Goncalves v Panova

Paula Cristina Goncalves takes it, 9–4 on categories

Cristina Goncalves wins on return points won %. Panova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Cristina Goncalves 25 matches, Panova 84 matches.

• Panova has the better first serve in %: 63.7 to Cristina Goncalves’s 53.8.
• Panova averages 2.6 aces a match to Cristina Goncalves’ 1.7 (52% more).
• Cristina Goncalves averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Panova’s 1.4.
• Winners’ edge: Cristina Goncalves’s team won 60%, Panova’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Panova has 84 matches across 10 seasons, Cristina Goncalves 25 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.