Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Virginia Ruzici takes it, 6–2 on categories Ruzici wins on games won. Simmonds’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Simmonds 244 matches, Ruzici 771 matches.
Simmonds has 6 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Ruzici’s 20 titles (one every 25 matches). Ruzici averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Simmonds’ 1.2. Ruzici has the better sets won %: 60.7 to Simmonds’s 50.1. Winners’ edge: Ruzici’s team won 63%, Simmonds’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Ruzici has 771 matches across 16 seasons, Simmonds 244 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 6 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 20 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
10.5 2,549 total · best 20 Games wonper game 11.1 8,578 total · best 21
50.1 Sets won % 60.7
50.0 Games won % 54.3
0.1 15 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 39 total · best 1
Head to head 1 6 matches since 1978 5
Grass · 3 matches Simmonds 0 Ruzici 3 Clay · 1 match Simmonds 1 Ruzici 0 Hard · 1 match Simmonds 0 Ruzici 1 Grand Slams · 3 matches Simmonds 0 Ruzici 3 Last meetings 20 June 1983 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · Grass Ruzici won 6-1 3-6 6-2 21 June 1982 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · Grass Ruzici won 6-7 7-6 7-5 3 May 1982 · Perugia · Round of 32 · Clay Simmonds won 6-4 4-6 7-6 23 June 1980 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · Grass Ruzici won 7-6 6-4 29 Oct 1979 · Stockholm · Round of 32 · Hard Ruzici won 6-1 6-3 27 Nov 1978 · Fed Cup WG R1: ROU vs ITA · Round robin Ruzici won 6-1 3-6 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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