Career 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Helen Gourlay takes it, 8–0 on categories Gourlay wins on sets won. WTA Tour career: Pigeon 208 matches, Gourlay 516 matches.
Gourlay averages 1.3 sets won a match to Pigeon’s 1.2 (7% more). Gourlay averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Pigeon’s 1.0. Gourlay has the better sets won %: 57.4 to Pigeon’s 54.3. Winners’ edge: Gourlay’s team won 59%, Pigeon’s team won 53% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gourlay has 516 matches across 12 seasons, Pigeon 208 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, davis/bjk cup matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 5 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
10.9 2,264 total · best 30 Games wonper game 11.1 5,719 total · best 22
54.3 Sets won % 57.4
51.6 Games won % 53.3
0.1 9 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 22 total · best 1
1.2 254 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 674 total · best 2
Head to head 2 6 matches 4
Grass · 2 matches 2 0 Hard · 2 matches 0 2 Clay · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 22 Aug 1972 · Newport · Round of 32 · Grass 3-6 6-4 2-0 11 Jan 1970 · Cape Town · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-4 3-6 7-5 5 Jan 1970 · Bloemfontein 1 · Quarterfinal · Hard 4-6 6-2 6-0 19 May 1969 · West Berlin · Quarterfinal · Clay 6-0 6-3 12 May 1969 · Barcelona · Quarterfinal · Clay 6-2 6-1 29 July 1968 · South Orange · Semifinal · Grass 6-1 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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