Latham v Nagelsen

WTA Tour career

Kate LathamUnited States424 games · 1969–1985Fewest games lostFewest sets lost Betsy NagelsenUnited States638 games · 1972–1994Most games won

Lineball analyst7–1

Kate Latham takes it, 7–1 on categories

Latham wins on games lost. Nagelsen’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Latham 424 matches, Nagelsen 638 matches.

Nagelsen averages 10.9 games won a match to Latham’s 10.3 (5% more).
Latham averages 10.2 games lost a match to Nagelsen’s 11.4.
Latham averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Nagelsen’s 1.3.
Longevity: Nagelsen has 638 matches across 23 seasons, Latham 424 in 16 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): 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.

0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
10.34,380 total · best 20Games wonper game10.96,926 total · best 20
50.2Sets won %47.3
50.3Games won %48.8
0.115 total · best 1Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
1.1480 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.1716 total · best 2

Head to head

17 matches
since 19746

Hard · 3 matchesLatham 1Nagelsen 2
Grass · 1 matchLatham 0Nagelsen 1
Carpet · 1 matchLatham 0Nagelsen 1
Clay · 1 matchLatham 0Nagelsen 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchLatham 0Nagelsen 1

Last meetings

10 Aug 1981 · Richmond · Round of 16 · HardNagelsen won 7-6 6-3
18 Aug 1980 · Mahwah · Round of 64 · HardNagelsen won 6-1 3-6 6-3
23 June 1980 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassNagelsen won 4-6 6-1 6-4
31 Jan 1977 · Westchester Futures · Semifinal · CarpetNagelsen won 6-3 6-3
7 July 1975 · Atlantic City · Round of 16Nagelsen won 7-6 7-6
8 Apr 1974 · Phoenix Aztec · Quarterfinal · Hard

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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