Career 1986 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Barbara Potter takes it, 7–2 on categories Potter wins on games won. Norton’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Norton 164 matches, Potter 514 matches.
Norton has 1 title (one every 25 matches) to Potter’s 5 titles (one every 50 matches). Potter averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Norton’s 1.3. Potter averages 11.7 games won a match to Norton’s 10.2 (14% more). Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 61%, Norton’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 514 matches across 12 seasons, Norton 164 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 5 total · best 1
10.2 1,678 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.7 5,995 total · best 20
43.2 Sets won % 60.1
47.6 Games won % 53.6
0.0 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 14 total · best 1
1.0 166 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 702 total · best 2
Head to head 0 5 matches 5
Grass · 2 matches 0 2 Hard · 2 matches 0 2 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 25 Nov 1985 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · Grass 6-3 6-2 30 Aug 1983 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard 6-1 6-2 14 June 1982 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · Grass 6-2 6-4 24 Aug 1981 · Mahwah · Round of 32 · Hard 7-6 6-2 15 Dec 1980 · Tucson · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-2 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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