Bassi v King

Billie Jean King takes it, 6–2 on categories

Jean King wins on games won. Bassi’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Bassi 47 matches, Jean King 900 matches.

• Bassi has 2 titles (one every 5.9 matches) to Jean King’s 83 titles (one every 10 matches).
• Jean King averages 12.3 games won a match to Bassi’s 8.9 (37% more).
• Jean King has the better sets won %: 76.3 to Bassi’s 42.9.
• Winners’ edge: Jean King’s team won 81%, Bassi’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Jean King has 900 matches across 17 seasons, Bassi 47 in 8 — 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.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.