Career 1972 1970 1969 1968 Helen Gourlay takes it, 5–1 on categories Gourlay wins on games won. Carr’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Carr 14 matches, Gourlay 516 matches.
Gourlay averages 11.1 games won a match to Carr’s 8.3 (34% more). Gourlay averages 1.3 sets won a match to Carr’s 1 (31% more). Carr averages 8.4 games lost a match to Gourlay’s 9.7. Best single match: Gourlay 22 games won, Carr 13. Winners’ edge: Gourlay’s team won 59%, Carr’s team won 50% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gourlay has 516 matches across 12 seasons, Carr 14 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, davis/bjk cup matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
8.3 116 total · best 13 Games wonper game 11.1 5,719 total · best 22
50.0 Sets won % 57.4
49.6 Games won % 53.3
– Finalsper game 0.1 22 total · best 1
1 14 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 674 total · best 2
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Head to head 0 1 match since 1972 1
Hard · 1 match Carr 0 Gourlay 1 Last meetings 27 Mar 1972 · Johannesburg · Round of 32 · Hard Gourlay won 6-3 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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