Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Barbara Potter takes it, 5–1 on categories Potter wins on games won. WTA Tour 1979: Sands 3 matches, Potter 28 matches.
Potter averages 10.8 games won a match to Sands’ 8.7 (24% more). Potter has the better sets won %: 30.3 to Sands’s 14.3. Potter averages 0.7 sets won a match to Sands’ 0.3 — 2.2 times as many. Best single match: Potter 20 games won, Sands 11. Longevity: Potter has 28 matches, Sands 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Sands (3 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
8.7 26 total · best 11 Games wonper game 10.8 301 total · best 20
14.3 Sets won % 30.3
40.6 Games won % 45.5
0.3 1 total · best 1 Sets wonper game 0.7 20 total · best 2
2 6 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.6 46 total · best 2
12.7 38 total · best 13 Games lostper game · lower is better 12.9 360 total · best 21
Head to head 0 6 matches 6
Carpet · 4 matches 0 4 Hard · 1 match 0 1 Grass · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 30 Jan 1984 · Houston · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-1 6-4 31 Aug 1982 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard 7-6 6-4 18 Jan 1982 · Seattle · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-4 3-6 6-1 19 Oct 1981 · Brighton · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-3 6-4 15 June 1981 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · Grass 6-3 6-3 9 Oct 1978 · Minneapolis · Round of 16 · Carpet 4-6 7-6 6-2 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1979.
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