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 1988: Nelson 5 matches, Potter 51 matches.
Potter averages 12.1 games won a match to Nelson’s 5.6 — 2.2 times as many. Potter has the better sets won %: 71.9 to Nelson’s 9.1. Potter has the better games won %: 56.5 to Nelson’s 31.5. Potter ranks 9th of 99 in WTA Tour 1988 for games won per match. Best single match: Potter 19 games won, Nelson 11. Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 73%, Nelson’s team won 0% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 51 matches, Nelson 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Nelson (5 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
– Titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1 #23 of 28
5.6 28 total · best 11 Games wonper game 12.1 615 total · best 19 #9 of 99
9.1 Sets won % 71.9 #7 of 99
31.5 Games won % 56.5 #13 of 99
– Finalsper game 0.0 2 total · best 1 #26 of 47
0.2 1 total · best 1 Sets wonper game 1.6 82 total · best 2 #6 of 99
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 in 1988.
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