Career 1983 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 Virginia Wade takes it, 6–2 on categories Wade wins on games won. Grindvold’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Grindvold 45 matches, Wade 1,278 matches.
Grindvold has 1 title (one every 3 matches) to Wade’s 60 titles (one every 16.7 matches). Wade averages 11.9 games won a match to Grindvold’s 8.3 (43% more). Wade has the better sets won %: 68.5 to Grindvold’s 26. Winners’ edge: Wade’s team won 72%, Grindvold’s team won 24% of the matches they played. Longevity: Wade has 1,278 matches across 18 seasons, Grindvold 45 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.3 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 60 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
8.3 373 total · best 25 Games wonper game 11.9 15,196 total · best 31
26.0 Sets won % 68.5
40.4 Games won % 57.4
0.2 3 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 114 total · best 1
Head to head 0 2 matches since 1970 2
Clay · 1 match Grindvold 0 Wade 1 Carpet · 1 match Grindvold 0 Wade 1 Last meetings 13 May 1974 · Fed Cup WG R2: GBR vs NOR · Round robin · Clay Wade won 6-4 6-3 19 Jan 1970 · Munich Indoors · Quarterfinal · Carpet Wade won 6-2 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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