Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 Billie Jean King takes it, 8–0 on categories Jean King wins on titles. WTA Tour career: Kruger 139 matches, Jean King 900 matches.
Jean King has 83 titles (one every 10 matches) to Kruger’s 1 title (one every 25 matches). Jean King averages 12.3 games won a match to Kruger’s 10.4 (18% more). Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Kruger’s 49.2. Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Kruger’s team won 50% of the matches they played. Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Kruger 139 in 7 — 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.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 83 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 9 total · best 1
10.4 1,443 total · best 19 Games wonper game 12.3 11,033 total · best 23
49.2 Sets won % 76.3
50.1 Games won % 60.7
0.1 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 125 total · best 1
Head to head 2 3 matches since 1977 1
Carpet · 1 match Kruger 1 King 0 Hard · 1 match Kruger 1 King 0 Grass · 1 match Kruger 0 King 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Kruger 0 King 1 Last meetings 23 Sept 1979 · Atlanta · Round of 16 · Carpet Kruger won 1-6 6-4 6-2 23 Jan 1978 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · Hard Kruger won 7-6 4-5 20 June 1977 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · Grass King won 4-6 6-0 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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