Fourie v Heldman

Julie Heldman takes it, 3–1 on categories

Heldman wins on games won. Fourie’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Fourie 2 matches, Heldman 570 matches.

• Heldman averages 11.5 games won a match to Fourie’s 7.5 (53% more).
• Heldman averages 1.5 sets won a match to Fourie’s 1 (47% more).
• Fourie averages 6 games lost a match to Heldman’s 8.3.
• Best single match: Heldman 22 games won, Fourie 12.
• Longevity: Heldman has 570 matches across 8 seasons, Fourie 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Fourie (2 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tour finals matches, 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.