Career 1981 1980 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 Sue Barker takes it, 6–1 on categories Barker wins on games won. Matison’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Matison 126 matches, Barker 653 matches.
Matison has 3 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Barker’s 23 titles (one every 25 matches). Barker averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Matison’s 1.3. Barker has the better sets won %: 60.2 to Matison’s 42.2. Winners’ edge: Barker’s team won 62%, Matison’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Barker has 653 matches across 15 seasons, Matison 126 in 13 — 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 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 23 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
9.7 1,222 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.0 7,208 total · best 21
42.2 Sets won % 60.2
47.0 Games won % 54.0
0.1 7 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 43 total · best 1
Head to head 0 3 matches 3
Grass · 3 matches 0 3 Finals · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 15 Dec 1975 · Sydney · Quarterfinal · Grass 6-1 6-3 9 Dec 1974 · Hobart · Final · Grass 6-4 6-2 9 Dec 1974 · Perth · Round of 32 · Grass 7-5 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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