Career 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 Lesley Charles takes it, 6–1 on categories Charles wins on games won. Drury’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Drury 113 matches, Charles 344 matches.
Drury has 2 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Charles’ 16 titles (one every 20 matches). Charles averages 11.1 games won a match to Drury’s 10.3 (8% more). Charles averages 1.3 sets won a match to Drury’s 1.2 (11% more). Winners’ edge: Charles’s team won 58%, Drury’s team won 50% of the matches they played. Longevity: Charles has 344 matches across 12 seasons, Drury 113 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, grand slam matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 2 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 16 total · best 1
10.3 1,158 total · best 20 Games wonper game 11.1 3,802 total · best 20
51.6 Sets won % 56.0
51.1 Games won % 53.2
0.1 6 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 27 total · best 1
1.2 130 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 441 total · best 2
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1976 3
Clay · 1 match Drury 0 Charles 1 Carpet · 1 match Drury 0 Charles 1 Finals · 1 match Drury 0 Charles 1 Last meetings 28 July 1980 · Newcastle · Final Charles won 6-2 6-1 18 Apr 1977 · Norwich · Semifinal · Clay Charles won 6-2 3-6 6-0 4 Oct 1976 · Bournemouth Indoors · Round of 16 · Carpet Charles won 6-4 6-0 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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