Career 1986 1985 1984 1983 Ginny Purdy takes it, 6–1 on categories Purdy wins on sets won %. WTA Tour career: Purdy 61 matches, Vanier 143 matches.
Purdy has the better sets won %: 41.6 to Vanier’s 35.7. Purdy averages 0.9 sets won a match to Vanier’s 0.8 (16% more). Best single match: Vanier 20 games won, Purdy 18. Winners’ edge: Purdy’s team won 41%, Vanier’s team won 33% of the matches they played. Longevity: Vanier has 143 matches across 8 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 –
9.5 579 total · best 18 Games wonper game 9.1 1,307 total · best 20
41.6 Sets won % 35.7
45.7 Games won % 43.9
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.3 1 total · best 1
0.9 57 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.8 115 total · best 2
Head to head 2 3 matches 1
Clay · 2 matches 1 1 Carpet · 1 match 1 0 Last meetings 6 May 1985 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · Clay 6-4 6-4 21 May 1984 · Perugia · Round of 64 · Clay 6-3 6-3 14 Mar 1983 · Boston · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-3 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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