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Wendy Gilchrist

AUS Age 76 Plays: Left-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1983

Wendy Gilchrist represented Australia on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Wendy Gilchrist finished with a career record of 135–167 and 6 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1769 (70th percentile)

Career record

135–167 (44.7%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Wendy Gilchrist's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jenny Walker	3-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1983*	F	Sydney Manly	WTA 250	Grass
Kim Steinmetz	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1982*	R16	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Marjorie Blackwood	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1982*	R32	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Nicola Lusty	4-6 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1982*	R64	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Kate Brasher	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1982*	QF	Hampstad	WTA 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Wendy Gilchrist's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Evonne Goolagong	0	10	10	May 19, 1973	H2H
Kerry Reid	1	6	7	Dec 30, 1976	H2H
Julie Heldman	0	7	7	May 28, 1974	H2H
Cynthia Doerner	2	3	5	Jun 9, 1978	H2H
Billie Jean King	0	5	5	Aug 5, 1972	H2H

Titles (6)

Wendy Gilchrist titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1971	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Casablanca
1974	24	3	—	—	—	3	—	Ilkley, Newcastle, Port Washington
1975	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Atx Open
1983	33	1	—	—	—	1	—	Sydney Manly
Total		6	—	—	—	6	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Wendy Gilchrist career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	18	6	6	12	50.0%	—	—
1969	19	15	21	36	41.7%	—	—
1970	20	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—
1971	21	21	19	40	52.5%	—	—
1972	22	21	31	52	40.4%	—	—
1973	23	13	18	31	41.9%	—	—
1974	24	17	17	34	50.0%	—	—
1975	25	19	22	41	46.3%	—	—
1976	26	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—
1977	27	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—
1978	28	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—
1979	29	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1980	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1981	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1982	32	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—
1983	33	1	0	1	100.0%	—	—
Career		135	167	302	44.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Wendy Gilchrist career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	6	6	12	50.0%
1969	19	0	3	3	0.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	5	9	14	35.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	15	21	36	41.7%
1970	20	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	7	5	12	58.3%
1971	21	4	4	8	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	10	5	15	66.7%	3	5	8	37.5%	21	19	40	52.5%
1972	22	1	4	5	20.0%	9	11	20	45.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	4	8	12	33.3%	21	31	52	40.4%
1973	23	2	1	3	66.7%	7	7	14	50.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	2	3	5	40.0%	13	18	31	41.9%
1974	24	0	2	2	0.0%	8	7	15	53.3%	4	6	10	40.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	17	17	34	50.0%
1975	25	1	3	4	25.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	19	22	41	46.3%
1976	26	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
1977	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1978	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%
1979	29	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
1980	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	32	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	5	4	9	55.6%
1983	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
Career	—	9	18	27	33.3%	49	54	103	47.6%	43	60	103	41.7%	15	22	37	40.5%	135	167	302	44.7%

Advanced Stats

Wendy Gilchrist advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	18	1521	102.0	—	—	—	—	—	+11	-7	50.0%	-0.14	2–2 (50%)	—	—	+0.61
1969	19	1595	113.9	—	—	—	—	-44	-39	-69	44.7%	-0.33	5–8 (38%)	—	—	-1.03
1970	20	1654	123.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	-14	57.1%	+0.47	2–2 (50%)	—	—	+0.81
1971	21	1763	124.5	—	—	—	—	-128	-159	+2	50.5%	-0.44	10–5 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	108.8	-0.99
1972	22	1699	136.7	—	—	—	—	-93	-56	+13	42.7%	-0.60	5–8 (38%)	3–4 (43%)	98.8	-5.77
1973	23	1634	118.1	—	—	—	—	-1	+46	-37	42.3%	-0.65	5–4 (56%)	—	—	-0.76
1974	24	1623	114.0	—	—	—	—	-21	+54	-21	49.3%	-0.03	4–3 (57%)	1–1	—	+3.02
1975	25	1572	119.0	—	—	—	—	+10	+75	-20	48.4%	-0.14	5–8 (38%)	2–2 (50%)	97.5	+1.15
1976	26	1543	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+8	31.6%	-1.32	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.95
1977	27	1503	104.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	-37	20.0%	-1.90	0–2	1–1	—	+0.29
1978	28	1502	109.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	-37	45.8%	+0.13	1–1	1–1	—	+1.14
1979	29	1483	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	+105	—	40.0%	-1.50	0–2	4–0 (100%)	—	+1.19
1980	30	1468	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.13
1982	32	1504	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	+67	+16	52.6%	+0.95	3–0 (100%)	1–1	—	+1.55
1983	33	1523	95.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66.7%	0.00	1–0	1–0	—	+0.30
Career		1769	123.1	—	—	—	—	-65	+4	-18	46.0%	-0.36	44–47 (48%)	19–12 (61%)	105.9	+0.86

