Chang v Tanasugarn

Tamarine Tanasugarn takes it, 9–4 on categories

Tanasugarn wins on first serve in %. Chen Chang’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Chen Chang 107 matches, Tanasugarn 615 matches.

• Chen Chang averages 1.2 aces a match to Tanasugarn’s 0.5 — 2.3 times as many.
• Tanasugarn averages 1.6 double faults a match to Chen Chang’s 4.7.
• Tanasugarn has the better sets won %: 51.5 to Chen Chang’s 40.
• Winners’ edge: Tanasugarn’s team won 52%, Chen Chang’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Tanasugarn has 615 matches across 21 seasons, Chen Chang 107 in 9 — 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.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

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