Career 1971 1970 1969 1968 Janice Townsend takes it, 6–0 on categories Townsend wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Footman 32 matches, Townsend 115 matches.
Townsend averages 10.6 games won a match to Footman’s 8.0 (32% more). Townsend has the better sets won %: 56.1 to Footman’s 30. Townsend averages 1.2 sets won a match to Footman’s 0.7 (88% more). Best single match: Footman 18 games won, Townsend 17. Winners’ edge: Townsend’s team won 57%, Footman’s team won 31% of the matches they played. Longevity: Townsend has 115 matches across 4 seasons, Footman 32 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (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 0.1 5 total · best 1
8.0 257 total · best 18 Games wonper game 10.6 1,217 total · best 17
30.0 Sets won % 56.1
41.3 Games won % 53.0
– Finalsper game 0.1 7 total · best 1
0.7 21 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.2 143 total · best 2
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Head to head 1 2 matches since 1970 1
Grass · 1 match Footman 0 Townsend 1 Clay · 1 match Footman 1 Townsend 0 Last meetings 1 June 1970 · Manchester Rothmans · Round of 16 · Grass Townsend won 4-6 6-3 6-2 18 May 1970 · Wolverhampton · Quarterfinal · Clay Footman won 6-3 8-6 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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