Career 1983 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 Kerry Reid takes it, 7–1 on categories Reid wins on games won. Gilchrist’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Gilchrist 305 matches, Reid 839 matches.
Gilchrist has 6 titles (one every 20 matches) to Reid’s 22 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Reid averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Gilchrist’s 1.2. Reid has the better sets won %: 67.5 to Gilchrist’s 45.6. Winners’ edge: Reid’s team won 72%, Gilchrist’s team won 44% of the matches they played. Longevity: Reid has 839 matches across 16 seasons, Gilchrist 305 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, retired hurt…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 6 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 22 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
10.0 3,045 total · best 23 Games wonper game 11.5 9,658 total · best 29
45.6 Sets won % 67.5
47.8 Games won % 57.4
0.1 12 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 52 total · best 1
Head to head 1 7 matches since 1969 6
Grass · 6 matches Gilchrist 1 Reid 5 Clay · 1 match Gilchrist 0 Reid 1 Last meetings 27 Dec 1976 · New South Wales · Round of 32 · Grass Reid won 6-4 6-2 14 Sept 1971 · Louisville · Round of 16 · Clay Reid won 6-3 6-2 7 June 1971 · Beckenham · Semifinal · Grass Reid won 6-1 6-3 16 Mar 1970 · Sydney · Round of 16 · Grass Gilchrist won 6-4 6-2 5 Jan 1970 · Hobart · Quarterfinal · Grass Reid won 7-5 6-0 9 June 1969 · Beckenham · Round of 16 · Grass Reid won 3-6 8-6 6-2 13 Jan 1969 · Sydney · Round of 32 · Grass Reid won 6-4 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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