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Kazuko Sawamatsu v Evonne Goolagong: stats compared | Lineball
Goolagong wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Sawamatsu 316 matches, Goolagong 961 matches.
Goolagong has 93 titles (one every 10 matches) to Sawamatsu’s 11 titles (one every 25 matches).
Goolagong averages a sets lost every 2 matches to Sawamatsu’s 0.8.
Goolagong averages 12.1 games won a match to Sawamatsu’s 11.2 (9% more).
Winners’ edge: Goolagong’s team won 82%, Sawamatsu’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Goolagong has 961 matches across 17 seasons, Sawamatsu 316 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, tour finals 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.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.193 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
11.23,527 total · best 20Games wonper game12.111,656 total · best 22
62.7Sets won %77.0
56.2Games won %62.0
0.118 total · best 1Finalsper game0.2149 total · best 1
Head to head
011 matches since 197211
Grass · 6 matchesSawamatsu 0Goolagong 6
Clay · 4 matchesSawamatsu 0Goolagong 4
Hard · 1 matchSawamatsu 0Goolagong 1
Grand Slams · 3 matchesSawamatsu 0Goolagong 3
Last meetings
27 Aug 1975 · US Open · Quarterfinal · ClayGoolagong won 7-6 7-5
21 Dec 1974 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · GrassGoolagong won 6-3 7-5
13 May 1974 · Fed Cup WG R2: AUS vs JPN · Round robin · ClayGoolagong won 6-2 6-2
1 Jan 1974 · New South Wales · Quarterfinal · GrassGoolagong won 7-6(6) 6-3
2 May 1973 · Fed Cup WG R2: AUS vs JPN · Round robin · ClayGoolagong won 6-2 6-0
5 Mar 1973 · Dallas · Semifinal · HardGoolagong won 6-3 6-3
9 Jan 1973 · Auckland · Semifinal · GrassGoolagong won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Sawamatsu––––––––1–
Goolagong––––––––––
1.4439 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.71,630 total · best 2
0.8261 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.5488 total · best 2
8.72,754 total · best 22Games lostper game · lower is better7.47,145 total · best 20
0.120 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.1117 total · best 2
0.251 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.2157 total · best 1
–Tour Finals matchesper game0.15 total · best 1
0.130 total · best 1Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.131 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.01 total · best 1
6-3 6-1
26 Dec 1972 · Australian Open · Semifinal · GrassGoolagong won 6-4 6-3
5 Dec 1972 · Perth 2 · Semifinal · GrassGoolagong won 6-4 6-3
15 Aug 1972 · Toronto · Round of 16 · ClayGoolagong won 6-3 6-1