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 1987: Sands 3 matches, Potter 38 matches.
Potter averages 11.8 games won a match to Sands’ 8.3 (41% more). Potter has the better sets won %: 64.7 to Sands’s 14.3. Potter averages 1.5 sets won a match to Sands’ 0.3 — 4.4 times as many. Best single match: Potter 18 games won, Sands 16. Potter ranks 10th of 91 in WTA Tour 1987 for games won per match. Longevity: Potter has 38 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.
– Titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #19 of 23
8.3 25 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.8 447 total · best 18 #10 of 91
14.3 Sets won % 64.7 #14 of 91
37.9 Games won % 54.3 #21 of 91
– Finalsper game 0.1 2 total · best 1 #13 of 39
0.3 1 total · best 1 Sets wonper game 1.5 55 total · best 2 #16 of 91
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 Titles, oldest to newest in 1987.
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