Career 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Patricia Walkden takes it, 6–0 on categories Walkden wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Delport 33 matches, Walkden 333 matches.
Walkden averages 11.6 games won a match to Delport’s 9.7 (19% more). Walkden averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Delport’s 1.3. Walkden has the better sets won %: 63.2 to Delport’s 42.1. Best single match: Walkden 29 games won, Delport 18. Winners’ edge: Walkden’s team won 67%, Delport’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Walkden has 333 matches across 8 seasons, Delport 33 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
– Titlesper game 0.1 14 total · best 1
9.7 321 total · best 18 Games wonper game 11.6 3,849 total · best 29
42.1 Sets won % 63.2
46.7 Games won % 55.6
– Finalsper game 0.1 29 total · best 1
1.0 32 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.4 480 total · best 2
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Head to head 1 4 matches since 1968 3
Hard · 4 matches Delport 1 Walkden 3 Last meetings 10 Jan 1972 · Durban · Semifinal · Hard Walkden won 6-1 7-6 20 Dec 1971 · East London · Quarterfinal · Hard Delport won 7-5 6-4 16 Jan 1968 · Durban · Quarterfinal · Hard Walkden won 7-5 6-4 8 Jan 1968 · Bloemfontein · Quarterfinal · Hard Walkden won 6-2 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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