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Rosie Casals

USA Age 78 159 cm / 5'3" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1968–1991

Rosie Casals represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 594–323 and 12 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
6
Elo peak
2214 (98th percentile)
Singles record
594–323 (64.8%)
Singles titles
12
Prize money
$1,364,955

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 →

Rosie Casals's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Andrea Leand #159 1-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Feb 14, 1991* R32 Aurora Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Halle Cioffi #69 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Apr 4, 1990* R64 Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Jo Durie #91 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Aug 3, 1989* R32 San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Linda Ferrando #67 0-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Apr 5, 1989* R64 Hilton Head WTA 250 Clay
Judith Wiesner #32 1-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Apr 6, 1988* R64 Hilton Head WTA 500 Clay

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Rosie Casals's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Billie Jean King 6 34 40 Jun 26, 1983 H2H
Francoise Durr 20 14 34 Jun 29, 1979 H2H
Kerry Reid 16 17 33 Oct 13, 1979 H2H
Margaret Court 3 29 32 Feb 20, 1977 H2H
Virginia Wade 13 14 27 Feb 16, 1980 H2H

Singles Titles (12)

Rosie Casals singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
196819 1 — — 1 — — Pacific Southwest Championships
197021 3 — — — 3 — Cincinnati Open, Gstaad, Houston
197122 3 — — 1 2 — New York, Philadelphia, Pacific Southwest Championships
197223 3 — — — 3 — Columbus, Long Beach, Oklahoma City
197324 2 — — — 2 — Hilton Head, St. Louis
Total 12 — — 2 10 —

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

Career Results

Rosie Casals career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19681936145072.0%——
19692042196168.9%——
19702152217371.2%——
197122923112374.8%——
19722364269071.1%——
197324812810974.3%——
19742543176071.7%——
19752620143458.8%——
19762739175669.6%—6
19772841206167.2%—6
19782924153961.5%——
19793019264542.2%——
19803114253935.9%——
19813212142646.2%——
198233481233.3%——
1983349122142.9%——
19843514520.0%55172
19853614520.0%——
1986370220.0%186207
1988390220.0%——
1989400220.0%——
1990410110.0%——
1991420110.0%——
Career59432391764.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Rosie Casals career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196819 921181.8%52771.4%1882669.2%42666.7% 36145072.0%
196920 44850.0%1562171.4%2272975.9%12333.3% 42196168.9%
197021 831172.7%2983778.4%1361968.4%24633.3% 52217371.2%
197122 1441877.8%25103571.4%2283073.3%3194077.5% 923112374.8%
197223 1662272.7%1161764.7%1361968.4%2483275.0% 64269071.1%
197324 1852378.3%2052580.0%1241675.0%31144568.9% 812810974.3%
197425 641060.0%831172.7%62875.0%2373076.7% 43176071.7%
197526 24633.3%54955.6%72977.8%641060.0% 20143458.8%
197627 42666.7%31475.0%72977.8%25123767.6% 39175669.6%
197728 1451973.7%741163.6%41580.0%16102661.5% 41206167.2%
197829 52771.4%21366.7%22450.0%15102560.0% 24153961.5%
197930 471136.4%13425.0%33650.0%11132445.8% 19264542.2%
198031 371030.0%————461040.0%7121936.8% 14253935.9%
198132 741163.6%0330.0%551050.0%0220.0% 12142646.2%
198233 13425.0%0110.0%23540.0%11250.0% 481233.3%
198334 45944.4%11250.0%43757.1%0330.0% 9122142.9%
198435 11250.0%0220.0%0110.0%———— 14520.0%
198536 13425.0%0110.0%———————— 14520.0%
198637 0110.0%0110.0%———————— 0220.0%
198839 0110.0%0110.0%———————— 0220.0%
198940 0110.0%0110.0%———————— 0220.0%
199041 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
199142 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
Career—1217519661.7%1326519767.0%1446921367.6%19711331063.5%59432391764.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rosie Casals career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198435 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
198536 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
198637 00——00——0110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
198839 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
198940 00——00——0220.0%00—— 0220.0%
199041 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199142 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
Career 00——00——0770.0%0220.0% 0990.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 9/917 (1.0%) of Rosie Casals's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rosie Casals 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 19 1751 130.0 — — — — +41 -201 -25 68.8% +1.61 7–9 (44%) — — +0.46
1969 20 1878 140.7 — — — — -130 -92 +93 64.3% +1.09 12–6 (67%) — — -4.14
1970 21 2043 161.0 — — — — -151 +10 +19 68.1% +1.60 11–5 (69%) 1–3 (25%) 104.5 -10.75
1971 22 2173 168.5 — — — — +114 -75 -19 71.2% +1.62 18–13 (58%) 6–9 (40%) 96.2 -13.17
1972 23 2106 158.7 — — — — +68 -51 +59 66.5% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 9–6 (60%) 102.7 -8.31
1973 24 2139 165.9 — — — — +112 -17 +17 71.1% +1.70 15–13 (54%) 8–12 (40%) 96.6 -11.01
1974 25 2136 163.5 — — — — +103 +14 +14 68.8% +1.15 6–8 (43%) 5–4 (56%) 96.0 -9.79
1975 26 2003 147.3 — — — — +25 +90 +135 59.8% +0.83 5–9 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 89.5 -3.26
1976 27 2128 162.5 — — — — +44 -45 +52 65.5% +1.01 7–4 (64%) 6–3 (67%) 102.3 -7.85
1977 28 2058 157.4 — — — — +113 -43 +129 64.5% +0.90 8–6 (57%) 6–5 (55%) 100.5 -6.74
1978 29 2014 156.7 — — — — +89 -40 +109 57.0% +0.57 10–7 (59%) 1–5 (17%) 96.0 -4.39
1979 30 1828 144.5 — — — — +54 +109 +234 46.6% -0.42 7–10 (41%) 6–2 (75%) 94.5 -3.09
1980 31 1681 130.9 — — — — +19 — +233 40.4% -0.67 3–8 (27%) 3–8 (27%) 89.1 -2.33
1981 32 1687 134.4 — — — — +87 +183 +144 46.0% +0.16 5–6 (45%) 0–4 (0%) 92.6 +0.32
1982 33 1668 113.9 — — — — +43 — +125 39.3% -0.75 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — -0.61
1983 34 1662 117.4 — — — — -25 — +150 44.9% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 1–0 — -0.30
1984 35 1609 94.3 — — — — — — — 18.2% -2.82 1–0 — — +0.56
1985 36 1574 92.4 — — — — +9 — — 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 — +0.27
1986 37 1548 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — 0.00
1988 39 1523 93.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — 0.00
1989 40 1500 89.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
1990 41 1491 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.03
1991 42 1476 94.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17
Career 2214 159.5 — — — — +65 -31 +61 62.3% +0.97 134–119 (53%) 55–68 (45%) 91.2 -9.25

