Career 1973 1972 Helen Gourlay takes it, 6–1 on categories Gourlay wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Billing 16 matches, Gourlay 516 matches.
Gourlay averages 11.1 games won a match to Billing’s 7.4 (49% more). Gourlay has the better sets won %: 57.4 to Billing’s 22.9. Gourlay averages 1.3 sets won a match to Billing’s 0.5 — 2.6 times as many. Best single match: Gourlay 22 games won, Billing 17. Winners’ edge: Gourlay’s team won 59%, Billing’s team won 19% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gourlay has 516 matches across 12 seasons, Billing 16 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, 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.
– Titlesper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
7.4 119 total · best 17 Games wonper game 11.1 5,719 total · best 22
22.9 Sets won % 57.4
37.7 Games won % 53.3
0.2 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 22 total · best 1
0.5 8 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 674 total · best 2
Head to head 0 1 match 1
Grass · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 27 Dec 1971 · Australian Open · Round of 32 · Grass 6-1 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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