Gail Sherriff
Instagram profile (opens in new tab)Peak ranking
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Elo peak
1979 (91.8%ile)
Career record
342–145 (70.2%)
Career titles
41
Prize money
$1,239
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1982* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Leslie Allen | 5-7 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 27, 1981* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Deborah Jevans | 4-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 12, 1981* | Nice | WTA 250 | F | — | Andrea Temesvari | 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 11, 1981* | Nice | WTA 250 | SF | — | Catherine Suire | 6-1 4-6 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 11, 1981* | Nice | WTA 250 | QF | — | Sophie Amiach | 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 2 | 7 | 9 | Apr 10, 1978 | H2H |
| Rosie Casals | 1 | 8 | 9 | Jun 25, 1975 | H2H |
| Odile De Roubin | 5 | 3 | 8 | Apr 13, 1975 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 7 | 7 | May 31, 1979 | H2H |
| Fiorella Bonicelli | 3 | 4 | 7 | Apr 3, 1978 | H2H |
Titles (41)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | — | Aix-En-Provence , Ankara , Brumana , Brussels , Cairo , Casablanca , Deauville , Istanbul , Menton , Nice , Paris Coupe Poree , Paris International , Travemunde |
| 1969 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | Indianapolis , Naples , Nice Natls , Sydney Manly |
| 1970 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | La Chataigneraie , Menton , Nice Intl , Paris Closed |
| 1971 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Hobart , Monte Carlo |
| 1972 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | Aix-En-Provence , Barcelona , Cairo , Kisumu , Nairobi 1 |
| 1974 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | Aix-En-Provence , Beaulieu , Dublin , Lee-On-Solent , Monte Carlo , Nice |
| 1975 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | Monte Carlo , Nice 1 , Nice 2 , Tours |
| 1978 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Barcelona Real |
| 1980 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Nice |
| 1981 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Nice |
| Total | 41 | — | — | — | 41 | — |
Career Results
| Season | Age | W | L | M | Win % | Start Rank | End Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | 65 | 14 | 79 | 82.3% | — | — |
| 1969 | 24 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 67.2% | — | — |
| 1970 | 25 | 52 | 19 | 71 | 73.2% | — | — |
| 1971 | 26 | 49 | 20 | 69 | 71.0% | — | — |
| 1972 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 72.9% | — | — |
| 1973 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | — | — |
| 1974 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 75.0% | — | — |
| 1975 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 63.0% | — | — |
| 1976 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 64.3% | — | — |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1978 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | — | — |
| 1979 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — |
| 1980 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | — | — |
| 1981 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Career | 342 | 145 | 487 | 70.2% | — | — |
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 8 | 62 | 87.1% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 65 | 14 | 79 | 82.3% |
| 1969 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 26 | 9 | 35 | 74.3% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | — | — | — | — | 45 | 22 | 67 | 67.2% |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 11 | 50 | 78.0% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 52 | 19 | 71 | 73.2% |
| 1971 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | 40 | 72.5% | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% | — | — | — | — | 49 | 20 | 69 | 71.0% |
| 1972 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 48 | 72.9% |
| 1973 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% |
| 1974 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | 32 | 81.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 30 | 10 | 40 | 75.0% |
| 1975 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 17 | 10 | 27 | 63.0% |
| 1976 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 27 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 28 | 64.3% |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 1979 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 1980 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 1981 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 1982 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 240 | 78 | 318 | 75.5% | 69 | 51 | 120 | 57.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 342 | 145 | 487 | 70.2% |
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | 1847 | 99 | — | 100 | 88 | 81.2% | +2.69 | 70 | 89 | 56 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 24 | 1800 | 97 | 84 | 99 | 91 | 70.4% | +1.86 | 65 | 58 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 25 | 1933 | 98 | 85 | 98 | 94 | 69.8% | +1.64 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 26 | 1921 | 98 | — | 98 | 92 | 70.3% | +1.75 | 77 | 82 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| 1972 | 27 | 1861 | 97 | 92 | 97 | 91 | 68.7% | +1.81 | 65 | 67 | 45 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1973 | 28 | 1758 | 93 | 84 | 96 | — | 39.1% | -0.50 | 72 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1974 | 29 | 1877 | 96 | — | 97 | 83 | 72.0% | +1.73 | 74 | 50 | 63 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 30 | 1833 | 94 | 75 | 96 | — | 58.1% | +0.85 | 80 | 43 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1976 | 31 | 1794 | 90 | — | 93 | — | 63.9% | +1.73 | 61 | 60 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 1977 | 32 | 1756 | 86 | — | — | — | 14.3% | -2.67 | 91 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 33 | 1773 | 92 | — | 93 | 80 | 60.4% | +0.88 | 67 | 43 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1979 | 34 | 1721 | 87 | — | — | — | 27.3% | -0.67 | 76 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 35 | 1705 | 93 | — | 96 | 80 | 65.6% | +1.95 | 76 | 50 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 36 | 1712 | 92 | — | — | — | 66.7% | +2.17 | 57 | 50 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 37 | 1701 | 89 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | 93 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1843 | 96 | 84 | 97 | 89 | 68.5% | +1.57 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 50 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | — | QF | R128 | — | R16 |
