Career 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 Belinda Thompson takes it, 6–1 on categories Thompson wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Parnell 27 matches, Thompson 182 matches.
Thompson averages 10.2 games won a match to Parnell’s 8.3 (23% more). Thompson averages 1.1 sets won a match to Parnell’s 0.7 (47% more). Thompson has the better sets won %: 48.7 to Parnell’s 33.3. Best single match: Thompson 19 games won, Parnell 16. Winners’ edge: Thompson’s team won 49%, Parnell’s team won 30% of the matches they played. Longevity: Thompson has 182 matches across 11 seasons, Parnell 27 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, grand slam matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
8.3 224 total · best 16 Games wonper game 10.2 1,863 total · best 19
33.3 Sets won % 48.7
42.8 Games won % 50.0
0.2 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 6 total · best 1
0.7 20 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.1 199 total · best 2
1.5 40 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.2 210 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches since 1978 2
Clay · 1 match Parnell 0 Thompson 1 Last meetings 8 Apr 1982 · Southport England · Quarterfinal · Clay Thompson won 7-6 6-2 1 May 1978 · Paddington · Round of 32 Thompson won 6-1 6-1 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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