Buckley v Thomas

Linda Thomas takes it, 6–1 on categories

Thomas wins on games won. Buckley’s case rests on retired hurt, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Buckley 38 matches, Thomas 86 matches.

• Thomas averages 9.5 games won a match to Buckley’s 7.3 (30% more).
• Thomas has the better sets won %: 42.1 to Buckley’s 27.5.
• Thomas averages 1.0 sets won a match to Buckley’s 0.6 (67% more).
• Best single match: Buckley 19 games won, Thomas 18.
• Winners’ edge: Thomas’s team won 37%, Buckley’s team won 24% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Thomas has 86 matches across 9 seasons, Buckley 38 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.