Career 1978 1977 1976 1974 1973 Lesley Turner takes it, 7–1 on categories Turner wins on games won. Sawyer’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Sawyer 57 matches, Turner 221 matches.
Sawyer has 2 titles (one every 10 matches) to Turner’s 13 titles (one every 14.3 matches). Turner averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Sawyer’s 1.3. Turner has the better sets won %: 63.5 to Sawyer’s 43.6. Winners’ edge: Turner’s team won 66%, Sawyer’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Turner has 221 matches across 9 seasons, Sawyer 57 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (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 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 13 total · best 1
10.7 610 total · best 21 Games wonper game 11.3 2,499 total · best 20
43.6 Sets won % 63.5
47.3 Games won % 56.5
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 24 total · best 1
1.0 58 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 311 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches since 1976 2
Grass · 2 matches Sawyer 0 Turner 2 Last meetings 16 Jan 1977 · Hobart · Semifinal · Grass Turner won 6-3 6-0 27 Dec 1976 · New South Wales · Round of 16 · Grass Turner won 6-2 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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