Career 1977 1975 1974 1970 1969 1968 Ann Jones takes it, 7–1 on categories Jones wins on sets lost. Van Zyl’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Van Zyl 156 matches, Jones 341 matches.
Van Zyl has 10 titles (one every 8.3 matches) to Jones’ 32 titles (one every 10 matches). Jones averages a sets lost every 2 matches to Van Zyl’s 0.7. Jones averages 7.0 games lost a match to Van Zyl’s 8.2. Winners’ edge: Jones’s team won 79%, Van Zyl’s team won 71% of the matches they played. Longevity: Jones has 341 matches across 13 seasons, Van Zyl 156 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, 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 10 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 32 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
11.6 1,814 total · best 22 Games wonper game 12.0 4,100 total · best 24
68.3 Sets won % 76.4
58.6 Games won % 63.3
0.1 15 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.2 55 total · best 1
Head to head 0 5 matches 5
Grass · 2 matches 0 2 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Hard · 1 match 0 1 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 14 Oct 1969 · Perth Scotland · Semifinal · Carpet 6-1 6-3 1 Apr 1969 · Johannesburg · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-4 6-2 8 July 1968 · Dublin · Semifinal · Grass 6-4 6-3 17 June 1968 · Queen's Club · Round of 16 · Grass 6-3 6-4 27 May 1968 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · Clay 7-5 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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