Kirk v Stove
WTA Tour career
Lineball analyst1–6
Betty Stove takes it, 6–1 on categories
Stove wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Kirk 232 matches, Stove 763 matches.
- Stove averages 11 games won a match to Kirk’s 9.8 (13% more).
- Stove averages 1.3 sets won a match to Kirk’s 1.1 (19% more).
- Stove has the better sets won %: 56.8 to Kirk’s 48.4.
- Winners’ edge: Stove’s team won 58%, Kirk’s team won 49% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Stove has 763 matches across 15 seasons, Kirk 232 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, davis/bjk cup matches, retired hurt): 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 game0.08 total · best 1
- 9.82,262 total · best 18Games wonper game11.08,421 total · best 23
- 48.4Sets won %56.8
- 48.7Games won %52.6
- 0.19 total · best 1Finalsper game0.028 total · best 1
- 1.1250 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.3986 total · best 2
Head to head
18 matches
since 19717
since 19717
- Grass · 4 matchesKirk 1Stove 3
- Carpet · 3 matchesKirk 0Stove 3
- Clay · 1 matchKirk 0Stove 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchKirk 1Stove 0
Last meetings
- 11 Apr 1973 · Quincy · Round of 32 · CarpetStove won 6-1 6-4
- 14 Mar 1973 · Richmond · Round of 16 · ClayStove won 6-4 6-1
- 13 Nov 1972 · London · Round of 16 · CarpetStove won 6-2 2-6 6-2
- 31 Oct 1972 · Port Talbot · Quarterfinal · CarpetStove won 6-1 6-1
- 17 July 1972 · West Kirby · Semifinal · GrassStove won 6-4 6-2
- 21 June 1971 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassKirk won 6-4 6-8 6-3
- 14 June 1971 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassStove won 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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