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Dianne Fromholtz

AUS Age 70 163 cm / 5'4" Plays: Left-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1971–1990

Dianne Fromholtz represented Australia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 5. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 466–282 and 22 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
5
Elo peak
2182 (98th percentile)
Singles record
466–282 (62.3%)
Singles titles
22
Prize money
$1,145,377

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 →

Dianne Fromholtz's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Andrea Leand #151 2-6 6-4 4-6 L H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ulrike Priller 6-1 5-7 6-7 L H2H Match data Jan 3, 1990* R64 Brisbane International Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 1-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Jun 28, 1989* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Zina Garrison #5 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 22, 1989* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Heather Ludloff #144 6-4 6-3 W H2H Match data Jun 21, 1989* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass

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Dianne Fromholtz's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Wendy Turnbull 11 12 23 Aug 10, 1988 H2H
Martina Navratilova 3 20 23 Jul 3, 1987 H2H
Chris Evert 3 12 15 Dec 4, 1985 H2H
Billie Jean King 8 7 15 Jan 29, 1982 H2H
Evonne Goolagong 1 14 15 Mar 8, 1980 H2H

Singles Titles (22)

Dianne Fromholtz 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
197316 12 — — — 12 — Beckenham, Chichester, Chingford, Christchurch Hard, Coogee, Grace Park, Guildford, Hobart International, Istanbul, Sydney Hard, Sydney Metro, Whangerei
197417 4 — — — 4 — Dallas Aztec, Phoenix Aztec, Sacramento, West of Scotland
197619 3 — — — 3 — Sydney Hard, Sydney Manly, Tallahassee
197821 2 — — 2 — — Sydney, Sydney International
197922 1 — — — 1 — Boston
Total 22 — — 2 20 —

