Schruff v Shaughnessy

Meghann Shaughnessy takes it, 9–5 on categories

Shaughnessy wins on first-serve points won %. Schruff’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Schruff 131 matches, Shaughnessy 469 matches.

• Shaughnessy has the better first-serve points won %: 69.3 to Schruff’s 57.5.
• Shaughnessy averages 2.0 aces a match to Schruff’s 0.6 — 3.6 times as many.
• Schruff has the better first serve in %: 62 to Shaughnessy’s 53.5.
• Winners’ edge: Shaughnessy’s team won 50%, Schruff’s team won 37% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Shaughnessy has 469 matches across 14 seasons, Schruff 131 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, 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.