Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 Billie Jean King takes it, 8–0 on categories Jean King wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Stove 763 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
Jean King has 83 titles (one every 10 matches) to Stove’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches). Jean King averages a sets lost every 1.9 matches to Stove’s 1.0. Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Stove’s 56.8. Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Stove’s team won 58% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, 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 8 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 83 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 9 total · best 1
11.0 8,421 total · best 23 Games wonper game 12.3 11,033 total · best 23
56.8 Sets won % 76.3
52.6 Games won % 60.7
0.0 28 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 125 total · best 1
Head to head 3 21 matches since 1970 18
Hard · 10 matches Stove 2 King 8 Carpet · 5 matches Stove 1 King 4 Grass · 3 matches Stove 0 King 3 Clay · 3 matches Stove 0 King 3 Finals · 3 matches Stove 0 King 3 Last meetings 29 Oct 1979 · Stockholm · Final · Hard King won 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 20 Aug 1979 · Mahwah · Round of 16 · Hard Stove won 6-2 6-4 19 June 1978 · Eastbourne · Quarterfinal · Grass King won 6-4 6-4 26 Mar 1978 · Philadelphia · Quarterfinal · Hard King won 6-1 6-3 7 Dec 1977 · London · Semifinal · Carpet King won 6-4 2-6 6-3 1 Nov 1977 · Palm Springs · Round robin · Grass King won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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