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rosie Casals Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSOAUS W-L
Win %
196819 —R16R16R16QF 11–4 (73%)
196920 QFQFSFSF— 14–4 (78%)
197021 —QFSFF— 13–3 (81%)
197122 ——R64F— 6–2 (75%)
197223 —R32SFQF— 8–3 (73%)
197324 ——QFQF— 7–2 (78%)
197425 ——R16QF— 6–2 (75%)
197526 ——R16R64— 3–2 (60%)
197627 ——QFQF— 7–2 (78%)
197728 ——QFR16— 7–2 (78%)
197930 —R64R32R128— 2–3 (40%)
198031 R64—R64R64— 0–3 (0%)
198132 R64R64R128R16— 3–4 (43%)
198233 ——R64R64— 1–2 (33%)
198334 ——R32R32— 4–2 (67%)
198435 ——R128R64— 1–2 (33%)
198536 ———R64— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)		9–6
(60%)		41–16
(72%)		39–17
(70%)		3–1
(75%)		 94–43
(69%)

WTA 1000

Rosie Casals WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge HIL W-L
Win %
199041 R64 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		 0–1
(0%)

WTA 500

Rosie Casals WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEDLBPARSDGSPBWASBERCANCARHILLOSPACSYDSYD W-L
Win %
196819 ———————————W—— 5–0 (100%)
196920 ———————————QF—F 6–2 (75%)
197021 ——————QF——————SF 3–2 (60%)
197122 ———FSF——————W—— 10–2 (83%)
197223 —————BR———————— 2–2 (50%)
197324 ——————————BR——— 2–2 (50%)
197425 —————BR———————— 4–1 (80%)
197526 ——QF——————————— 1–1 (50%)
197728 ——————————BR——— 4–1 (80%)
197829 R16—————————F—R64— 6–3 (67%)
197930 ———R32—R16————R32——— 1–3 (25%)
198031 R32——R16————R16—R32——R32 4–5 (44%)
198132 —————————————R64 0–1 (0%)
198233 ———————R64—————— 0–1 (0%)
198334 ———————R64—————— 0–1 (0%)
198435 —————————R64———— 0–1 (0%)
198536 —R128———————R64———— 0–2 (0%)
198637 ——————————R64——— 0–1 (0%)
198839 —————————R64———— 0–1 (0%)
198940 ———R32—————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		4–4
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		7–4
(64%)		2–1
(67%)		0–2
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		0–3
(0%)		10–7
(59%)		12–1
(92%)		0–1
(0%)		6–4
(60%)		 48–33
(59%)

