Russell v Evert
WTA Tour career
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Chris Evert takes it, 8–0 on categories
Evert wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Russell 410 matches, Evert 1,478 matches.
- Evert has 161 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Russell’s 5 titles (one every 20 matches).
- Evert has the better sets won %: 84.9 to Russell’s 49.
- Evert averages 1.8 sets won a match to Russell’s 1.1 (61% more).
- Winners’ edge: Evert’s team won 90%, Russell’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Evert has 1,478 matches across 21 seasons, Russell 410 in 16 — 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.
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.
- 0.15 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1161 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.018 total · best 1
- 10.74,374 total · best 21Games wonper game12.217,999 total · best 25
- 49.0Sets won %84.9
- 49.7Games won %67.6
- 0.19 total · best 1Finalsper game0.2236 total · best 1
Head to head
011 matches
since 197711
since 197711
- Hard · 4 matchesRussell 0Evert 4
- Carpet · 4 matchesRussell 0Evert 4
- Clay · 2 matchesRussell 0Evert 2
- Grass · 1 matchRussell 0Evert 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesRussell 0Evert 3
Last meetings
- 8 Aug 1983 · Manhattan Beach · Round of 16 · HardEvert won 4-6 6-1 6-2
- 16 Mar 1981 · Boston · Round of 16 · CarpetEvert won 6-1 4-6 6-4
- 26 Aug 1980 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardEvert won 6-2 6-1
- 10 Aug 1980 · Toronto · Round of 32 · HardEvert won 6-3 6-3
- 4 Aug 1980 · Indianapolis · Round of 32 · ClayEvert won 6-4 6-4
- 23 June 1980 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassEvert won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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