Richards v Casals

WTA Tour career

Renee RichardsUnited States213 games · 1976–1982Most titles

Rosie CasalsUnited States945 games · 1968–1991Most games wonFewest sets lost

Lineball analyst2–6

Rosie Casals takes it, 6–2 on categories

Casals wins on sets lost. Richards’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Richards 213 matches, Casals 945 matches.

Richards has 10 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Casals’ 14 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Casals averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Richards’ 1.0.
Longevity: Casals has 945 matches across 23 seasons, Richards 213 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, davis/bjk cup matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.110 total · best 1Titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
10.92,310 total · best 19Games wonper game11.410,757 total · best 20
57.3Sets won %61.5
53.7Games won %55.0
0.118 total · best 1Finalsper game0.152 total · best 1
1.3275 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.41,312 total · best 2

Head to head

14 matches
since 19773

Carpet · 3 matchesRichards 0Casals 3
Clay · 1 matchRichards 1Casals 0

Last meetings

26 Feb 1979 · Dallas · Round of 64 · CarpetCasals won 6-4 2-6 6-2
27 Feb 1978 · Kansas City · Round of 16 · CarpetCasals won 6-0 6-4
6 Feb 1978 · Seattle · Round of 16 · CarpetCasals won 6-1 6-3
26 Sept 1977 · Oldsmar · Round of 32 · ClayRichards won 6-4 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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