Career 1974 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Too close to call — 6–3 on categories Carter’s case rests on titles. WTA Tour career: Pigeon 208 matches, Carter 121 matches.
Carter has 3 titles (one every 20 matches) to Pigeon’s 5 titles (one every 25 matches). Longevity: Pigeon has 208 matches across 7 seasons, Carter 121 in 6 — 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 0.1 3 total · best 1
10.9 2,264 total · best 30 Games wonper game 11.0 1,332 total · best 21
54.3 Sets won % 52.9
51.6 Games won % 51.3
0.1 9 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 6 total · best 1
1.2 254 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 146 total · best 2
Head to head 3 5 matches 2
Grass · 2 matches 2 0 Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Hard · 1 match 0 1 Finals · 2 matches 1 1 Last meetings 9 Feb 1971 · Philadelphia · Round of 16 · Carpet 5-7 6-2 7-5 27 Apr 1970 · Kansas City · Final 6-1 1-6 6-1 29 July 1968 · South Orange · Round of 16 · Grass 6-3 6-3 22 July 1968 · Haverford · Semifinal · Grass 9-7 6-3 29 Apr 1968 · Portola Valley · Final · Hard 6-8 9-7 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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