Career 1981 1980 1979 1978 Kiyoko Nomura takes it, 5–1 on categories Nomura wins on sets lost. WTA Tour 1978: Nomura 7 matches, Saliba 13 matches.
Nomura averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Saliba’s 1.2. Nomura has the better sets won %: 57.1 to Saliba’s 48.3. Best single match: Saliba 17 games won, Nomura 14. Winners’ edge: Nomura’s team won 57%, Saliba’s team won 46% of the matches they played. Longevity: Saliba has 13 matches, Nomura 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Nomura (7 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
9 63 total · best 14 Games wonper game 9.3 121 total · best 17
57.1 Sets won % 48.3
49.2 Games won % 46.5
1.1 8 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 14 total · best 2
0.9 6 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.2 15 total · best 2
9.3 65 total · best 12 Games lostper game · lower is better 10.7 139 total · best 17
Head to head 0 2 matches 2
Clay · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 3 May 1980 · West Worthing · Round of 32 · Clay 6-2 6-1 6 May 1979 · Sutton · Round of 32 · Clay 6-4 3-6 6-0 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1978.
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