Career 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1976 Barbara Jordan takes it, 5–1 on categories Jordan wins on games won. Sands’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1984: Sands 33 matches, Jordan 4 matches.
Jordan averages 11 games won a match to Sands’ 8.8 (25% more). Jordan averages 1 sets won a match to Sands’ 0.7 (49% more). Jordan has the better sets won %: 44.4 to Sands’s 31.4. Best single match: Sands 19 games won, Jordan 18. Longevity: Sands has 33 matches, Jordan 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Jordan (4 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
8.8 290 total · best 19 #74 of 76 Games wonper game 11 44 total · best 18
31.4 #76 of 76 Sets won % 44.4
43.7 #75 of 76 Games won % 47.8
0.0 1 total · best 1 #24 of 44 Finalsper game –
0.7 22 total · best 2 #76 of 76 Sets wonper game 1 4 total · best 2
1.5 48 total · best 2 #73 of 76 Sets lostper game · lower is better
Head to head 3 3 matches since 1978 0
Carpet · 2 matches Sands 2 Jordan 0 Hard · 1 match Sands 1 Jordan 0 Last meetings 28 Feb 1983 · Nashville · Round of 32 · Hard Sands won 6-4 6-1 14 Sept 1981 · Tokyo Sillook · Round of 32 · Carpet Sands won 4-6 6-3 6-3 9 Oct 1978 · Minneapolis · Round of 32 · Carpet Sands won 6-2 6-2 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1984.
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