Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 Beth Norton takes it, 4–2 on categories Norton wins on games won. Yeargin’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 1977: Yeargin 3 matches, Norton 5 matches.
Norton averages 10.6 games won a match to Yeargin’s 8.3 (27% more). Norton averages 1 sets won a match to Yeargin’s 0.7 (49% more). Yeargin averages 9.7 games lost a match to Norton’s 12.2. Best single match: Norton 16 games won, Yeargin 12. Longevity: Norton has 5 matches, Yeargin 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Yeargin (3 matches), Norton (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
8.3 25 total · best 12 Games wonper game 10.6 53 total · best 16
33.3 Sets won % 38.5
46.3 Games won % 46.5
0.7 2 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1 5 total · best 2
1.3 4 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.6 8 total · best 2
9.7 29 total · best 12 Games lostper game · lower is better 12.2 61 total · best 18
Head to head 1 2 matches since 1981 1
Hard · 1 match Yeargin 0 Norton 1 Last meetings 21 Sept 1981 · Atlanta · Round of 16 · Hard Norton won 6-2 6-4 20 July 1981 · St. Simons · Round of 32 Yeargin won 7-6 2-6 6-1 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest in 1977.
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