Kirk v Pete

WTA Tour career

Brenda KirkSouth Africa232 games · 1968–1977 Sharon Walsh PeteUnited States679 games · 1968–1988Most titlesMost games won

Lineball analyst4–4

Sharon Walsh Pete takes it, 4–4 on categories

Walsh Pete wins on titles. Kirk’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kirk 232 matches, Walsh Pete 679 matches.

Walsh Pete has 9 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Kirk’s 4 titles (one every 50 matches).
Walsh Pete averages 10.4 games won a match to Kirk’s 9.8 (7% more).
Kirk averages 10.3 games lost a match to Walsh Pete’s 10.8.
Longevity: Walsh Pete has 679 matches across 21 seasons, Kirk 232 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, davis/bjk cup matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.04 total · best 1Titlesper game0.09 total · best 1
9.82,262 total · best 18Games wonper game10.47,083 total · best 23
48.4Sets won %48.0
48.7Games won %49.1
0.19 total · best 1Finalsper game0.020 total · best 1
1.1250 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.1742 total · best 2

Head to head

56 matches
since 19711

Hard · 2 matchesKirk 2Pete 0
Carpet · 1 matchKirk 1Pete 0
Clay · 1 matchKirk 1Pete 0
Grass · 1 matchKirk 1Pete 0
Finals · 1 matchKirk 0Pete 1

Last meetings

7 Jan 1974 · Durban · FinalPete won 6-2 6-1
17 Dec 1973 · Cape Town · Semifinal · HardKirk won 6-4 6-2
6 Nov 1972 · Torquay · Quarterfinal · CarpetKirk won 6-1 6-3
7 Aug 1972 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · ClayKirk won 6-2 6-4
10 Jan 1972 · Durban · Quarterfinal · HardKirk won 6-4 1-6 9-7
11 Jan 1971 · Sydney · Round of 16 · GrassKirk won 6-3 6-3

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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