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Karen Krantzcke

AUS Died Apr 11, 1977 (age 30) Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1977

Karen Krantzcke represented Australia on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 276–174 and 9 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

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Elo peak

2017 (93rd percentile)

Singles record

276–174 (61.3%)

Singles 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 →

Karen Krantzcke's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mary Carillo	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1977*	SF	Tallahassee	WTA 250	—
Rayni Fox	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1977*	QF	Tallahassee	WTA 250	—
Isabel Fernandez De Soto	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 1977*	R16	Tallahassee	WTA 250	—
Robin Harris	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1977*	R32	Tallahassee	WTA 250	—
Mary Hamm	6-7 7-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 25, 1977*	QF	San Antonio	WTA 250	Hard

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Karen Krantzcke's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rosie Casals	2	16	18	Oct 17, 1974	H2H
Billie Jean King	3	14	17	Apr 26, 1974	H2H
Margaret Court	0	15	15	Feb 14, 1975	H2H
Kerry Reid	4	9	13	May 5, 1974	H2H
Francoise Durr	5	6	11	May 4, 1974	H2H

Singles Titles (9)

Karen Krantzcke singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles 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
1968	21	4	—	—	2	2	—	Launceston, Strathfield, Adelaide International, Brisbane International
1969	22	4	—	—	—	4	—	Eastbourne Open, Munich, Strathfield, West Berlin
1974	27	1	—	—	1	—	—	Sydney International
Total		9	—	—	3	6	—

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

Career Results

Karen Krantzcke career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	21	50	17	67	74.6%	—	—
1969	22	66	29	95	69.5%	—	—
1970	23	46	24	70	65.7%	—	—
1971	24	3	15	18	16.7%	—	—
1972	25	35	27	62	56.5%	—	—
1973	26	33	31	64	51.6%	—	—
1974	27	24	17	41	58.5%	—	—
1975	28	5	7	12	41.7%	—	—
1976	29	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—
1977	30	8	4	12	66.7%	—	—
Career		276	174	450	61.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Karen Krantzcke 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	21	3	1	4	75.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	37	13	50	74.0%	—	—	—	—	50	17	67	74.6%
1969	22	3	2	5	60.0%	26	13	39	66.7%	37	13	50	74.0%	—	—	—	—	66	29	95	69.5%
1970	23	3	2	5	60.0%	21	10	31	67.7%	22	12	34	64.7%	—	—	—	—	46	24	70	65.7%
1971	24	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	2	8	10	20.0%	3	15	18	16.7%
1972	25	5	4	9	55.6%	8	7	15	53.3%	18	8	26	69.2%	4	8	12	33.3%	35	27	62	56.5%
1973	26	10	7	17	58.8%	8	5	13	61.5%	10	8	18	55.6%	5	11	16	31.3%	33	31	64	51.6%
1974	27	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	12	4	16	75.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	24	17	41	58.5%
1975	28	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	7	12	41.7%
1976	29	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%
1977	30	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	8	4	12	66.7%
Career	—	34	27	61	55.7%	78	45	123	63.4%	145	64	209	69.4%	16	36	52	30.8%	276	174	450	61.3%

Advanced Stats

Karen Krantzcke 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	21	1793	133.4	—	—	—	—	-183	-107	+112	72.8%	+1.89	6–7 (46%)	—	—	+1.15
1969	22	1857	143.1	—	—	—	—	-187	-21	+117	68.3%	+1.63	8–10 (44%)	—	—	-1.74
1970	23	1858	144.6	—	—	—	—	-179	+43	+67	63.2%	+0.86	11–8 (58%)	—	—	-6.02
1971	24	1777	136.0	—	—	—	—	-153	+69	—	29.3%	-1.44	1–6 (14%)	1–4 (20%)	93.5	-3.42
1972	25	1948	152.1	—	—	—	—	-221	-89	+32	56.9%	+0.48	4–8 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	96.3	-8.28
1973	26	1896	154.5	—	—	—	—	-120	+24	+69	53.8%	+0.30	6–11 (35%)	12–8 (60%)	97.2	-8.52
1974	27	1945	156.8	—	—	—	—	-111	+5	+75	61.2%	+0.93	5–4 (56%)	2–2 (50%)	102.2	-5.40
1975	28	1863	128.0	—	—	—	—	-9	—	+53	42.9%	-0.43	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	98.9	-1.10
1976	29	1853	111.8	—	—	—	—	-25	—	+106	63.2%	+0.42	3–0 (100%)	1–1	—	+1.22
1977	30	1815	117.4	—	—	—	—	+9	—	+100	60.7%	+0.93	3–1 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	101.2	+2.30
Career		2017	149.8	—	—	—	—	-135	-12	+87	61.2%	+0.91	49–57 (46%)	24–20 (55%)	96.5	-6.76

