Baker v Molik

Alicia Molik takes it, 9–4 on categories

Molik wins on first-serve points won %. Baker’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Baker 65 matches, Molik 379 matches.

• Molik has the better first-serve points won %: 65.6 to Baker’s 54.8.
• Baker has the better first serve in %: 70.8 to Molik’s 60.6.
• Molik averages 2.1 aces a match to Baker’s 0.7 — 2.9 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Molik’s team won 52%, Baker’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Molik has 379 matches across 15 seasons, Baker 65 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.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.