Career 1969 1968 Shirley Bloomer takes it, 6–1 on categories Bloomer wins on games won. Orchard’s case rests on finals, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Orchard 6 matches, Bloomer 138 matches.
Bloomer averages 11.2 games won a match to Orchard’s 7.7 (46% more). Bloomer has the better sets won %: 59.9 to Orchard’s 16.7. Orchard has 1 final (one every 2 matches) to Bloomer’s 8 finals (one every 12.5 matches). Best single match: Bloomer 19 games won, Orchard 13. Winners’ edge: Bloomer’s team won 61%, Orchard’s team won 17% of the matches they played. Longevity: Bloomer has 138 matches across 8 seasons, Orchard 6 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Orchard (6 matches) — treat the averages with care. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, retired hurt): 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
7.7 46 total · best 13 Games wonper game 11.2 1,540 total · best 19
16.7 Sets won % 59.9
38.0 Games won % 55.3
0.5 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 8 total · best 1
0.3 2 total · best 1 Sets wonper game 1.3 184 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches 2
Grass · 1 match 0 1 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Finals · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 11 Aug 1969 · Cranleigh · Final · Grass 6-2 3-6 6-3 8 Apr 1968 · Hampstead · Round of 64 · Clay 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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