Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Too close to call — 3–5 on categories Shaw wins on titles. Reid’s case rests on sets lost. WTA Tour career: Shaw 452 matches, Reid 839 matches.
Shaw has 16 titles (one every 25 matches) to Reid’s 22 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Reid averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Shaw’s 0.8. Reid has the better sets won %: 67.5 to Shaw’s 63.9. Longevity: Reid has 839 matches across 16 seasons, Shaw 452 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, retired hurt, minutes): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 16 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 22 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
11.6 5,241 total · best 24 Games wonper game 11.5 9,658 total · best 29
63.9 Sets won % 67.5
56.4 Games won % 57.4
0.1 32 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 52 total · best 1
Head to head 3 10 matches since 1969 7
Grass · 7 matches Shaw 2 Reid 5 Hard · 2 matches Shaw 1 Reid 1 Clay · 1 match Shaw 0 Reid 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches Shaw 1 Reid 1 Last meetings 10 July 1972 · Newport Wales · Semifinal · Grass Reid won 6-1 6-3 22 June 1970 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · Grass Shaw won 6-2 6-4 15 June 1970 · Queen's Club · Semifinal · Grass Shaw won 6-2 6-3 1 June 1970 · Manchester Rothmans · Semifinal · Grass Reid won 6-3 6-1 6 Apr 1970 · Durban · Round of 16 · Hard Shaw won 6-4 6-8 7-5 22 Mar 1970 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · Hard Reid won 6-4 7-5 19 Jan 1970 · Australian Open · Semifinal · Grass Reid won 8-6 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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