Starodubtseva v Samsonova

Liudmila Samsonova takes it, 10–4 on categories

Samsonova wins on first-serve points won %. Starodubtseva’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Starodubtseva 75 matches, Samsonova 314 matches.

• Samsonova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to Starodubtseva’s 59.1.
• Samsonova averages 4.7 aces a match to Starodubtseva’s 1.3 — 3.7 times as many.
• Starodubtseva averages 2.4 double faults a match to Samsonova’s 4.3.
• Winners’ edge: Samsonova’s team won 55%, Starodubtseva’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Samsonova has 314 matches across 8 seasons, Starodubtseva 75 in 3 — 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.