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Wendy Gilchrist Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AUS	W-L Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1969	19	R32	—	R32	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1970	20	R16	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1971	21	—	R32	R64	R16	—	3–3 (50%)
1972	22	—	R64	R64	R32	—	3–3 (50%)
1973	23	—	R64	R64	R64	—	0–3 (0%)
1974	24	R64	R32	R32	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1975	25	—	R32	R128	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1976	26	—	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1977	27	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	28	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–5 (17%)	4–5 (44%)	3–7 (30%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	11–22 (33%)

WTA 500

Wendy Gilchrist WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	SDG	SPB	PAC	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1968	18	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1969	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1970	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1971	21	—	—	R16	R16	R16	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1972	22	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1975	25	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1976	26	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	2–2 (50%)
1977	27	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	0–2 (0%)
1978	28	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	30	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	8–15 (35%)

WTA 250

Wendy Gilchrist WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	DAL	EAS	MEL	MIA	NAP	NWP	QUE	ITA	WAS	ALB	ATL	ATX	BEC	BET	BOS	BOU	BRA	CAS	CHA	CHI	COL	COS	COW	CUR	DEN	DUB	DUR	EDI	FOR	FOR	FUL	GLA	GLE	GUI	HAM	HAM	HOB	HOY	HUR	ILK	JAC	JER	LAU	LEE	LIV	LON	LON	LOU	MAN	MIL	MIS	MON	NAS	NEW	NOT	OCA	ORL	PAD	PAX	PEN	PER	PER	PHO	PHO	POR	POR	QUI	RIC	ROC	SAN	SEB	SOU	STA	STR	SUR	SUT	SYD	SYD	TOR	WEM	WES	WES	WES	WOL	W-L Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	5–4 (56%)
1969	19	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	14–18 (44%)
1970	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1971	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	R16	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	16–13 (55%)
1972	22	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	R16	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	QF	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	18–25 (42%)
1973	23	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	13–15 (46%)
1974	24	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15–13 (54%)
1975	25	R64	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	W	R64	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R16	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	16–18 (47%)
1976	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1978	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	3–6 (33%)
1981	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1982	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
1983	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–0 (100%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	9–8 (53%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	12–8 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–0 (100%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	4–3 (57%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	116–126 (48%)

WTA Finals

Wendy Gilchrist WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	W-L Win %
1972	22	R16	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Wendy Gilchrist?: Wendy Gilchrist is 76 years old, born on May 17, 1950.
Which country does Wendy Gilchrist represent?: Wendy Gilchrist represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Wendy Gilchrist left-handed or right-handed?: Wendy Gilchrist plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Wendy Gilchrist won?: Wendy Gilchrist has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Wendy Gilchrist won?: TennisDB does not group any of Wendy Gilchrist's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Wendy Gilchrist won?: Wendy Gilchrist has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney Manly in 1983.
What is Wendy Gilchrist's career win-loss record?: Wendy Gilchrist has a career WTA singles record of 135 wins and 167 losses (44.7%).
Which seasons of Wendy Gilchrist's career appear in TennisDB?: Wendy Gilchrist appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1983.
On which surface does Wendy Gilchrist have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Wendy Gilchrist's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 47.6% (49–54).
Who has Wendy Gilchrist faced most often?: Wendy Gilchrist's most frequent opponent is Evonne Goolagong, with a head-to-head record of 0–10 across 10 meetings.