Ziegenfuss v King
WTA Tour career
Valerie ZiegenfussUnited States492 games · 1968–1979
Billie Jean KingUnited States900 games · 1968–1984Lineball analyst0–8
Billie Jean King takes it, 8–0 on categories
Jean King wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Ziegenfuss 492 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
- Jean King has 83 titles (one every 10 matches) to Ziegenfuss’ 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Jean King averages 12.3 games won a match to Ziegenfuss’ 10.3 (19% more).
- Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Ziegenfuss’s 49.8.
- Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Ziegenfuss’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Ziegenfuss 492 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.183 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.09 total · best 1
- 10.35,070 total · best 24Games wonper game12.311,033 total · best 23
- 49.8Sets won %76.3
- 50.0Games won %60.7
- 0.011 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1125 total · best 1
Head to head
08 matches
since 19708
since 19708
- Carpet · 5 matchesZiegenfuss 0King 5
- Clay · 3 matchesZiegenfuss 0King 3
- Grand Slams · 1 matchZiegenfuss 0King 1
Last meetings
- 4 June 1973 · Mobile · Semifinal · CarpetKing won 7-5 6-4
- 9 May 1973 · Tokyo Sillook · Quarterfinal · CarpetKing won 6-2 6-3
- 11 Apr 1973 · Quincy · Quarterfinal · CarpetKing won 6-2 6-3
- 22 May 1972 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · ClayKing won 6-3 6-1
- 1 Feb 1972 · Fort Lauderdale Pro · Round of 16 · ClayKing won 6-1 6-1
- 18 Mar 1971 · Rochester · Quarterfinal · CarpetKing won 6-3 6-2
- 29 Jan 1971 · Oklahoma City · Round of 16 · CarpetKing won 6-2 6-4
- 5 Nov 1970 · Richmond · Round of 16 · ClayKing won 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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