Pennington v Smith

Lisa Pennington takes it, 5–1 on categories

Pennington wins on games won. Smith’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Pennington 35 matches, Smith 11 matches.

• Pennington averages 8.2 games won a match to Smith’s 5.6 (47% more).
• Pennington averages 0.8 sets won a match to Smith’s 0.6 (45% more).
• Pennington has the better sets won %: 37.3 to Smith’s 28.6.
• Best single match: Pennington 16 games won, Smith 12.
• Winners’ edge: Pennington’s team won 37%, Smith’s team won 27% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pennington has 35 matches across 6 seasons, Smith 11 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, retired hurt): 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.