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Virginia Wade

GBR Age 81 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1968–1985

Virginia Wade represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 2. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 865–314 and 53 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

Elo peak

2325 (99th percentile)

Singles record

865–314 (73.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,542,278

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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Virginia Wade's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Hana Mandlikova	2-6 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 1, 1985*	R32	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Molly Van Nostrand	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1985*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Carina Karlsson	1-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1985*	R32	Brighton	WTA 250	Carpet
Pam Shriver #5	2-6 7-5 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1985*	R32	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Barbara Gerken	6-3 6-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1985*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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Virginia Wade's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Chris Evert	8	29	37	Oct 28, 1982	H2H
Evonne Goolagong	9	23	32	May 12, 1983	H2H
Billie Jean King	8	21	29	Mar 13, 1981	H2H
Betty Stove	23	5	28	Oct 7, 1982	H2H
Julie Heldman	22	6	28	Jan 19, 1975	H2H

Singles Titles (53)

Virginia Wade 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	22	4	1	—	—	3	—	Bournemouth, East London, London, US Open
1969	23	7	—	—	—	7	—	Cape Town, Hoylake, London, Perth Scotland, Port Talbot, Roland Garros Consolation, Stalybridge
1970	24	5	—	—	1	4	—	Dublin, Manchester, Munich Indoors, Port Talbot, Berlin Open
1971	25	8	—	—	—	8	—	Billingham, Cape Town, Catania, Cincinnati Open, London, Newport Wales, Port Talbot, Italian Open
1972	26	5	1	—	—	4	—	Boston, Buenos Aires, Haverford, New York, Australian Open
1973	27	6	—	—	—	6	—	Bournemouth, Dallas, Durham, Edinburgh, London, Port Talbot
1974	28	5	—	—	—	5	—	Bournemouth, Chicago, Edinburgh, London, Phoenix
1975	29	6	—	—	1	5	—	Dallas, Eastbourne Open, London, Philadelphia, Stockholm, Paris
1976	30	2	—	—	—	2	—	Atlanta, London
1977	31	2	1	—	—	1	—	Tokyo Sillook, Wimbledon
1978	32	3	—	—	—	3	—	Mahwah, Oldsmar, Tokyo Sillook
Total		53	3	—	2	48	—

