 1998 · Pattaya · Round of 32 · HardCourtois won 6-4 6-4

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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