Career 1974 1972 1971 1969 1968 Edda Buding takes it, 6–1 on categories Buding wins on games won. Sturm’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Buding 63 matches, Sturm 115 matches.
Sturm has 3 titles (one every 10 matches) to Buding’s 3 titles (one every 16.7 matches). Buding averages 10.8 games won a match to Sturm’s 9.5 (14% more). Buding averages 1.3 sets won a match to Sturm’s 1.0 (30% more). Winners’ edge: Buding’s team won 57%, Sturm’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sturm has 115 matches across 10 seasons, Buding 63 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, olympic matches, davis/bjk cup matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 3 total · best 1
10.8 682 total · best 18 Games wonper game 9.5 1,094 total · best 19
55.9 Sets won % 43.8
51.9 Games won % 47.5
0.1 5 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 7 total · best 1
1.3 80 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.0 113 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches 2
Clay · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 14 July 1969 · Nuremburg · Semifinal · Clay 3-6 6-2 6-3 31 July 1968 · Munich · Round of 16 · Clay 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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