Career 1989 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Barbara Potter takes it, 6–0 on categories Potter wins on games won. WTA Tour 1984: Potter 54 matches, Austin 5 matches.
Potter averages 11.5 games won a match to Austin’s 9.4 (23% more). Potter averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Austin’s 1.2. Potter has the better sets won %: 66.1 to Austin’s 45.5. Best single match: Potter 18 games won, Austin 13. Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 67%, Austin’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 54 matches, Austin 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Austin (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
11.5 622 total · best 18 #19 of 76 Games wonper game 9.4 47 total · best 13
66.1 #7 of 76 Sets won % 45.5
56.7 #7 of 76 Games won % 47.0
0.0 1 total · best 1 #40 of 44 Finalsper game –
1.4 78 total · best 2 #10 of 76 Sets wonper game 1 5 total · best 2
0.7 40 total · best 2 #7 of 76 Sets lostper game · lower is better
Head to head 2 10 matches since 1978 8
Carpet · 5 matches Potter 2 Austin 3 Grass · 3 matches Potter 0 Austin 3 Hard · 2 matches Potter 0 Austin 2 Grand Slams · 3 matches Potter 0 Austin 3 Last meetings 6 Feb 1984 · Chicago · Round of 16 · Carpet Potter won 6-1 6-4 27 Sept 1982 · Philadelphia · Semifinal · Carpet Potter won 6-4 4-6 6-3 1 Sept 1981 · US Open · Semifinal · Hard Austin won 6-1 6-3 22 June 1981 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · Grass Austin won 6-4 6-0 15 June 1981 · Eastbourne · Semifinal · Grass Austin won 6-0 6-1 15 Dec 1980 · Tucson · Semifinal · Carpet Austin won 6-3 4-6 6-1 23 June 1980 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · Grass Austin won 6-2 6-7 6-2 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1984.
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