Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Betty Stove takes it, 7–2 on categories Stove wins on games won. Margolin’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Margolin 188 matches, Stove 763 matches.
Margolin has 3 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Stove’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches). Stove averages 11 games won a match to Margolin’s 9.9 (12% more). Stove averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Margolin’s 1.2. Winners’ edge: Stove’s team won 58%, Margolin’s team won 43% of the matches they played. Longevity: Stove has 763 matches across 15 seasons, Margolin 188 in 10 — 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 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
9.9 1,855 total · best 18 Games wonper game 11.0 8,421 total · best 23
45.1 Sets won % 56.8
48.2 Games won % 52.6
0.1 4 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 28 total · best 1
1.0 191 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 986 total · best 2
Head to head 1 5 matches since 1978 4
Carpet · 3 matches Margolin 1 Stove 2 Grass · 2 matches Margolin 0 Stove 2 Grand Slams · 1 match Margolin 0 Stove 1 Last meetings 15 June 1981 · Eastbourne · Round of 64 · Grass Stove won 6-0 3-6 6-3 27 Oct 1980 · Stockholm · Round of 32 · Carpet Stove won 6-4 7-5 5 Nov 1979 · Filderstadt · Round of 32 · Carpet Margolin won 6-2 7-6 15 May 1979 · Tokyo Gunze · Round of 16 · Carpet Stove won 6-3 6-3 26 June 1978 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · Grass Stove won 6-1 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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