Career 1989 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Barbara Potter takes it, 6–0 on categories Potter wins on games won. WTA Tour 1989: Potter 10 matches, Austin 2 matches.
Potter has the better sets won %: 52.2 to Austin’s 20. Potter averages 1.2 sets won a match to Austin’s 0.5 — 2.4 times as many. Potter averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Austin’s 2. Best single match: Potter 18 games won, Austin 13. Longevity: Potter has 10 matches, Austin 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Austin (2 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
10.6 106 total · best 18 Games wonper game 10 20 total · best 13
52.2 Sets won % 20.0
49.5 Games won % 40.0
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game –
1.2 12 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.5 1 total · best 1
1.1 11 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 2 4 total · best 2
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 1989.
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