Kuykendall v King
WTA Tour career
Kathy KuykendallUnited States166 games · 1970–1978
Billie Jean KingUnited States900 games · 1968–1984
Billie Jean KingUnited States900 games · 1968–1984Lineball analyst0–7
Billie Jean King takes it, 7–0 on categories
Jean King wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Kuykendall 166 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
- Jean King averages 12.3 games won a match to Kuykendall’s 9.5 (30% more).
- Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Kuykendall’s 43.8.
- Jean King averages 1.7 sets won a match to Kuykendall’s 1.0 (66% more).
- Best single match: Jean King 23 games won, Kuykendall 18.
- Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Kuykendall’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Kuykendall 166 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, tour finals 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.
- –Titlesper game0.183 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.09 total · best 1
- 9.51,568 total · best 18Games wonper game12.311,033 total · best 23
- 43.8Sets won %76.3
- 46.3Games won %60.7
- 0.01 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1125 total · best 1
- 1.0
Head to head
05 matches
since 19725
since 19725
- Hard · 2 matchesKuykendall 0King 2
- Carpet · 2 matchesKuykendall 0King 2
- Clay · 1 matchKuykendall 0King 1
Last meetings
- 10 Oct 1977 · Phoenix · Round of 32 · HardKing won 6-3 6-3
- 6 Jan 1975 · San Francisco · Round of 16 · HardKing won 6-2 7-6(3)
- 28 Jan 1974 · Washington · Quarterfinal · CarpetKing won 6-1 6-0
- 4 June 1973 · Mobile · Quarterfinal · CarpetKing won 6-3 6-3
- 1 Feb 1972 · Fort Lauderdale Pro · Round of 32 · ClayKing won 6-1 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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