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

Career Results

Dianne Fromholtz career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1971140110.0%——
197215771450.0%——
19731657137081.4%——
19741752207272.2%——
19751834296354.0%——
19761939135275.0%—5
19772032185064.0%—8
19782128134168.3%—10
19792257278467.9%—6
19802346216768.7%——
19812413193240.6%——
19822516153151.6%——
1983267132035.0%——
19842733650.0%75138
19852817173450.0%9797
19862919143357.6%3025
19873019133259.4%2521
19883114142850.0%2156
1989326101637.5%56131
1990330220.0%131306
Career46628274862.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Dianne Fromholtz career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197114 ————————0110.0%———— 0110.0%
197215 ————32560.0%44850.0%———— 771450.0%
197316 ————2622892.9%30114173.2%———— 57137081.4%
197417 1421687.5%1372065.0%1992867.9%0220.0% 52207272.2%
197518 881650.0%22123464.7%13425.0%36933.3% 34296354.0%
197619 52771.4%1011190.9%1451973.7%951464.3% 39135275.0%
197720 851361.5%42666.7%1051566.7%1061662.5% 32185064.0%
197821 44850.0%————1732085.0%761353.8% 28134168.3%
197922 1392259.1%831172.7%741163.6%29114072.5% 57278467.9%
198023 941369.2%41580.0%62875.0%27144165.9% 46216768.7%
198124 23540.0%991850.0%14520.0%12333.3% 13193240.6%
198225 45944.4%32560.0%22450.0%761353.8% 16153151.6%
198326 0330.0%651154.5%0110.0%14520.0% 7132035.0%
198427 ————————33650.0%———— 33650.0%
198528 861457.1%0220.0%961560.0%0330.0% 17173450.0%
198629 961560.0%————53862.5%551050.0% 19143357.6%
198730 63966.7%12333.3%951464.3%33650.0% 19133259.4%
198831 9101947.4%————43757.1%11250.0% 14142850.0%
198932 581338.5%————12333.3%———— 6101637.5%
199033 0220.0%———————————— 0220.0%
Career—1048018456.5%1095015968.6%1427621865.1%1037417758.2%46628274862.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Dianne Fromholtz career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198427 0220.0%0110.0%101100.0%00—— 13425.0%
198528 0440.0%202100.0%0110.0%00—— 25728.6%
198629 14520.0%34742.9%32560.0%101100.0% 8101844.4%
198730 24633.3%13425.0%741163.6%41580.0% 14122653.8%
198831 0220.0%0330.0%641060.0%33650.0% 9122142.9%
198932 0330.0%00——22450.0%31475.0% 561145.5%
199033 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
Career 3192213.6%6111735.3%19133259.4%1161764.7% 39498844.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 88/748 (11.8%) of Dianne Fromholtz's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Dianne Fromholtz 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
1971 14 1488 95.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.21
1972 15 1546 117.1 — — — — — +12 +28 53.3% 0.00 0–2 3–1 (75%) — +0.81
1973 16 1910 143.9 — — — — — +42 -25 74.7% +1.75 13–3 (81%) 5–2 (71%) 111.9 +5.78
1974 17 1972 156.1 — — — — -99 -39 -12 69.8% +1.51 10–7 (59%) 8–4 (67%) 105.3 -4.10
1975 18 1904 154.9 — — — — -41 +47 -26 53.8% +0.55 8–6 (57%) 2–8 (20%) 95.3 -8.56
1976 19 2070 160.7 — — — — -35 -42 -62 70.3% +1.52 9–7 (56%) 2–3 (40%) 101.1 -4.76
1977 20 2077 161.3 — — — — -7 -60 -13 61.5% +0.94 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 100.5 -4.48
1978 21 2076 150.6 — — — — -68 — +76 65.6% +0.99 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 103.8 -3.03
1979 22 2016 167.5 — — — — +50 +20 +54 66.9% +1.45 8–11 (42%) 9–7 (56%) 97.0 -2.87
1980 23 2013 158.0 — — — — +36 +66 +56 69.3% +1.36 5–7 (42%) 4–2 (67%) 98.3 -2.56
1981 24 1739 124.8 — — — — +183 +184 +193 42.6% -0.43 1–5 (17%) 3–2 (60%) 91.7 +0.06
1982 25 1786 138.8 — — — — +84 +108 +114 48.5% -0.40 5–3 (63%) 4–0 (100%) 103.3 -1.49
1983 26 1691 130.9 — — — — +57 +168 — 42.6% -0.34 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) 88.7 -0.64
1984 27 1717 126.0 — — — — — — +184 50.0% +0.36 1–1 0–2 — -0.60
1985 28 1794 143.8 — — — — -42 — +133 47.2% +0.17 4–4 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.23
1986 29 1836 143.2 — — — — -9 — +88 55.6% +0.28 6–2 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 103.1 -2.32
1987 30 1863 138.0 — — — — -29 -91 +94 56.7% +0.54 5–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 105.7 -0.34
1988 31 1754 120.9 — — — — -21 — +154 49.3% -0.09 6–5 (55%) 1–3 (25%) 96.5 +1.17
1989 32 1677 120.9 — — — — -25 — +183 43.6% -0.41 2–5 (29%) — — -0.70
1990 33 1634 101.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–2 0–1 — +0.25
Career 2182 156.8 — — — — +4 +46 +38 60.7% +0.84 101–86 (54%) 58–58 (50%) 98.8 -4.11

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Dianne Fromholtz Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197114 R32——— 0–1 (0%)
197316 QF—R128— 3–2 (60%)
197417 R32R16R128R16 5–4 (56%)
197518 R16R16R128R32 4–4 (50%)
197619 ——R16SF 8–2 (80%)
197720 F——R16 7–2 (78%)
197821 ——R16R32 5–2 (71%)
197922 —SFQFR16 11–3 (79%)
198023 —SFR16R16 10–3 (77%)
198124 R64R32R32R128 2–4 (33%)
198225 R32——R64 2–2 (50%)
198326 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
198427 R32——— 1–1 (50%)
198528 R16R128R64R128 3–4 (43%)
198629 ——R16— 3–1 (75%)
198730 R32R64QFR128 6–4 (60%)
198831 R128—R64R64 2–3 (40%)
198932 R128—R128— 0–2 (0%)
199033 R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 14–13
(52%)		14–7
(67%)		23–14
(62%)		21–13
(62%)		 72–47
(61%)

