Deventer v Wade

Virginia Wade takes it, 6–2 on categories

Wade wins on games won. Van Deventer’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Van Deventer 28 matches, Wade 1,278 matches.

• Van Deventer has 1 title (one every 11.1 matches) to Wade’s 60 titles (one every 16.7 matches).
• Wade has the better sets won %: 68.5 to Van Deventer’s 43.9.
• Wade averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Van Deventer’s 1.3.
• Winners’ edge: Wade’s team won 72%, Van Deventer’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Wade has 1,278 matches across 18 seasons, Van Deventer 28 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): 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.