Career 1979 1978 1976 Too close to call — 3–2 on categories Cottrell wins on sets lost. Lightbody’s case rests on games won. WTA Tour career: Cottrell 14 matches, Lightbody 40 matches.
Lightbody averages 10.4 games won a match to Cottrell’s 9.1 (14% more). Cottrell averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Lightbody’s 1.2. Cottrell averages 9.9 games lost a match to Lightbody’s 10.7. Best single match: Lightbody 18 games won, Cottrell 16. Winners’ edge: Cottrell’s team won 50%, Lightbody’s team won 38% of the matches they played. Longevity: Lightbody has 40 matches across 9 seasons, Cottrell 14 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, grand slam matches, davis/bjk cup matches): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
9.1 127 total · best 16 Games wonper game 10.4 414 total · best 18
46.7 Sets won % 44.9
47.7 Games won % 49.3
– Finalsper game 0.1 1 total · best 1
1 14 total · best 2 Sets wonper game 1 40 total · best 2
1.1 16 total · best 2 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.2 49 total · best 2
Head to head 1 1 match 0
Last meetings 17 July 1978 · Frinton · Round of 32 3-6 7-6 6-4 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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