Career 1981 Barbara Gerken takes it, 6–0 on categories Gerken wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Whitmore 28 matches, Gerken 163 matches.
Gerken averages 9.7 games won a match to Whitmore’s 8.3 (17% more). Gerken has the better sets won %: 43.7 to Whitmore’s 27.9. Gerken averages 1.0 sets won a match to Whitmore’s 0.6 (61% more). Winners’ edge: Gerken’s team won 40%, Whitmore’s team won 25% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gerken has 163 matches across 9 seasons, Whitmore 28 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, masters/1000 matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
8.3 231 total · best 18 Games wonper game 9.7 1,580 total · best 18
27.9 Sets won % 43.7
42.8 Games won % 47.5
– Finalsper game 0.1 4 total · best 1
0.6 17 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.0 160 total · best 2
1.6 44 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.3 206 total · best 2
Head to head 0 1 match 1
Hard · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 1 Sept 1981 · US Open · Round of 64 · Hard 6-4 7-5 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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