Career 1980 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Billie Jean King takes it, 8–0 on categories Jean King wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Gourlay 516 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
Jean King has 83 titles (one every 10 matches) to Gourlay’s 10 titles (one every 25 matches). Jean King averages a sets lost every 1.9 matches to Gourlay’s 1.0. Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Gourlay’s 57.4. Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Gourlay’s team won 59% of the matches they played. Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Gourlay 516 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, 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.
0.0 10 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 83 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 9 total · best 1
11.1 5,719 total · best 22 Games wonper game 12.3 11,033 total · best 23
57.4 Sets won % 76.3
53.3 Games won % 60.7
0.1 22 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 125 total · best 1
Head to head 0 9 matches 9
Clay · 3 matches 0 3 Carpet · 2 matches 0 2 Hard · 2 matches 0 2 Grass · 2 matches 0 2 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Finals · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 26 Sept 1977 · Oldsmar · Round of 32 · Clay 2-6 6-3 6-3 14 Oct 1974 · Los Angeles · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-1 6-2 23 Oct 1973 · Honolulu · Final · Hard 6-1 6-1 1 Aug 1972 · Columbus · Quarterfinal · Clay 0-6 6-3 6-3 19 Jan 1972 · Long Beach · Quarterfinal · Carpet Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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