Career 1969 1968 Helen Gourlay takes it, 6–0 on categories Gourlay wins on games won. WTA Tour career: Bignell 3 matches, Gourlay 516 matches.
Gourlay averages 11.1 games won a match to Bignell’s 4.7 — 2.4 times as many. Gourlay has the better sets won %: 57.4 to Bignell’s 0. Gourlay has the better games won %: 53.3 to Bignell’s 27.5. Best single match: Gourlay 22 games won, Bignell 7. Longevity: Gourlay has 516 matches across 12 seasons, Bignell 3 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Bignell (3 matches) — treat the averages with care. 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 0.0 10 total · best 1
4.7 14 total · best 7 Games wonper game 11.1 5,719 total · best 22
0.0 Sets won % 57.4
27.5 Games won % 53.3
– Finalsper game 0.1 22 total · best 1
0 0 total · best 0 Sets wonper game 1.3 674 total · best 2
2 6 total · best 2 Sets lost
Head to head 0 1 match since 1969 1
Grass · 1 match Bignell 0 Gourlay 1 Last meetings 30 Jan 1969 · Auckland · Round of 16 · Grass Gourlay won 6-1 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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