Gurdal v Sawamatsu

WTA Tour career

Michele GurdalBelgium273 games · 1970–1981Most titles

Kazuko SawamatsuJapan316 games · 1968–1975Most games wonFewest sets lost

Lineball analyst1–6

Kazuko Sawamatsu takes it, 6–1 on categories

Sawamatsu wins on games won. Gurdal’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Gurdal 273 matches, Sawamatsu 316 matches.

Gurdal has 3 titles (one every 20 matches) to Sawamatsu’s 11 titles (one every 25 matches).
Sawamatsu averages 11.2 games won a match to Gurdal’s 9.3 (20% more).
Sawamatsu averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Gurdal’s 1.3.
Winners’ edge: Sawamatsu’s team won 66%, Gurdal’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.13 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
9.32,548 total · best 20Games wonper game11.23,527 total · best 20
42.2Sets won %62.7
46.7Games won %56.2
0.16 total · best 1Finalsper game0.118 total · best 1
1.0258 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.4439 total · best 2

Head to head

05 matches
since 19725

Clay · 2 matchesGurdal 0Sawamatsu 2
Grass · 2 matchesGurdal 0Sawamatsu 2
Hard · 1 matchGurdal 0Sawamatsu 1

Last meetings

12 May 1975 · Bournemouth · Round of 16 · ClaySawamatsu won 6-3 6-1
5 May 1975 · Fed Cup WG ConR: JPN vs BEL · Round robin · ClaySawamatsu won 6-1 6-4
17 June 1974 · Eastbourne · Round of 64 · GrassSawamatsu won 6-2 6-2
9 Jan 1973 · Auckland · Round of 16 · GrassSawamatsu won 6-4 6-3
24 Mar 1972 · Fed Cup WG ConR: JPN vs BEL · Round robin · HardSawamatsu won 6-2 6-4

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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