| 1969 | 24 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R32 | — |
| 1970 | 25 | — | R16 | R32 | R32 | — |
| 1971 | 26 | R32 | QF | R64 | R16 | — |
| 1972 | 27 | QF | R16 | R128 | — | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | R64 | R64 | R64 | — |
| 1975 | 30 | — | R32 | R128 | R64 | — |
| 1976 | 31 | — | R32 | R128 | R64 | — |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | R64 | R128 | — |
| 1978 | 33 | — | R64 | — | R64 | — |
| 1979 | 34 | — | R64 | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1980 | 35 | R64 | R64 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 36 | — | R128 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 37 | — | R128 | — | — | — |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | CIN | MAD | ROM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | — | — | QF |
| 1969 | 24 | F | — | — |
| 1970 | 25 | SF | — | R16 |
| 1971 | 26 | SF | — | SF |
| 1972 | 27 | — | R16 | SF |
| 1974 | 29 | — | — | R16 |
| 1976 | 31 | — | — | QF |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | BRI | PAR | BER | LOS | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | QF | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 24 | — | — | — | QF | R16 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | QF | — | — |
| 1971 | 26 | — | SF | — | — | SF |
| 1972 | 27 | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1975 | 30 | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 33 | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1980 | 35 | QF | — | — | — | R64 |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | AUC | BAD | BAR | DAL | EAS | GST | HAM | KIT | LYO | MC | MEL | MIA | MUN | NAP | NWP | PAR | QUE | ROM | AIX | ALE | ANK | BEA | BOS | BOU | BRI | BRU | BRU | CAI | CAS | CAT | CHE | CHR | CHR | DEA | DUB | FOR | FUL | GUI | HAV | HOB | IST | JOH | KAM | KIS | KNO | LA | LA | LEE | MAM | MEN | NAI | NAI | NAP | NEW | NIC | NIC | NIC | NIC | NIC | NIC | ORA | PAL | PER | REG | SAR | SOU | SYD | TAO | TOR | TOU | TRA | VEN | WES |
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| 1968 | 23 | F | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | SF | — | — | QF | — | — | W | — | — | W | SF | W | — | — | — | — | W | W | W | W | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | QF | W | — | SF | — | F | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — |
| 1969 | 24 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | W | — | — | R32 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | SF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | F | W | R16 | — | — | SF | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 25 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | F | — | — | — | F | — | W | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | SF | — | — | — | SF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 26 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | W | QF | — | — | SF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | SF | — | — | — | SF | — | SF | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — |
| 1972 | 27 | — | — | W | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | F | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 28 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | F | R16 | — | — | R16 | W | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | R16 | W | — | — | R32 |
| 1976 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 33 | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.
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Similar Players
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| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francoise Durr | FRA | — | 2,144 | 0 | 9 | 608 | 373 | 235 | 61.3% | 1968-1981 | Match log |
| Nathalie Fuchs | FRA | — | 1,786 | 0 | 4 | 207 | 104 | 103 | 50.2% | 1970-1980 | Match log |
| Evelyne Terras | FRA | — | 1,569 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 29 | 38 | 43.3% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| Margaret Court | AUS | — | 2,487 | 11 | 95 | 680 | 616 | 64 | 90.6% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| Kerry Reid | AUS | — | 2,215 | 1 | 22 | 831 | 586 | 245 | 70.5% | 1968-1985 | Match log |
| Betty Stove | NED | — | 2,165 | 0 | 7 | 717 | 413 | 304 | 57.6% | 1969-1983 | Match log |
| Julie Heldman | USA | — | 2,133 | 0 | 21 | 540 | 381 | 159 | 70.6% | 1968-1975 | Match log |
| Helga Masthoff | FRG | — | 2,084 | 0 | 49 | 484 | 373 | 111 | 77.1% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
| Olga Morozova | — | — | 2,189 | 0 | 38 | 436 | 328 | 108 | 75.2% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
| Nancy Richey | USA | — | 2,236 | 1 | 28 | 433 | 324 | 109 | 74.8% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| Lesley Hunt | — | — | 1,933 | 0 | 10 | 550 | 306 | 244 | 55.6% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | — | — | 1,894 | 0 | 8 | 640 | 300 | 340 | 46.9% | 1968-1988 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Gail Sherriff?
- Gail Sherriff is 81 years old, born on April 3, 1945.
- Which country is Gail Sherriff from?
- Gail Sherriff is from France.
- Is Gail Sherriff left-handed or right-handed?
- Gail Sherriff plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Gail Sherriff won?
- Gail Sherriff has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Gail Sherriff won?
- Gail Sherriff has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Gail Sherriff won?
- Gail Sherriff has won 41 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Nice in 1981.
- What is Gail Sherriff's career win-loss record?
- Gail Sherriff has a career WTA singles record of 342 wins and 145 losses (70.2%).
- How much career prize money has Gail Sherriff earned?
- Gail Sherriff has earned at least $1,239 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Gail Sherriff play professional tennis?
- Gail Sherriff turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1982.
- What is Gail Sherriff's best surface?
- Gail Sherriff's best surface is clay court with a 75.5% win rate (240W-78L).
- Who is Gail Sherriff's biggest rival?
- Gail Sherriff's most frequent opponent is Helga Masthoff, with a head-to-head record of 2–7 across 9 meetings.