Career 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 Belinda Thompson takes it, 6–1 on categories Thompson wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Sato 185 matches, Thompson 182 matches.
Thompson averages 10.2 games won a match to Sato’s 9.5 (8% more). Thompson averages 1.1 sets won a match to Sato’s 0.9 (24% more). Thompson has the better sets won %: 48.7 to Sato’s 39.4. Best single match: Sato 20 games won, Thompson 19. Winners’ edge: Thompson’s team won 49%, Sato’s team won 38% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
9.5 1,756 total · best 20 Games wonper game 10.2 1,863 total · best 19
39.4 Sets won % 48.7
45.7 Games won % 50.0
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 6 total · best 1
0.9 163 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 199 total · best 2
1.4 251 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.2 210 total · best 2
Head to head 3 3 matches since 1974 0
Grass · 2 matches Sato 2 Thompson 0 Clay · 1 match Sato 1 Thompson 0 Last meetings 5 June 1978 · Beckenham · Round of 64 · Grass Sato won 6-2 6-4 7 July 1975 · Gstaad · Round of 16 · Clay Sato won 7-5 3-6 6-2 10 June 1974 · Beckenham · Round of 32 · Grass Sato won 4-6 6-1 6-4 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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