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

Career Results

Virginia Wade career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	22	85	19	104	81.7%	—	—
1969	23	82	18	100	82.0%	—	—
1970	24	69	22	91	75.8%	—	—
1971	25	63	14	77	81.8%	—	—
1972	26	76	24	100	76.0%	—	—
1973	27	63	16	79	79.8%	—	—
1974	28	60	17	77	77.9%	—	—
1975	29	65	14	79	82.3%	—	2
1976	30	48	17	65	73.9%	—	3
1977	31	50	18	68	73.5%	—	4
1978	32	69	25	94	73.4%	—	4
1979	33	51	26	77	66.2%	—	8
1980	34	30	21	51	58.8%	—	—
1981	35	25	21	46	54.4%	—	—
1982	36	6	13	19	31.6%	—	—
1983	37	10	9	19	52.6%	—	—
1984	38	6	11	17	35.3%	42	61
1985	39	7	9	16	43.8%	69	62
Career		865	314	1,179	73.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Virginia Wade 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	22	22	5	27	81.5%	22	6	28	78.6%	17	4	21	81.0%	22	4	26	84.6%	85	19	104	81.7%
1969	23	20	4	24	83.3%	18	6	24	75.0%	26	6	32	81.3%	18	2	20	90.0%	82	18	100	82.0%
1970	24	8	1	9	88.9%	21	7	28	75.0%	20	7	27	74.1%	20	7	27	74.1%	69	22	91	75.8%
1971	25	13	3	16	81.3%	19	4	23	82.6%	14	4	18	77.8%	17	3	20	85.0%	63	14	77	81.8%
1972	26	6	1	7	85.7%	15	7	22	68.2%	29	8	37	78.4%	26	8	34	76.5%	76	24	100	76.0%
1973	27	12	2	14	85.7%	14	6	20	70.0%	18	6	24	75.0%	19	2	21	90.5%	63	16	79	79.7%
1974	28	13	2	15	86.7%	10	4	14	71.4%	14	5	19	73.7%	23	6	29	79.3%	60	17	77	77.9%
1975	29	22	6	28	78.6%	10	3	13	76.9%	9	1	10	90.0%	24	4	28	85.7%	65	14	79	82.3%
1976	30	4	4	8	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	33	10	43	76.7%	48	17	65	73.8%
1977	31	9	3	12	75.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	10	1	11	90.9%	26	12	38	68.4%	50	18	68	73.5%
1978	32	29	7	36	80.6%	—	—	—	—	12	3	15	80.0%	28	15	43	65.1%	69	25	94	73.4%
1979	33	19	8	27	70.4%	1	2	3	33.3%	9	3	12	75.0%	22	13	35	62.9%	51	26	77	66.2%
1980	34	2	4	6	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	20	11	31	64.5%	30	21	51	58.8%
1981	35	8	4	12	66.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	13	10	23	56.5%	25	21	46	54.3%
1982	36	3	4	7	42.9%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	13	19	31.6%
1983	37	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	7	3	10	70.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	9	19	52.6%
1984	38	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	2	4	6	33.3%	6	11	17	35.3%
1985	39	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
Career	—	195	63	258	75.6%	149	68	217	68.7%	206	68	274	75.2%	313	115	428	73.1%	865	314	1,179	73.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Virginia Wade career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	38	1	3	4	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	0	0	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%
1985	39	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
Career		1	5	6	16.7%	0	4	4	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	5	10	15	33.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 15/1179 (1.3%) of Virginia Wade's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Virginia Wade 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	22	1941	139.9	—	—	—	—	+231	-179	-48	76.3%	+2.05	16–6 (73%)	—	—	-3.62
1969	23	2123	150.9	—	—	—	—	+277	-251	-28	79.4%	+2.10	10–8 (56%)	—	—	-6.09
1970	24	2091	154.6	—	—	—	—	+193	-118	+28	71.2%	+1.54	13–7 (65%)	3–2 (60%)	101.5	-9.67
1971	25	2177	159.9	—	—	—	—	+99	-65	-32	77.7%	+2.05	15–5 (75%)	10–1 (91%)	110.7	-4.40
1972	26	2146	164.1	—	—	—	—	+197	-62	+12	73.6%	+1.91	9–9 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	93.0	-6.35
1973	27	2163	164.2	—	—	—	—	+178	-120	+32	77.2%	+2.30	8–5 (62%)	3–4 (43%)	95.9	-3.17
1974	28	2198	161.9	—	—	—	—	+192	-153	-69	74.7%	+1.80	13–7 (65%)	10–4 (71%)	100.5	-8.12
1975	29	2324	169.2	—	—	—	—	+74	-202	-120	76.2%	+1.83	16–4 (80%)	5–8 (38%)	102.4	-7.70
1976	30	2286	166.6	—	—	—	—	+80	—	-21	66.7%	+1.12	14–6 (70%)	7–7 (50%)	98.9	-7.47
1977	31	2279	169.5	—	—	—	—	+16	-212	+97	71.6%	+1.68	8–2 (80%)	5–5 (50%)	104.2	-7.28
1978	32	2255	167.3	—	—	—	—	+53	—	+84	70.0%	+1.40	16–8 (67%)	11–8 (58%)	101.1	-7.02
1979	33	2071	163.5	—	—	—	—	+33	-44	+208	67.1%	+1.16	5–8 (38%)	9–3 (75%)	96.6	-3.14
1980	34	1875	153.2	—	—	—	—	+110	+110	+329	55.6%	+0.31	10–9 (53%)	10–8 (56%)	92.2	-1.78
1981	35	1822	138.3	—	—	—	—	+65	+113	+274	53.7%	+0.38	10–8 (56%)	3–7 (30%)	92.3	-0.07
1982	36	1748	125.3	—	—	—	—	+80	+75	+267	34.8%	-1.15	4–4 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	96.7	-2.87
1983	37	1789	124.6	—	—	—	—	+12	+1	+228	48.9%	-0.20	5–2 (71%)	4–1 (80%)	103.1	-0.61
1984	38	1729	127.3	—	—	—	—	+34	—	+210	41.9%	-0.84	3–6 (33%)	1–1	—	-0.66
1985	39	1712	118.6	—	—	—	—	+5	-4	+189	44.4%	-0.72	4–2 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	100.6	-0.48
Career		2325	162.8	—	—	—	—	+117	-112	+38	70.0%	+1.48	179–106 (63%)	88–71 (55%)	97.4	-6.91

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Virginia Wade Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	22	—	—	R128	W	6–1 (86%)
1969	23	—	R32	R32	SF	7–3 (70%)
1970	24	—	QF	R16	SF	10–3 (77%)
1971	25	—	R64	R16	—	3–2 (60%)
1972	26	W	QF	QF	QF	13–3 (81%)
1973	27	QF	R16	QF	QF	11–4 (73%)
1974	28	—	R32	SF	R32	7–3 (70%)
1975	29	—	—	QF	SF	7–2 (78%)
1976	30	—	—	SF	R64	6–2 (75%)
1977	31	—	—	W	QF	11–1 (92%)
1978	32	—	—	SF	R32	6–2 (75%)
1979	33	—	R32	QF	QF	9–3 (75%)
1980	34	—	R16	R16	R32	7–3 (70%)
1981	35	—	R16	R64	R32	4–3 (57%)
1982	36	—	R32	R64	R128	2–3 (40%)
1983	37	R32	R128	QF	R64	6–4 (60%)
1984	38	R32	R128	R32	R64	4–4 (50%)
1985	39	R32	R64	R32	—	4–3 (57%)
W-L		10–4 (71%)	16–13 (55%)	56–17 (77%)	41–15 (73%)	123–49 (72%)