WTA 500

Dianne Fromholtz WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEBRIDLBIWSDGBERCANKEYLOSSTRSYDSYD W-L
Win %
197215 —R16—————————R16 2–2 (50%)
197316 FQF—————————R32 3–3 (50%)
197417 SF——————————QF 5–2 (71%)
197619 ——————————SFF 7–2 (78%)
197720 ————————R16—SF— 4–2 (67%)
197821 R32———————R16—WW 13–2 (87%)
197922 ——————————R16— 1–1 (50%)
198124 —————SFR64————R64 3–3 (50%)
198225 ————R32—R32————R32 2–3 (40%)
198427 —R16—————————R64 2–2 (50%)
198528 —R64R64————————QF 4–3 (57%)
198730 —R16———————R32—R32 2–3 (40%)
198831 QFR16—————R128R16——— 5–4 (56%)
198932 —R16—R32———————R32 3–3 (50%)
W-L 7–4
(64%)		7–7
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		13–3
(81%)		20–10
(67%)		 56–35
(62%)

WTA 250

Dianne Fromholtz WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLBADBRICINDALEASHAMHOUKITMCMELNAPNWPITASTOTKYVIEWASAKRAMEAUSBECBIRBOCBOSBOUBRICANCHICHICHICHRCHRCOODEEDENDETDUBPORFORGLOGRAGUIHILHITHOBHOBHOLHOYISTKANKEYLANLONLUGMAHMARMINMISMONMONNASNEWOAKOKLORAORLPALPALPERPERPHIPHOPHOPRIRICSACSALSANSÃOSEASINSOUSOUSURSYDSYDSYDSYDSYDTALTAMWESWESWESWHAWICWOR W-L
Win %
197215 QF——————————QF———————————————————————————————————QF—————————————————————————————————————————FF———————— 5–5 (50%)
197316 ——————————————————————W———SF———WWQFWW——————FWW——W———W———R32——————F————————QF——————————————R16W—W————QF——W—— 51–8 (86%)
197417 —————WQF—R16———SF—————————————SF—R32———————R32—SF—————R32————SF—————————————————R16——QF—R32—W——W—————FF—————————W———— 42–14 (75%)
197518 —R64R16——R32R64R16R32SF——F—SF———R16R32—————R32SF—SFR16——————R32R16—————————————————————BR———————R32————R32R32—————————QF———————————BR——— 30–25 (55%)
197619 —SF———R32R64————SF—————————————BR———————————R32———————————————————————————————QF——QFF————————————WW———W——————— 24–9 (73%)
197720 —F———R16——BR——QF————R16———————————————————————————R16—————————————R32——————————RR——QFQF——————SFQF————————————————— 21–14 (60%)
197821 —————R32R16———————————SF——————R32———————————F——————————R32——R32————————————————————R16——————R32——————————————————— 10–9 (53%)
197922 —QF———QF——SF——QF——QF—BRQFSF——————W————R32——————QF——————————F———————R32—F—————BR———————R16R16——R16———————————————R32—————— 39–19 (67%)
198023 —SF——SFSFQF—QF——————R16BR——————————QF—QF—————R32—BR—————————————QF—RR——QF—F—————R32—————————————————————————————————— 36–18 (67%)
198124 ——————R64—————R32———R16———R32——————————————————R32————R16——————————QFR16———SF—QF———QF————R32——————————————————————————— 8–12 (40%)
198225 —QF——R16———SF—R32—QF———R32—R32——————————QF———————QF———————————————————————————————————————————R32————————————————— 12–10 (55%)
198326 —————R32——R16———R16—————R32——————R32——————————————————R32R32——————————R64QF——————————R64R32————————————————————————————— 7–11 (39%)
198528 —————R32R16————R32R32————————F—R16—————R32——————————QF———————————————————————————R32—————————R16———————————————————— 10–10 (50%)
198629 ——————R16—————SFR32————R32—————R16————R32——————————————————————R32———R16——————R16———————————QF————————————————R32—————R16 16–13 (55%)
198730 —————R16R16—————————QF———————————————————————————————————————QF————————————————F—R32——————————————————————— 11–6 (65%)
198831 ——————R16—————————R16———————————————————————————————————————R16————————R32———————R32————————SF——————————————R32— 7–7 (50%)
198932 ——————R32—————————————————R64———————————————————————————R128————————————R16———————————————————————————————R16— 3–5 (38%)
199033 ———R64——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		14–6
(70%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–2
(67%)		14–9
(61%)		16–11
(59%)		1–1
(50%)		12–8
(60%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		8–5
(62%)		16–7
(70%)		0–1
(0%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		8–8
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		7–6
(54%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–1
(80%)		6–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		9–4
(69%)		11–3
(79%)		2–1
(67%)		3–2
(60%)		5–5
(50%)		5–1
(83%)		5–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		1–0
(100%)		1–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		13–7
(65%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–0
(100%)		6–0
(100%)		3–4
(43%)		0–1
(0%)		2–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		4–2
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		3–0
(100%)		2–2
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		8–7
(53%)		3–1
(75%)		8–3
(73%)		4–2
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		4–1
(80%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		4–2
(67%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–2
(0%)		2–4
(33%)		4–2
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		6–6
(50%)		12–6
(67%)		5–0
(100%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		4–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		2–2
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		6–2
(75%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		4–0
(100%)		1–0
(100%)		1–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		5–0
(100%)		0–2
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		2–0
(100%)		4–2
(67%)		2–0
(100%)		1–2
(33%)		3–2
(60%)		 332–196
(63%)

