Career 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1974 1973 Mary Sawyer takes it, 5–2 on categories Sawyer wins on games won. Sato’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Sawyer 57 matches, Sato 185 matches.
Sawyer averages 10.7 games won a match to Sato’s 9.5 (13% more). Sawyer averages 1.0 sets won a match to Sato’s 0.9 (16% more). Sawyer has the better sets won %: 43.6 to Sato’s 39.4. Best single match: Sawyer 21 games won, Sato 20. Longevity: Sato has 185 matches across 15 seasons, Sawyer 57 in 8 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game –
10.7 610 total · best 21 Games wonper game 9.5 1,756 total · best 20
43.6 Sets won % 39.4
47.3 Games won % 45.7
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 3 total · best 1
1.0 58 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.9 163 total · best 2
Head to head 1 2 matches 1
Grass · 2 matches 1 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches 1 1 Last meetings 24 Dec 1979 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · Grass 6-3 6-4 19 Dec 1977 · Australian Open 2 · Round of 32 · Grass 6-3 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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