Career 1992 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Rosalyn Fairbank takes it, 7–1 on categories Fairbank wins on sets won. White’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: White 354 matches, Fairbank 656 matches.
White has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Fairbank’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches). Fairbank averages 1.2 sets won a match to White’s 1.0 (13% more). Fairbank has the better sets won %: 51.3 to White’s 45.5. Winners’ edge: Fairbank’s team won 52%, White’s team won 46% of the matches they played. Longevity: Fairbank has 656 matches across 18 seasons, White 354 in 14 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
10.4 3,675 total · best 19 Games wonper game 10.7 7,042 total · best 22
45.5 Sets won % 51.3
48.5 Games won % 50.5
0.0 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 6 total · best 1
1.0 368 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 774 total · best 2
Head to head 5 9 matches since 1982 4
Grass · 5 matches White 2 Fairbank 3 Carpet · 2 matches White 2 Fairbank 0 Hard · 1 match White 1 Fairbank 0 Clay · 1 match White 0 Fairbank 1 Grand Slams · 1 match White 0 Fairbank 1 Last meetings 13 June 1988 · Eastbourne · Round of 64 · Grass Fairbank won 6-2 7-6 15 Feb 1988 · Oakland · Round of 32 · Hard White won 6-4 1-6 6-3 13 July 1987 · Newport · Semifinal · Grass White won 6-3 6-4 10 June 1985 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · Grass Fairbank won 1-6 6-3 6-1 11 June 1984 · Birmingham · Round of 16 · Grass White won 6-4 6-4 19 Mar 1984 · Dallas · Round of 32 · Carpet Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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