Career 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Zina Garrison takes it, 7–1 on categories Garrison wins on games won. Phelps’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Phelps 361 matches, Garrison 873 matches.
Phelps has 1 title (one every 12.5 matches) to Garrison’s 16 titles (one every 33.3 matches). Garrison averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Phelps’ 1.1. Garrison averages 11.5 games won a match to Phelps’ 10.5 (9% more). Winners’ edge: Garrison’s team won 68%, Phelps’s team won 52% of the matches they played. Longevity: Garrison has 873 matches across 17 seasons, Phelps 361 in 9 — 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.
0.1 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 16 total · best 1
10.5 3,788 total · best 19 Games wonper game 11.5 10,023 total · best 23
51.5 Sets won % 65.3
50.7 Games won % 56.5
0.0 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 39 total · best 1
1.2 427 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.5 1,280 total · best 3
Head to head 0 6 matches 6
Hard · 3 matches 0 3 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Grass · 1 match 0 1 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 6 Aug 1990 · San Diego · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-0 6-3 31 July 1989 · San Diego · Round of 16 · Hard 7-5 6-7 6-0 1 Sept 1987 · US Open · Round of 64 · Hard 7-6(2) 6-1 6 Jan 1986 · Washington · Round of 16 · Carpet 2-6 7-6 6-4 24 June 1985 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · Grass 6-3 6-1 8 Apr 1985 · Hilton Head · Round of 32 · Clay Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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