Career 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Betty Stove takes it, 6–1 on categories Stove wins on games won. Shaw’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Shaw 261 matches, Stove 763 matches.
Shaw has 1 title (one every 20 matches) to Stove’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches). Stove averages 11 games won a match to Shaw’s 10.2 (9% more). Stove averages 1.3 sets won a match to Shaw’s 1.0 (26% more). Winners’ edge: Stove’s team won 58%, Shaw’s team won 45% of the matches they played. Longevity: Stove has 763 matches across 15 seasons, Shaw 261 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, davis/bjk cup matches…): 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 0.0 8 total · best 1
10.2 2,649 total · best 21 Games wonper game 11.0 8,421 total · best 23
45.4 Sets won % 56.8
48.6 Games won % 52.6
0.0 6 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 28 total · best 1
1.0 267 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 986 total · best 2
Head to head 2 6 matches 4
Carpet · 4 matches 1 3 Grass · 2 matches 1 1 Last meetings 24 Mar 1977 · Virginia Slims Championships · Round robin · Carpet 6-3 6-4 13 Sept 1976 · Atlanta · Quarterfinal · Carpet 7-6 6-1 22 Apr 1974 · Philadelphia · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-3 6-2 20 Aug 1973 · Newport · Quarterfinal · Grass 6-2 6-2 8 Mar 1973 · Chicago · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-3 1-6 6-3 19 June 1972 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · Grass 6-4 3-6 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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