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 1986: Sands 11 matches, Potter 24 matches.
Potter averages 12.1 games won a match to Sands’ 9.2 (32% more). Potter has the better sets won %: 56.1 to Sands’s 20. Potter averages 1.3 sets won a match to Sands’ 0.5 — 3 times as many. Best single match: Potter 18 games won, Sands 13. Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 58%, Sands’s team won 9% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 24 matches, Sands 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
9.2 101 total · best 13 Games wonper game 12.1 290 total · best 18
20.0 Sets won % 56.1
41.7 Games won % 51.9
0.5 5 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 32 total · best 2
1.8 20 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.0 25 total · best 3
12.8 141 total · best 16 Games lostper game · lower is better 11.2 269 total · best 19
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 1986.
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