Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 Shelly Walpole takes it, 7–1 on categories Walpole wins on titles. Croft’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Walpole 27 matches, Croft 191 matches.
Walpole has 1 title (one every 16.7 matches) to Croft’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Croft averages 10.3 games won a match to Walpole’s 9.5 (9% more). Walpole averages 9.4 games lost a match to Croft’s 10.4. Longevity: Croft has 191 matches across 9 seasons, Walpole 27 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 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 1 total · best 1
9.5 256 total · best 19 Games wonper game 10.3 1,969 total · best 19
51.7 Sets won % 48.0
50.2 Games won % 49.8
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 4 total · best 1
1.2 31 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 207 total · best 2
Head to head 1 1 match 0
Clay · 1 match 1 0 Finals · 1 match 1 0 Last meetings 10 May 1982 · Lee-on-Solent · Final · Clay 6-7 6-3 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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