Career 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Virginia Wade takes it, 7–2 on categories Wade wins on games won. Margolin’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Margolin 188 matches, Wade 1,278 matches.
Margolin has 3 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Wade’s 60 titles (one every 16.7 matches). Wade averages 11.9 games won a match to Margolin’s 9.9 (20% more). Wade has the better sets won %: 68.5 to Margolin’s 45.1. Winners’ edge: Wade’s team won 72%, Margolin’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Wade has 1,278 matches across 18 seasons, Margolin 188 in 10 — 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 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 60 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
9.9 1,855 total · best 18 Games wonper game 11.9 15,196 total · best 31
45.1 Sets won % 68.5
48.2 Games won % 57.4
0.1 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 114 total · best 1
Head to head 0 5 matches 5
Carpet · 5 matches 0 5 Last meetings 10 Mar 1980 · Boston · Quarterfinal · Carpet 7-6 7-6 11 Feb 1980 · Oakland · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-1 6-2 4 Feb 1980 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-3 6-4 28 Jan 1980 · Seattle · Round of 16 · Carpet 7-6 3-6 6-4 20 Nov 1979 · Brighton · Round of 16 · Carpet 6-4 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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