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Karen Krantzcke Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AUS	W-L Win %
1968	21	—	R32	R64	R32	QF	7–4 (64%)
1969	22	QF	R64	R16	QF	—	8–4 (67%)
1970	23	SF	SF	QF	—	—	10–3 (77%)
1972	25	R16	R32	R64	R32	—	2–4 (33%)
1973	26	QF	—	R64	R32	—	3–3 (50%)
1974	27	QF	—	R16	R64	—	5–3 (62%)
1977	30	SF	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
W-L		14–6 (70%)	6–4 (60%)	9–6 (60%)	6–5 (55%)	3–1 (75%)	38–22 (63%)

WTA 500

Karen Krantzcke WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	SDG	SPB	WAS	BER	LOS	SYD	W-L Win %
1968	21	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–0 (100%)
1969	22	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	5–2 (71%)
1970	23	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	4–1 (80%)
1971	24	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1972	25	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1973	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	4–2 (67%)
1974	27	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	W	7–2 (78%)
1975	28	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	3–1 (75%)
W-L		4–0 (100%)	7–1 (88%)	0–1 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	1–3 (25%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	14–3 (82%)	35–13 (73%)

WTA 250

Karen Krantzcke WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BAR	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NAP	NWP	QUE	ITA	TKY	AKR	BAL	BAR	BEC	BET	BOS	BOU	BRI	CAR	CHA	CHA	CHE	CHI	CHI	CRA	DEN	DET	DUB	DUR	DUT	FAI	FOR	FOR	FUL	GUI	HAV	HIL	HOB	HOY	HUR	JAC	JER	KAU	KIN	KON	LAS	LAU	LOC	LON	LON	MIL	MIS	NAS	NEW	NEW	OKL	PER	PHI	PHO	POM	QUI	RIC	ROC	ROC	SAN	SAN	SAN	SOU	SOU	ST.	STR	TAL	TUC	WES	WES	W-L Win %
1968	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	35–13 (73%)
1969	22	F	SF	—	W	R16	QF	—	SF	—	W	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	QF	—	QF	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	SF	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	—	53–23 (70%)
1970	23	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	SF	—	F	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	32–20 (62%)
1971	24	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–13 (13%)
1972	25	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	30–20 (60%)
1973	26	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	BR	—	R16	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	—	SF	25–25 (50%)
1974	27	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–11 (52%)
1975	28	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–6 (40%)
1976	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1977	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
W-L		5–2 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	8–2 (80%)	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	6–2 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	7–1 (88%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	12–4 (75%)	6–3 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	6–1 (86%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	1–3 (25%)	8–4 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	8–5 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	1–4 (20%)	2–3 (40%)	5–2 (71%)	3–2 (60%)	4–1 (80%)	5–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	5–0 (100%)	5–3 (62%)	201–136 (60%)

WTA Finals

Karen Krantzcke WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	W-L Win %
1972	25	QF	1–1 (50%)
1973	26	R16	1–1 (50%)
1974	27	R16	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	2–3 (40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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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

Which country does Karen Krantzcke represent?: Karen Krantzcke represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Karen Krantzcke left-handed or right-handed?: Karen Krantzcke plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Karen Krantzcke won?: Karen Krantzcke has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Karen Krantzcke won?: TennisDB does not group any of Karen Krantzcke's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Karen Krantzcke won?: Karen Krantzcke has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney International in 1974.
What is Karen Krantzcke's career win-loss record?: Karen Krantzcke has a career WTA singles record of 276 wins and 174 losses (61.3%).
Which seasons of Karen Krantzcke's career appear in TennisDB?: Karen Krantzcke appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1977.
On which surface does Karen Krantzcke have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Karen Krantzcke's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 69.4% (145–64).
Who has Karen Krantzcke faced most often?: Karen Krantzcke's most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 2–16 across 18 meetings.