Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Barbara Potter takes it, 6–0 on categories Potter wins on games won. WTA Tour 1981: Nelson 7 matches, Potter 69 matches.
Potter averages 11.8 games won a match to Nelson’s 8.1 (45% more). Potter has the better sets won %: 63.1 to Nelson’s 40. Potter averages 1.4 sets won a match to Nelson’s 0.9 (66% more). Best single match: Potter 20 games won, Nelson 14. Potter ranks 10th of 55 in WTA Tour 1981 for games won per match. Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 67%, Nelson’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 69 matches, Nelson 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Nelson (7 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
8.1 57 total · best 14 Games wonper game 11.8 817 total · best 20 #10 of 55
40.0 Sets won % 63.1 #17 of 55
43.2 Games won % 54.1 #23 of 55
– Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #38 of 39
0.9 6 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 99 total · best 2 #16 of 55
1.3 9 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 0.8
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 Games won, oldest to newest in 1981.
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