Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1969 Betty Stove takes it, 6–2 on categories Stove wins on games won. Anthony’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Anthony 181 matches, Stove 763 matches.
Anthony has 5 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Stove’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches). Stove averages 11 games won a match to Anthony’s 10.2 (8% more). Stove averages 1.3 sets won a match to Anthony’s 1.1 (18% more). Winners’ edge: Stove’s team won 58%, Anthony’s team won 49% of the matches they played. Longevity: Stove has 763 matches across 15 seasons, Anthony 181 in 9 — 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 5 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
10.2 1,853 total · best 21 Games wonper game 11.0 8,421 total · best 23
49.6 Sets won % 56.8
50.4 Games won % 52.6
0.1 7 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 28 total · best 1
1.1 198 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 986 total · best 2
Head to head 2 5 matches since 1973 3
Carpet · 2 matches Anthony 0 Stove 2 Hard · 1 match Anthony 0 Stove 1 Clay · 1 match Anthony 1 Stove 0 Grass · 1 match Anthony 1 Stove 0 Grand Slams · 2 matches Anthony 2 Stove 0 Last meetings 9 Jan 1978 · Hollywood · Round of 32 · Carpet Stove won 6-2 7-5 2 Jan 1978 · Washington · Round of 16 · Carpet Stove won 6-1 6-4 17 Oct 1977 · Sao Paulo · Round of 32 · Hard Stove won 3-6 6-3 6-4 1 Sept 1976 · US Open · Round of 128 · Clay Anthony won 6-4 6-3 27 Aug 1973 · US Open · Round of 32 · Grass Anthony won 6-3 1-6 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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