Sandberg v Heldman

Julie Heldman takes it, 6–1 on categories

Heldman wins on sets lost. Sandberg’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Sandberg 231 matches, Heldman 570 matches.

• Sandberg has 10 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Heldman’s 20 titles (one every 25 matches).
• Heldman averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Sandberg’s 1.0.
• Heldman averages 8.3 games lost a match to Sandberg’s 9.7.
• Winners’ edge: Heldman’s team won 70%, Sandberg’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Heldman has 570 matches across 8 seasons, Sandberg 231 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tour finals matches, olympic matches, davis/bjk cup 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.