Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Barbara Potter takes it, 6–0 on categories Potter wins on games won. WTA Tour 1981: Sands 30 matches, Potter 69 matches.
Potter averages 11.8 games won a match to Sands’ 9.0 (32% more). Potter has the better sets won %: 63.1 to Sands’s 35.7. Potter averages 1.4 sets won a match to Sands’ 0.8 (72% more). Best single match: Potter 20 games won, Sands 16. Potter ranks 10th of 55 in WTA Tour 1981 for games won per match. Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 67%, Sands’s team won 30% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 69 matches, Sands 30 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
9.0 269 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.8 817 total · best 20 #10 of 55
35.7 Sets won % 63.1 #17 of 55
44.0 Games won % 54.1 #23 of 55
– Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #38 of 39
0.8 25 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 99 total · best 2 #16 of 55
1.5 45 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 0.8
Head to head 0 6 matches since 1978 6
Carpet · 4 matches Sands 0 Potter 4 Hard · 1 match Sands 0 Potter 1 Grass · 1 match Sands 0 Potter 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Sands 0 Potter 1 Last meetings 30 Jan 1984 · Houston · Round of 32 · Carpet Potter won 6-1 6-4 31 Aug 1982 · US Open · Round of 128 · Hard Potter won 7-6 6-4 18 Jan 1982 · Seattle · Round of 16 · Carpet Potter won 6-4 3-6 6-1 19 Oct 1981 · Brighton · Round of 32 · Carpet Potter won 6-3 6-4 15 June 1981 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · Grass Potter won 6-3 6-3 9 Oct 1978 · Minneapolis · Round of 16 · Carpet Potter won 4-6 7-6 6-2 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1981.
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