Norton v Hayashi

Ann Kiyomura Hayashi takes it, 7–1 on categories

Kiyomura Hayashi wins on sets won %. Norton’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Norton 164 matches, Kiyomura Hayashi 402 matches.

• Norton has 1 title (one every 25 matches) to Kiyomura Hayashi’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
• Kiyomura Hayashi has the better sets won %: 48 to Norton’s 43.2.
• Kiyomura Hayashi averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Norton’s 1.3.
• Winners’ edge: Kiyomura Hayashi’s team won 48%, Norton’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Kiyomura Hayashi has 402 matches across 17 seasons, Norton 164 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, retired hurt): 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.