Li v Zhang

Too close to call — 9–6 on categories

Li wins on first-serve points won %. Zhang’s case rests on titles. WTA Tour career: Li 193 matches, Zhang 540 matches.

• Zhang has 3 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Li’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
• Li averages 3.6 aces a match to Zhang’s 1.7 — 2.2 times as many.
• Zhang has the better first serve in %: 65.8 to Li’s 60.
• Winners’ edge: Li’s team won 53%, Zhang’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Zhang has 540 matches across 21 seasons, Li 193 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.