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Elaine Stephan v Gail Sherriff: stats compared | Lineball
Sherriff wins on games won. Stephan’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Stephan 14 matches, Sherriff 513 matches.
Stephan has 1 title (one every 5 matches) to Sherriff’s 43 titles (one every 11.1 matches).
Sherriff averages 11.6 games won a match to Stephan’s 7.4 (56% more).
Sherriff has the better sets won %: 67.6 to Stephan’s 20.
Winners’ edge: Sherriff’s team won 69%, Stephan’s team won 14% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Sherriff has 513 matches across 15 seasons, Stephan 14 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, retired hurt): 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.
0.21 total · best 1Titlesper game0.143 total · best 1
7.4104 total · best 13Games wonper game11.65,951 total · best 21
20.0Sets won %67.6
38.2Games won %58.4
0.21 total · best 1Finalsper game0.159 total · best 1
0.46 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.5760 total · best 2
Head to head
01 match since 19691
Grass · 1 matchStephan 0Sherriff 1
Last meetings
30 Jan 1969 · Auckland · Round of 16 · GrassSherriff won 6-3 6-0
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
Stephan––––1–––––
Sherriff–––––––1––
1.724 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.7365 total · best 2
12168 total · best 16Games lostper game · lower is better8.34,235 total · best 22
0.12 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game0.132 total · best 1
–Grand Slam matchesper game0.161 total · best 1
–Davis/BJK Cup matchesper game0.128 total · best 1
–Retired hurtper game · lower is better0.06 total · best 1