Doerner v Turnbull

WTA Tour career

Cynthia DoernerAustralia320 games · 1968–1980Most titles Wendy TurnbullAustralia954 games · 1968–1989Fewest sets lostMost sets won %

Lineball analyst2–7

Wendy Turnbull takes it, 7–2 on categories

Turnbull wins on games won. Doerner’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Doerner 320 matches, Turnbull 954 matches.

Doerner has 5 titles (one every 25 matches) to Turnbull’s 18 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Turnbull averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Doerner’s 1.2.
Turnbull has the better sets won %: 60.8 to Doerner’s 49.3.
Winners’ edge: Turnbull’s team won 64%, Doerner’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Turnbull has 954 matches across 22 seasons, Doerner 320 in 13 — 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.

0.05 total · best 1Titlesper game0.018 total · best 1
10.53,345 total · best 19Games wonper game11.210,680 total · best 23
49.3Sets won %60.8
49.8Games won %54.6
0.111 total · best 1Finalsper game0.142 total · best 1
1.1361 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.41,307 total · best 2

Head to head

36 matches
since 19723

Grass · 5 matchesDoerner 3Turnbull 2
Clay · 1 matchDoerner 0Turnbull 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesDoerner 0Turnbull 2

Last meetings

31 Aug 1977 · US Open · Round of 64 · ClayTurnbull won 6-0 6-2
21 Dec 1974 · Australian Open · Round of 32 · GrassTurnbull won 5-7 6-4 6-1
25 Nov 1974 · Brisbane · Semifinal · GrassDoerner won 7-6 7-5
4 June 1973 · Manchester · Round of 32 · GrassDoerner won 6-3 0-1
11 Dec 1972 · Adelaide 2 · Round of 16 · GrassDoerner won 6-4 6-3
29 May 1972 · Surbiton · Quarterfinal · GrassTurnbull won 6-4 6-4

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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