Career 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Billie Jean King takes it, 7–0 on categories Jean King wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Overton 269 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
Jean King averages 12.3 games won a match to Overton’s 10.1 (22% more). Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Overton’s 45.6. Jean King averages 1.7 sets won a match to Overton’s 1.0 (64% more). Best single match: Overton 25 games won, Jean King 23. Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Overton’s team won 45% of the matches they played. Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Overton 269 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, tour finals 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 83 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 9 total · best 1
10.1 2,703 total · best 25 Games wonper game 12.3 11,033 total · best 23
45.6 Sets won % 76.3
48.9 Games won % 60.7
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 125 total · best 1
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Head to head 1 11 matches 10
Clay · 5 matches 1 4 Hard · 4 matches 0 4 Carpet · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 24 Mar 1975 · Philadelphia · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-1 6-0 13 Jan 1975 · Sarasota · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-2 6-1 14 Jan 1974 · San Francisco · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-4 6-1 1 May 1973 · Hilton Head · Quarterfinal · Clay 6-4 6-1 17 Apr 1973 · Jacksonville · Quarterfinal · Clay 1-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 7 Oct 1972 · Boca Raton · Quarterfinal · Clay 7-6(1) 6-2 3 May 1972 · Indianapolis Indoors · Semifinal · Carpet 6-3 6-2 1 Feb 1972 · Fort Lauderdale Pro · Semifinal · Clay 6-2 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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