Routliffe v Hsieh

Erin Routliffe takes it, 9–4 on categories

Routliffe wins on aces. Wei Hsieh’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Routliffe 7 matches, Wei Hsieh 351 matches.

• Routliffe averages 3.4 aces a match to Wei Hsieh’s 0.7 — 5 times as many.
• Wei Hsieh averages 2.5 double faults a match to Routliffe’s 4.6.
• Wei Hsieh has the better break points saved %: 52.2 to Routliffe’s 46.3.
• Winners’ edge: Routliffe’s team won 57%, Wei Hsieh’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Wei Hsieh has 351 matches across 21 seasons, Routliffe 7 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Routliffe (7 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.

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