Stafford v Zvereva

WTA Tour career

Shaun StaffordUnited States222 games · 1987–1996Most titles

Natalia ZverevaBelarus678 games · 1986–2002Fewest sets lostMost sets won %

Lineball analyst2–7

Natalia Zvereva takes it, 7–2 on categories

Zvereva wins on games won. Stafford’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Stafford 222 matches, Zvereva 678 matches.

Stafford has 1 title (one every 20 matches) to Zvereva’s 4 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Zvereva averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Stafford’s 1.3.
Zvereva has the better sets won %: 60.5 to Stafford’s 41.8.
Winners’ edge: Zvereva’s team won 63%, Stafford’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Zvereva has 678 matches across 16 seasons, Stafford 222 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 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.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.11 total · best 1Titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
9.82,174 total · best 19Games wonper game11.27,584 total · best 23
41.8Sets won %60.5
46.6Games won %53.9
0.11 total · best 1Finalsper game0.019 total · best 1
1.0212 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.4919 total · best 2

Head to head

15 matches
since 19894

Carpet · 2 matchesStafford 0Zvereva 2
Clay · 2 matchesStafford 1Zvereva 1
Hard · 1 matchStafford 0Zvereva 1

Last meetings

7 Feb 1994 · Chicago · Round of 32 · CarpetZvereva won 6-3 6-2
2 Feb 1993 · Tokyo Pan Pacific · Round of 32 · CarpetZvereva won 7-6 7-5
30 Mar 1992 · Hilton Head · Round of 32 · ClayZvereva won 6-1 6-1
13 Mar 1992 · Key Biscayne · Round of 64 · HardZvereva won 3-6 7-5 6-1
22 May 1989 · Geneva · Round of 32 · ClayStafford won 6-3 7-6

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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