WTA 250

Rosie Casals WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLASBBUECINDALEASGSTHAMHKGHOUKITMCMIANAPNWPQUEITASTOTKYAKRALBAMEAURBECBETBIRBOIBOSBOUBRIBRUCANCHACHACHICHICHRCOLDEEDENDETDUBDURFORFORFULHARHILHOBHOLJACJERKANKINLASLONLONLOUMAHMANMANMARMILMINMISMOBNASNEWNOTNOTOAKOKLOLDORLPALPALPERPHIPHOQUIRICROCSALSALSANSANSÃOSARSEASOUSOUST.SURTAMTUCVENWEMWESWESWIC W-L
Win %
196819 ——SF————————————R32———————QF———F—————————————SF——————QF——————————————————R16————————SF—QF———SF————————————————— 20–10 (67%)
196920 ——F———F—————————R32SF——————————QFQFF——————————SFR16—————F—————R16——————————————————————————————————R32——————R16——— 22–13 (63%)
197021 ———WR16—W——W—QF—SFR16—QF———————————R16QF—F——————————R32————————————————————————BR—————————R16——SF———F————SFQF—————R16——— 36–16 (69%)
197122 —F—————SF—QFBR———BRSF———————————F———SF—QFBR—SF——————BR—QF————————QF—FF————F————W———F—————WF——F——FQF—————————FBRF—— 76–27 (74%)
197223 ————R16————————BRQF—————BR——————BR—SF——SF————W—R32————R32————————F——W——————————F—RR—W——————BR—BRF——QFSF————————BR————— 54–20 (73%)
197324 —————————F——BRFQF———BR—————BR—————————BR——BR—QFBR——————W——FBR—————————————SFSF—SF————————BRBRBR————BR——————W——BR————— 71–23 (76%)
197425 ————QF————R32————————FQF——————————————F—————F——SF———SF————————————————QF——BR—————QF———BR——————QF——————————————— 32–13 (71%)
197526 R32————SF———————————SF———R16—————————————————QF———————————————QF—————————————————SF———R32R32—————R16—————————————R32— 16–11 (59%)
197627 R32———R16QF———BR—————————SF———————BR——————R32—————F——————————————SF———————————————————R16—QF——————QF——BR———————————— 28–14 (67%)
197728 R16————————R16—————————————————————QF——QF—————R32——————QF—R32—————————————BR————————R32————BRQF—————SFQFQF—SF——————————— 28–15 (65%)
197829 ————QF————QF—————————————————QF——————QF—————R16——————QF—R32——QF————————————————————————R16——————————QF——————————— 16–10 (62%)
197930 R32———R16R64———QF——————R16——————————R16——————R32R16————BR——————R32—R32—————————————R32——————R16——————BRR32—R16———————R32————R16—————— 16–20 (44%)
198031 R32——R16R32R32———R16————————R32————————R16——————R32R32——R32—————————————R32—R32————————R16——————QF—————————R16———————R32————R32—————— 10–17 (37%)
198132 QF———————R32—————————————————R16———————————QF————————R64——————————R64F———R32————————————————————————————R32——————— 9–9 (50%)
198233 —————R32———————————————————R32—————————————————————R64——————————R64——————————————————R16—————————————————————— 3–5 (38%)
198334 R32————R16————————R32—————————————————————————R32—————R32———————————R32—R32—————————————R32—————R32——————————————————— 5–9 (36%)
198435 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32—————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198536 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32———————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198637 ———————————————————————————————————————————————R64———————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198839 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32 0–1 (0%)
198940 ———————————————————————————————————————————————R64———————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199142 ——————————————————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 3–7
(30%)		3–1
(75%)		6–2
(75%)		6–1
(86%)		8–7
(53%)		11–6
(65%)		7–1
(88%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		18–8
(69%)		3–1
(75%)		2–1
(67%)		4–1
(80%)		9–3
(75%)		7–6
(54%)		5–2
(71%)		3–3
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		3–3
(50%)		5–2
(71%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		18–8
(69%)		4–2
(67%)		5–3
(62%)		3–1
(75%)		6–3
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		12–10
(55%)		2–2
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		8–2
(80%)		2–2
(50%)		4–3
(57%)		14–9
(61%)		4–2
(67%)		1–2
(33%)		6–2
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		11–8
(58%)		6–2
(75%)		0–3
(0%)		4–1
(80%)		4–1
(80%)		2–2
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		1–3
(25%)		3–2
(60%)		7–1
(88%)		4–1
(80%)		1–3
(25%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		5–4
(56%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		12–4
(75%)		3–1
(75%)		1–2
(33%)		3–2
(60%)		7–1
(88%)		0–1
(0%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		22–10
(69%)		16–7
(70%)		4–1
(80%)		6–6
(50%)		6–2
(75%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		19–8
(70%)		5–3
(62%)		2–1
(67%)		4–1
(80%)		5–4
(56%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		5–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		8–2
(80%)		4–1
(80%)		3–3
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		 442–238
(65%)

