Career 1973 1972 1971 1969 Heide Orth takes it, 6–1 on categories Orth wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Kay 7 matches, Orth 124 matches.
Orth averages 10.4 games won a match to Kay’s 5.7 (82% more). Orth has the better sets won %: 52.5 to Kay’s 14.3. Orth has the better games won %: 51.4 to Kay’s 33.6. Best single match: Orth 22 games won, Kay 13. Winners’ edge: Orth’s team won 52%, Kay’s team won 14% of the matches they played. Longevity: Orth has 124 matches across 8 seasons, Kay 7 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Kay (7 matches) — treat the averages with care. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, davis/bjk cup 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 2 total · best 1
5.7 40 total · best 13 Games wonper game 10.4 1,292 total · best 22
14.3 Sets won % 52.5
33.6 Games won % 51.4
0.3 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 10 total · best 1
0.3 2 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 147 total · best 2
Head to head 0 1 match since 1972 1
Hard · 1 match Kay 0 Orth 1 Last meetings 27 Mar 1972 · Johannesburg · Round of 128 · Hard Orth won 6-0 6-0 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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