Career 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 Liz Smylie takes it, 6–2 on categories Smylie wins on games won. Purdy’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Purdy 61 matches, Smylie 366 matches.
Purdy has 1 title (one every 20 matches) to Smylie’s 5 titles (one every 25 matches). Smylie averages 10.3 games won a match to Purdy’s 9.5 (9% more). Smylie averages 1.1 sets won a match to Purdy’s 0.9 (15% more). Longevity: Smylie has 366 matches across 15 seasons, Purdy 61 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, grand slam matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 5 total · best 1
9.5 579 total · best 18 Games wonper game 10.3 3,770 total · best 20
41.6 Sets won % 45.9
45.7 Games won % 47.9
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
0.9 57 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 392 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches 2
Hard · 1 match 0 1 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 5 Feb 1985 · Delray Beach · Round of 128 · Hard 6-2 6-2 18 Apr 1983 · Orlando · Round of 32 · Clay 6-7 6-3 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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