WTA Finals

Rosie Casals WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA W-L
Win %
197223 R16— 0–1 (0%)
197324 R16— 1–1 (50%)
197425 QF— 1–1 (50%)
197627 —BR 4–1 (80%)
197728 —BR 2–2 (50%)
197829 —BR 2–2 (50%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)		8–5
(62%)		 10–8
(56%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
6
Career-high date
—
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
—
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Rosie Casals ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1984355859969396113136146154165165172
198637188190198201202203215208207———

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.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Rosie Casals's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Sue Barker GBR #5 2,267 599 381 218 63.6% $878,701 22 1 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Sylvia Hanika GER #5 2,137 654 415 239 63.5% $1,296,560 9 0 0 1976–1990 Rivalries Match log
Dianne Fromholtz AUS #5 2,184 749 466 283 62.2% $1,145,377 22 0 0 1971–1990 Rivalries Match log
Betty Stove NED #7 2,175 726 419 307 57.7% $1,047,356 8 0 0 1969–1983 Rivalries Match log
Katerina Maleeva BUL #6 2,067 513 326 187 63.5% $2,220,371 11 0 0 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Bettina Bunge GER #7 2,121 476 294 182 61.8% $1,126,424 5 0 0 1978–1989 Rivalries Match log
Kathy Jordan USA #5 2,094 404 249 155 61.6% $1,592,111 2 0 0 1978–1990 Rivalries Match log
Kerry Reid AUS #8 2,269 831 586 245 70.5% $2,225 21 1 0 1968–1985 Rivalries Match log
Barbara Potter USA #8 2,098 494 303 191 61.3% $1,376,580 5 0 0 1978–1989 Rivalries Match log
Claudia Kohde Kilsch GER #4 2,158 635 401 234 63.1% $2,227,116 12 0 0 1977–1992 Rivalries Match log
Olga Morozova URS #7 2,221 432 325 107 75.2% — 37 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Francoise Durr FRA #9 2,152 606 373 233 61.6% — 9 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rosie Casals?
Rosie Casals is 78 years old, born on September 16, 1948.
Which country does Rosie Casals represent?
Rosie Casals represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Rosie Casals?
Rosie Casals is 159 cm / 5'3".
Does Rosie Casals use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Rosie Casals uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Rosie Casals left-handed or right-handed?
Rosie Casals plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rosie Casals won?
Rosie Casals has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Rosie Casals won?
TennisDB does not group any of Rosie Casals's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Rosie Casals won?
Rosie Casals has won 12 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was St. Louis in 1973.
What is Rosie Casals' highest WTA ranking?
Rosie Casals' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 6.
What is Rosie Casals' career win-loss record?
Rosie Casals has a career WTA singles record of 594 wins and 323 losses (64.8%).
How much career prize money has Rosie Casals earned?
Rosie Casals has earned at least $1,364,955 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rosie Casals's career appear in TennisDB?
Rosie Casals appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1991.
On which surface does Rosie Casals have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rosie Casals's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 67.6% (144–69).
Who has Rosie Casals faced most often?
Rosie Casals' most frequent opponent is Billie Jean King, with a head-to-head record of 6–34 across 40 meetings.