Lee v Sawamatsu

Naoko Sawamatsu takes it, 4–2 on categories

Sawamatsu wins on games won. Myung Lee’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Myung Lee 5 matches, Sawamatsu 331 matches.

• Sawamatsu averages 1.3 sets won a match to Myung Lee’s 1 (29% more).
• Sawamatsu averages 11.2 games won a match to Myung Lee’s 10.4 (7% more).
• Sawamatsu has the better sets won %: 55.2 to Myung Lee’s 45.5.
• Best single match: Sawamatsu 26 games won, Myung Lee 16.
• Winners’ edge: Sawamatsu’s team won 58%, Myung Lee’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Sawamatsu has 331 matches across 11 seasons, Myung Lee 5 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Myung Lee (5 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, olympic matches, 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.