Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Barbara Potter takes it, 7–2 on categories Potter wins on games won. Nelson’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Nelson 221 matches, Potter 514 matches.
Nelson has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Potter’s 5 titles (one every 50 matches). Potter averages 11.7 games won a match to Nelson’s 9.2 (27% more). Potter averages 1.4 sets won a match to Nelson’s 0.9 (51% more). Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 61%, Nelson’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 514 matches across 12 seasons, Nelson 221 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 5 total · best 1
9.2 2,023 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.7 5,995 total · best 20
41.4 Sets won % 60.1
46.7 Games won % 53.6
0.0 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 14 total · best 1
0.9 202 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 702 total · best 2
Head to head 0 3 matches 3
Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Hard · 1 match 0 1 Grass · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 2 Nov 1987 · Worcester · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-2 6-2 10 Feb 1986 · Boca Raton · Round of 128 · Hard 6-3 6-4 22 Nov 1982 · Sydney · Round of 32 · Grass 6-4 7-6 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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