WTA Finals

Dianne Fromholtz WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
197922 BR 2–3 (40%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)		 2–3
(40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
5
Career-high date
—
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Jan 6, 1986
First Top 20
Sep 15, 1986
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Dianne Fromholtz ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
19842770135143138————————
19852897———————————
198629292921212425222120222125
198730242725273031272119202121
198831192431292827395057555756
19893257565866728187107113116112131
199033181178297302307306——————

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.

Dianne Fromholtz'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 2,262 598 381 217 63.7% $878,701 22 1 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Sylvia Hanika GER #5 2,135 654 415 239 63.5% $1,296,560 9 0 0 1976–1990 Rivalries Match log
Kathy Jordan USA #5 2,093 404 249 155 61.6% $1,592,111 2 0 0 1978–1990 Rivalries Match log
Rosie Casals USA #6 2,212 916 594 322 64.8% $1,364,955 12 0 0 1968–1991 Rivalries Match log
Jo Durie GBR #5 2,101 574 311 263 54.2% $1,224,016 9 0 0 1975–1995 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
Wendy Turnbull AUS #3 2,205 917 586 331 63.9% $2,769,024 18 0 0 1968–1989 Rivalries Match log
Bettina Bunge GER #7 2,119 476 294 182 61.8% $1,126,424 5 0 0 1978–1989 Rivalries Match log
Barbara Potter USA #8 2,096 489 299 190 61.1% $1,376,580 5 0 0 1978–1989 Rivalries Match log
Hana Mandlikova AUS #3 2,315 709 518 191 73.1% $3,340,959 27 4 0 1977–1990 Rivalries Match log
Betty Stove NED #7 2,171 726 419 307 57.7% $1,047,356 8 0 0 1969–1983 Rivalries Match log
Zina Garrison USA #4 2,146 854 584 270 68.4% $4,590,816 15 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Dianne Fromholtz?
Dianne Fromholtz is 70 years old, born on August 10, 1956.
Which country does Dianne Fromholtz represent?
Dianne Fromholtz represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Dianne Fromholtz?
Dianne Fromholtz is 163 cm / 5'4".
Does Dianne Fromholtz use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Dianne Fromholtz uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Dianne Fromholtz left-handed or right-handed?
Dianne Fromholtz plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Dianne Fromholtz won?
Dianne Fromholtz has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Dianne Fromholtz won?
TennisDB does not group any of Dianne Fromholtz's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Dianne Fromholtz won?
Dianne Fromholtz has won 22 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Boston in 1979.
What is Dianne Fromholtz's highest WTA ranking?
Dianne Fromholtz's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 5.
What is Dianne Fromholtz's career win-loss record?
Dianne Fromholtz has a career WTA singles record of 466 wins and 282 losses (62.3%).
How much career prize money has Dianne Fromholtz earned?
Dianne Fromholtz has earned at least $1,145,377 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Dianne Fromholtz's career appear in TennisDB?
Dianne Fromholtz appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1971 through 1990.
On which surface does Dianne Fromholtz have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Dianne Fromholtz's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 68.6% (109–50).
Who has Dianne Fromholtz faced most often?
Dianne Fromholtz's most frequent opponent is Wendy Turnbull, with a head-to-head record of 11–12 across 23 meetings.