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Barbara Jordan v Betsy Nagelsen: stats compared | Lineball
Nagelsen wins on titles. Jordan’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Jordan 174 matches, Nagelsen 638 matches.
Nagelsen has 7 titles (one every 25 matches) to Jordan’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches).
Nagelsen averages 10.9 games won a match to Jordan’s 9.1 (19% more).
Nagelsen averages 1.1 sets won a match to Jordan’s 0.9 (24% more).
Winners’ edge: Nagelsen’s team won 46%, Jordan’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nagelsen has 638 matches across 23 seasons, Jordan 174 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
9.11,591 total · best 18Games wonper game10.96,926 total · best 20
41.5Sets won %47.3
46.2Games won %48.8
0.03 total · best 1Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
Head to head
13 matches since 19802
Carpet · 1 matchJordan 0Nagelsen 1
Hard · 1 matchJordan 0Nagelsen 1
Clay · 1 matchJordan 1Nagelsen 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchJordan 0Nagelsen 1
Last meetings
26 Jan 1981 · Chicago · Round of 64 · CarpetNagelsen won 6-4 5-7 6-1
26 Aug 1980 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardNagelsen won 6-3 6-3
29 Apr 1980 · Orlando · Round of 16 · ClayJordan won 6-4 4-6 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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0.9
156 total · best 2
Sets wonper game
1.1716 total · best 2
1.3220 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.3799 total · best 2
10.71,854 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better11.47,265 total · best 20
0.233 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2156 total · best 2
0.234 total · best 1Grand Slam matchesper game0.292 total · best 1
–Masters/1000 matchesper game0.12 total · best 1
0.01 total · best 1Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.12 total · best 1