Career 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 Lesley Charles takes it, 8–0 on categories Charles wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Newton 106 matches, Charles 344 matches.
Charles has 16 titles (one every 20 matches) to Newton’s 2 titles (one every 25 matches). Charles averages 11.1 games won a match to Newton’s 9.4 (18% more). Charles averages 1.3 sets won a match to Newton’s 1.0 (32% more). Winners’ edge: Charles’s team won 58%, Newton’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Charles has 344 matches across 12 seasons, Newton 106 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam matches, davis/bjk cup matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 16 total · best 1
9.4 992 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.1 3,802 total · best 20
44.2 Sets won % 56.0
48.2 Games won % 53.2
0.1 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 27 total · best 1
1.0 103 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 441 total · best 2
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1980 3
Grass · 2 matches Newton 0 Charles 2 Last meetings 8 June 1981 · Surbiton · Round of 64 · Grass Charles won 6-4 6-1 11 May 1981 · Lee-on-Solent · Quarterfinal Charles won 6-4 6-2 2 June 1980 · Beckenham · Round of 64 · Grass Charles won 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
Share thisChange or add players