Potter v Austin
WTA Tour 1978
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Tracy Austin takes it, 6–0 on categories
Austin wins on sets won %. WTA Tour 1978: Potter 26 matches, Austin 65 matches.
- Austin has the better sets won %: 72.9 to Potter’s 46.8.
- Austin averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Potter’s 1.3.
- Austin averages 7.2 games lost a match to Potter’s 11.6.
- Best single match: Austin 18 games won, Potter 17.
- Winners’ edge: Austin’s team won 75%, Potter’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Austin has 65 matches, Potter 26 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- –Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#15 of 29
- 11.0287 total · best 17Games wonper game11.4743 total · best 18#19 of 61
- 46.8Sets won %72.9#5 of 61
- 48.7Games won %61.5#4 of 61
- –Finalsper game0.15 total · best 1#7 of 45
- 1.129 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.6102 total · best 2#5 of 61
Head to head
210 matches
since 19788
since 19788
- Carpet · 5 matchesPotter 2Austin 3
- Grass · 3 matchesPotter 0Austin 3
- Hard · 2 matchesPotter 0Austin 2
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesPotter 0Austin 3
Last meetings
- 6 Feb 1984 · Chicago · Round of 16 · CarpetPotter won 6-1 6-4
- 27 Sept 1982 · Philadelphia · Semifinal · CarpetPotter won 6-4 4-6 6-3
- 1 Sept 1981 · US Open · Semifinal · HardAustin won 6-1 6-3
- 22 June 1981 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassAustin won 6-4 6-0
- 15 June 1981 · Eastbourne · Semifinal · GrassAustin won 6-0 6-1
- 15 Dec 1980 · Tucson · Semifinal · CarpetAustin won 6-3 4-6 6-1
- 23 June 1980 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassAustin won 6-2 6-7 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 1978.
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