Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 Shelly Walpole takes it, 6–1 on categories Walpole wins on sets lost. WTA Tour career: Walpole 27 matches, Yanagi 129 matches.
Walpole averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Yanagi’s 1.4. Walpole has the better sets won %: 51.7 to Yanagi’s 40.6. Walpole averages 1.2 sets won a match to Yanagi’s 0.9 (22% more). Winners’ edge: Walpole’s team won 52%, Yanagi’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Yanagi has 129 matches across 12 seasons, Walpole 27 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (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 –
9.5 256 total · best 19 Games wonper game 9.9 1,274 total · best 19
51.7 Sets won % 40.6
50.2 Games won % 46.4
0.1 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 1 total · best 1
1.2 31 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.9 121 total · best 2
Head to head 1 2 matches 1
Clay · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 26 Apr 1982 · Hampstad · Round of 16 · Clay 6-4 1-6 6-3 19 Apr 1982 · West Worthing · Semifinal 6-4 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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