Career 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Gail Sherriff takes it, 6–0 on categories Sherriff wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Van Zyl 10 matches, Sherriff 513 matches.
Sherriff averages 11.6 games won a match to Van Zyl’s 8.5 (36% more). Sherriff has the better sets won %: 67.6 to Van Zyl’s 33.3. Sherriff averages 1.5 sets won a match to Van Zyl’s 0.7 — 2.1 times as many. Best single match: Sherriff 21 games won, Van Zyl 13. Winners’ edge: Sherriff’s team won 69%, Van Zyl’s team won 30% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sherriff has 513 matches across 15 seasons, Van Zyl 10 in 7 — 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 43 total · best 1
8.5 85 total · best 13 Games wonper game 11.6 5,951 total · best 21
33.3 Sets won % 67.6
45.2 Games won % 58.4
– Finalsper game 0.1 59 total · best 1
0.7 7 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.5 760 total · best 2
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Head to head 0 1 match 1
Hard · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 27 Mar 1972 · Johannesburg · Round of 32 · Hard 6-3 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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