Career 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1970 Annette Van Zyl takes it, 7–0 on categories Van Zyl wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Van Zyl 156 matches, Kloss 297 matches.
Van Zyl has 10 titles (one every 8.3 matches) to Kloss’ 8 titles (one every 11.1 matches). Van Zyl averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Kloss’ 1.2. Van Zyl averages 11.6 games won a match to Kloss’ 10.1 (15% more). Winners’ edge: Van Zyl’s team won 71%, Kloss’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Kloss has 297 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, finals, 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 0.1 8 total · best 1
11.6 1,814 total · best 22 Games wonper game 10.1 2,998 total · best 20
68.3 Sets won % 48.4
58.6 Games won % 49.5
0.1 15 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 20 total · best 1
1.5 235 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 327 total · best 2
Head to head 1 4 matches since 1973 3
Hard · 4 matches Zyl 1 Kloss 3 Finals · 2 matches Zyl 1 Kloss 1 Last meetings 15 Dec 1975 · Port Elizabeth 2 · Final · Hard Zyl won 4-6 7-5 6-1 14 Dec 1974 · Cape Town · Semifinal · Hard Kloss won 6-4 6-4 19 Nov 1973 · Johannesburg · Round of 16 · Hard Kloss won 6-3 6-2 20 Oct 1973 · Johannesburg Transvaal Chps · Final · Hard Kloss won 6-1 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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