Career 1977 1976 1974 1973 1970 1969 1968 Annette Van Zyl takes it, 8–0 on categories Van Zyl wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Van Zyl 156 matches, Kirk 232 matches.
Van Zyl has 10 titles (one every 8.3 matches) to Kirk’s 4 titles (one every 50 matches). Van Zyl averages 11.6 games won a match to Kirk’s 9.8 (19% more). Van Zyl averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Kirk’s 1.2. Winners’ edge: Van Zyl’s team won 71%, Kirk’s team won 49% of the matches they played. Longevity: Kirk has 232 matches across 9 seasons, Van Zyl 156 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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 10 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
11.6 1,814 total · best 22 Games wonper game 9.8 2,262 total · best 18
68.3 Sets won % 48.4
58.6 Games won % 48.7
0.1 15 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 9 total · best 1
1.5 235 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 250 total · best 2
Head to head 5 5 matches 0
Hard · 4 matches 4 0 Grass · 1 match 1 0 Grand Slams · 1 match 1 0 Finals · 1 match 1 0 Last meetings 22 Nov 1976 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · Hard 6-7 7-5 6-3 18 Oct 1974 · Johannesburg Transvaal Chps · Final · Hard 6-3 6-2 22 June 1970 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · Grass 2-6 6-3 6-4 8 Jan 1968 · Bloemfontein · Round of 16 · Hard 6-2 6-4 1 Jan 1968 · Cape Town · Round of 16 · Hard 6-3 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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