Career 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Billie Jean King takes it, 8–0 on categories Jean King wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Shaw 261 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
Jean King has 83 titles (one every 10 matches) to Shaw’s 1 title (one every 20 matches). Jean King averages 12.3 games won a match to Shaw’s 10.2 (21% more). Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Shaw’s 45.4. Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Shaw’s team won 45% of the matches they played. Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Shaw 261 in 11 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 83 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 9 total · best 1
10.2 2,649 total · best 21 Games wonper game 12.3 11,033 total · best 23
45.4 Sets won % 76.3
48.6 Games won % 60.7
0.0 6 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 125 total · best 1
Head to head 0 10 matches 10
Hard · 5 matches 0 5 Carpet · 3 matches 0 3 Grass · 2 matches 0 2 Last meetings 24 Oct 1977 · San Juan · Round of 16 · Hard 4-6 6-4 6-4 4 Oct 1976 · Phoenix · Round of 16 · Hard 6-3 7-6(3) 21 Jan 1974 · Mission Viejo · Quarterfinal · Hard 6-4 7-5 17 Sept 1973 · Houston · Round of 16 · Hard 6-2 6-1 9 May 1973 · Tokyo Sillook · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-2 6-1 8 Mar 1973 · Chicago · Quarterfinal · Carpet 6-2 6-2 7 Mar 1972 · Dallas · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-2 6-1 7 Dec 1971 · Auckland · Quarterfinal · Grass 6-2 6-4 1 Dec 1971 · Christchurch · Quarterfinal · Grass Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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