Career 1975 1973 1971 1970 1968 Too close to call — 3–3 on categories Downs wins on games lost. Novack’s case rests on sets won. WTA Tour career: Novack 16 matches, Downs 108 matches.
Novack averages 0.8 sets won a match to Downs’ 0.7 (12% more). Novack has the better sets won %: 34.3 to Downs’s 31.3. Best single match: Novack 20 games won, Downs 16. Longevity: Downs has 108 matches across 9 seasons, Novack 16 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
7.7 123 total · best 20 Games wonper game 8.0 866 total · best 16
34.3 Sets won % 31.3
39.9 Games won % 42.6
– Finalsper game 0.1 3 total · best 1
0.8 12 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 0.7 72 total · best 2
1.4 23 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.5 158 total · best 2
Head to head 0 1 match 1
Carpet · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 29 Jan 1973 · Bethesda · Round of 32 · Carpet 6-1 6-1 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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