Career 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 Joanne Russell takes it, 6–2 on categories Russell wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Liess 117 matches, Russell 410 matches.
Russell averages 10.7 games won a match to Liess’ 9.7 (10% more). Russell averages 1.1 sets won a match to Liess’ 1.0 (10% more). Russell has the better sets won %: 49 to Liess’s 45.8. Best single match: Russell 21 games won, Liess 19. Winners’ edge: Russell’s team won 51%, Liess’s team won 44% of the matches they played. Longevity: Russell has 410 matches across 16 seasons, Liess 117 in 7 — 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.
– Titlesper game 0.1 5 total · best 1
9.7 1,140 total · best 19 Games wonper game 10.7 4,374 total · best 21
45.8 Sets won % 49.0
47.6 Games won % 49.7
0.0 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 9 total · best 1
1.0 121 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 464 total · best 2
Head to head 1 3 matches since 1976 2
Carpet · 2 matches Liess 0 Russell 2 Hard · 1 match Liess 1 Russell 0 Last meetings 13 Aug 1979 · Toronto · Round of 32 · Hard Liess won 6-2 6-4 6 Feb 1978 · Seattle · Round of 16 · Carpet Russell won 3-6 6-0 6-3 13 Sept 1976 · Atlanta · Round of 32 · Carpet Russell won 6-4 6-0 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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