Career 1980 1978 Monica Alvarez takes it, 6–0 on categories Alvarez wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Mel 17 matches, Alvarez 34 matches.
Alvarez averages 10.4 games won a match to Mel’s 8.7 (20% more). Alvarez has the better sets won %: 50 to Mel’s 41. Alvarez averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Mel’s 1.4. Best single match: Alvarez 22 games won, Mel 17. Winners’ edge: Alvarez’s team won 47%, Mel’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Alvarez has 34 matches across 8 seasons, Mel 17 in 4 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
8.7 148 total · best 17 Games wonper game 10.4 354 total · best 22
41.0 Sets won % 50.0
43.0 Games won % 49.9
– Finalsper game 0.2 1 total · best 1
0.9 16 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 38 total · best 2
1.4 23 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.1 38 total · best 2
Head to head 1 2 matches 1
Clay · 2 matches 1 1 Last meetings 14 July 1980 · Lecce · Quarterfinal · Clay 6-2 6-1 7 July 1980 · Pesaro · Round of 16 · Clay 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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