Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1978 Barbara Potter takes it, 7–2 on categories Potter wins on games won. Jones’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Jones 162 matches, Potter 514 matches.
Jones 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 Jones’ 9.6 (22% more). Potter has the better sets won %: 60.1 to Jones’s 40.1. Winners’ edge: Potter’s team won 61%, Jones’s team won 37% of the matches they played. Longevity: Potter has 514 matches across 12 seasons, Jones 162 in 9 — 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
9.6 1,548 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.7 5,995 total · best 20
40.1 Sets won % 60.1
45.1 Games won % 53.6
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 14 total · best 1
0.9 151 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 702 total · best 2
Head to head 1 3 matches since 1982 2
Carpet · 3 matches Jones 1 Potter 2 Last meetings 10 Dec 1984 · Tokyo Pan Pacific · Round of 32 · Carpet Potter won 6-1 6-1 19 Mar 1984 · Dallas · Round of 16 · Carpet Jones won 6-3 4-6 6-3 27 Sept 1982 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · Carpet Potter won 7-5 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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