Career 1972 1971 1970 1969 Alex Cowie takes it, 6–0 on categories Cowie wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Riste 33 matches, Cowie 102 matches.
Cowie averages 9.9 games won a match to Riste’s 8.7 (14% more). Cowie has the better sets won %: 40 to Riste’s 28.6. Cowie averages 0.9 sets won a match to Riste’s 0.7 (34% more). Best single match: Cowie 21 games won, Riste 18. Winners’ edge: Cowie’s team won 37%, Riste’s team won 21% of the matches they played. Longevity: Cowie has 102 matches across 5 seasons, Riste 33 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, grand slam matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
8.7 286 total · best 18 Games wonper game 9.9 1,007 total · best 21
28.6 Sets won % 40.0
42.4 Games won % 46.0
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game –
0.7 22 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.9 92 total · best 2
1.7 55 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.4 138 total · best 2
Head to head 0 1 match 1
Clay · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 3 May 1971 · Guildford · Round of 64 · Clay 6-4 1-6 6-1 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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