Career 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 Virginia Wade takes it, 6–2 on categories Wade wins on games won. Desfor’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Desfor 179 matches, Wade 1,278 matches.
Desfor has 2 titles (one every 7.7 matches) to Wade’s 60 titles (one every 16.7 matches). Wade has the better sets won %: 68.5 to Desfor’s 43.5. Wade averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Desfor’s 1.3. Winners’ edge: Wade’s team won 72%, Desfor’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Wade has 1,278 matches across 18 seasons, Desfor 179 in 9 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 60 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
10.7 1,906 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.9 15,196 total · best 31
43.5 Sets won % 68.5
48.5 Games won % 57.4
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 114 total · best 1
Head to head 2 5 matches 3
Grass · 2 matches 2 0 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Hard · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 20 Apr 1981 · Amelia Island · Round of 64 · Clay 2-6 6-0 6-1 16 June 1980 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · Grass 6-4 6-7 6-2 8 June 1980 · Chichester · Round of 32 · Grass 6-2 7-6 19 Feb 1979 · Detroit · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-2 7-5 21 Aug 1978 · Mahwah · Round of 16 · Hard 6-4 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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