Groenefeld v Dementieva

Elena Dementieva takes it, 11–4 on categories

Dementieva wins on titles. Lena Groenefeld’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Lena Groenefeld 256 matches, Dementieva 745 matches.

• Dementieva has 16 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Lena Groenefeld’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
• Lena Groenefeld averages 2.1 aces a match to Dementieva’s 0.8 — 2.4 times as many.
• Dementieva averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Lena Groenefeld’s 1.2.
• Winners’ edge: Dementieva’s team won 67%, Lena Groenefeld’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Dementieva has 745 matches across 14 seasons, Lena Groenefeld 256 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.