Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1976 Paula Smith takes it, 6–1 on categories Smith wins on sets won %. WTA Tour career: Smith 185 matches, Sands 177 matches.
Smith has the better sets won %: 37.3 to Sands’s 34.6. Smith averages 1.4 sets lost a match to Sands’ 1.5. Smith averages 0.9 sets won a match to Sands’ 0.8 (6% more). Best single match: Sands 19 games won, Smith 18. 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.
0.1 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game –
9.4 1,730 total · best 18 Games wonper game 9.4 1,661 total · best 19
37.3 Sets won % 34.6
45.0 Games won % 44.0
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
0.9 159 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.8 143 total · best 2
Head to head 1 3 matches 2
Hard · 1 match 0 1 Clay · 1 match 1 0 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 28 Feb 1983 · Nashville · Round of 16 · Hard 6-2 4-6 6-2 5 Apr 1982 · Hilton Head · Round of 64 · Clay 6-4 6-2 29 Sept 1980 · Minneapolis · Round of 32 · Carpet 7-6 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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