Career 1977 1976 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Brenda Kirk takes it, 6–2 on categories Kirk wins on sets won. Van Haver’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Van Haver 93 matches, Kirk 232 matches.
Van Haver has 4 titles (one every 4.5 matches) to Kirk’s 4 titles (one every 50 matches). Kirk averages 1.1 sets won a match to Van Haver’s 0.9 (21% more). Kirk has the better sets won %: 48.4 to Van Haver’s 40.5. Winners’ edge: Kirk’s team won 49%, Van Haver’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Kirk has 232 matches across 9 seasons, Van Haver 93 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, grand slam matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.2 4 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
9.7 905 total · best 21 Games wonper game 9.8 2,262 total · best 18
40.5 Sets won % 48.4
47.5 Games won % 48.7
0.1 7 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 9 total · best 1
0.9 83 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 250 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches 2
Clay · 1 match 0 1 Hard · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 2 May 1973 · Fed Cup WG R2: RSA vs BEL · Round robin · Clay 6-2 3-6 6-3 20 Mar 1972 · Fed Cup WG R1: RSA vs BEL · Round robin · Hard 6-2 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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