Career 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Helen Gourlay takes it, 7–2 on categories Gourlay wins on games won. Cooper’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Cooper 54 matches, Gourlay 516 matches.
Cooper has 1 title (one every 14.3 matches) to Gourlay’s 10 titles (one every 25 matches). Gourlay averages 11.1 games won a match to Cooper’s 7.9 (40% more). Gourlay has the better sets won %: 57.4 to Cooper’s 34.2. Winners’ edge: Gourlay’s team won 59%, Cooper’s team won 30% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gourlay has 516 matches across 12 seasons, Cooper 54 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.
0.1 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 10 total · best 1
7.9 427 total · best 16 Games wonper game 11.1 5,719 total · best 22
34.2 Sets won % 57.4
43.2 Games won % 53.3
0.1 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 22 total · best 1
0.7 40 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 674 total · best 2
Head to head 0 2 matches 2
Grass · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 2 Sept 1970 · US Open · Round of 64 · Grass 6-4 6-2 13 Sept 1968 · Dallas · Quarterfinal 6-4 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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