Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Joanne Russell takes it, 8–1 on categories Russell wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Mesker 256 matches, Russell 410 matches.
Russell has 5 titles (one every 20 matches) to Mesker’s 1 title (one every 25 matches). Russell averages 1.1 sets won a match to Mesker’s 1.1. Winners’ edge: Russell’s team won 51%, Mesker’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Russell has 410 matches across 16 seasons, Mesker 256 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 5 total · best 1
10.3 2,644 total · best 18 Games wonper game 10.7 4,374 total · best 21
45.6 Sets won % 49.0
48.2 Games won % 49.7
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 9 total · best 1
1.1 269 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 464 total · best 2
Head to head 3 5 matches 2
Hard · 2 matches 1 1 Carpet · 2 matches 1 1 Clay · 1 match 1 0 Last meetings 28 Oct 1985 · Zurich · Round of 32 · Hard 6-3 7-6 20 Feb 1984 · East Hanover · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-2 6-7 6-3 10 May 1982 · Lugano · Round of 32 · Clay 6-4 2-6 6-3 10 Nov 1980 · Amsterdam · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-4 6-1 8 Sept 1980 · Salt Lake City · Round of 16 · Hard 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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