Career 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Fiorella Bonicelli takes it, 6–0 on categories Bonicelli wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Van Zyl 10 matches, Bonicelli 255 matches.
Bonicelli averages 11.2 games won a match to Van Zyl’s 8.5 (32% more). Bonicelli has the better sets won %: 57.8 to Van Zyl’s 33.3. Bonicelli averages 1.3 sets won a match to Van Zyl’s 0.7 (90% more). Best single match: Bonicelli 21 games won, Van Zyl 13. Winners’ edge: Bonicelli’s team won 59%, Van Zyl’s team won 30% of the matches they played. Longevity: Bonicelli has 255 matches across 14 seasons, Van Zyl 10 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, davis/bjk cup matches, 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 13 total · best 1
8.5 85 total · best 13 Games wonper game 11.2 2,860 total · best 21
33.3 Sets won % 57.8
45.2 Games won % 52.6
– Finalsper game 0.1 23 total · best 1
0.7 7 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1.3 338 total · best 2
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Head to head 1 1 match since 1972 0
Hard · 1 match Zyl 1 Bonicelli 0 Last meetings 27 Mar 1972 · Johannesburg · Round of 64 · Hard Zyl won 7-5 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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