WTA 500

Virginia Wade WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DLB	PAR	SDG	WAS	BER	LOS	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1968	22	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1970	24	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	6–1 (86%)
1972	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	4–1 (80%)
1973	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	3–1 (75%)
1975	29	—	W	—	BR	—	—	—	—	7–2 (78%)
1977	31	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1978	32	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	SF	—	7–3 (70%)
1979	33	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1980	34	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1984	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1985	39	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	3–2 (60%)	7–4 (64%)	6–1 (86%)	7–3 (70%)	4–1 (80%)	8–4 (67%)	40–16 (71%)

WTA 250

Virginia Wade WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	BUE	CIN	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	MC	MUN	NWP	QUE	RG	ITA	STO	TKY	AKR	AME	ATX	BAR	BIL	BLO	BOS	BOU	BRI	BRI	CAN	CAP	CAR	CAT	CHA	CHE	CHI	CHI	CHI	COP	DEE	DET	DUB	DUR	DUR	DUS	DUT	EAS	EAS	EDI	EDI	FOR	FOR	FUL	HAM	HAV	HIL	HIL	HOL	HOY	HUR	JOH	KAM	KAN	KEY	LAN	LAS	LON	LON	LUG	MAH	MAN	MAN	MAR	MIN	MON	MOS	NAI	NEW	NOT	NOT	OAK	OLD	PAL	PER	PER	PER	PHI	PHO	POM	POR	POR	RIC	SAN	SAR	SEA	SOU	SOU	STA	SUR	SUT	TAM	TOR	TUC	WEM	WES	WES	W-L Win %
1968	22	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	78–17 (82%)
1969	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	SF	—	SF	—	W	R16	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	F	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	BR	—	—	75–15 (83%)
1970	24	—	—	—	R16	F	R16	—	QF	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	BR	QF	—	53–18 (75%)
1971	25	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	BR	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	QF	—	60–12 (83%)
1972	26	—	W	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	BR	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	QF	—	59–20 (75%)
1973	27	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	47–10 (82%)
1974	28	—	—	—	F	F	—	F	—	—	BR	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51–13 (80%)
1975	29	SF	—	—	W	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	BR	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	51–10 (84%)
1976	30	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	BR	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	BR	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40–12 (77%)
1977	31	SF	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	33–13 (72%)
1978	32	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	BR	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51–15 (77%)
1979	33	QF	—	—	BR	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	38–19 (67%)
1980	34	—	—	R32	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20–15 (57%)
1981	35	—	—	QF	R16	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	RR	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	21–18 (54%)
1982	36	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	4–10 (29%)
1983	37	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
1984	38	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–6 (25%)
1985	39	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
W-L		16–4 (80%)	3–0 (100%)	7–2 (78%)	25–11 (69%)	28–11 (72%)	4–2 (67%)	14–5 (74%)	6–2 (75%)	6–1 (86%)	12–3 (80%)	9–3 (75%)	3–0 (100%)	12–7 (63%)	4–0 (100%)	8–1 (89%)	9–4 (69%)	4–3 (57%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	6–1 (86%)	8–1 (89%)	23–10 (70%)	26–4 (87%)	5–7 (42%)	3–1 (75%)	6–2 (75%)	12–1 (92%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	1–2 (33%)	9–2 (82%)	14–5 (74%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	11–7 (61%)	11–2 (85%)	6–2 (75%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	12–2 (86%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	10–1 (91%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	10–5 (67%)	7–1 (88%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	3–0 (100%)	7–3 (70%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	29–3 (91%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	7–4 (64%)	8–1 (89%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	8–3 (73%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	7–2 (78%)	4–1 (80%)	1–2 (33%)	7–2 (78%)	5–0 (100%)	6–2 (75%)	4–1 (80%)	5–1 (83%)	3–5 (38%)	22–7 (76%)	14–3 (82%)	3–1 (75%)	6–2 (75%)	22–2 (92%)	3–1 (75%)	13–4 (76%)	3–2 (60%)	4–2 (67%)	29–8 (78%)	1–2 (33%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	6–3 (67%)	18–5 (78%)	1–1 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	7–4 (64%)	4–1 (80%)	689–233 (75%)

WTA Finals

Virginia Wade WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	COL	WTA	WTA	W-L Win %
1973	27	—	QF	—	2–1 (67%)
1974	28	—	SF	—	2–1 (67%)
1976	30	—	—	RR	2–3 (40%)
1977	31	—	—	RR	1–2 (33%)
1978	32	BR	—	RR	4–4 (50%)
1979	33	—	—	RR	1–2 (33%)
1980	34	—	—	RR	0–2 (0%)
W-L		3–2 (60%)	4–2 (67%)	5–11 (31%)	12–15 (44%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

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First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Virginia Wade ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	38	43	40	49	46	52	63	68	76	75	66	68	61
1985	39	73	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	40	93	105	109	116	120	138	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

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

Virginia Wade'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
Billie Jean King	USA	#2	2,437	845	684	161	80.9%	$1,966,487	68	8	0	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Wendy Turnbull	AUS	#3	2,207	917	586	331	63.9%	$2,769,024	18	0	0	1968–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Evonne Goolagong	AUS	#1	2,482	896	736	160	82.1%	$1,399,431	85	7	0	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Hana Mandlikova	AUS	#3	2,316	711	518	193	72.9%	$3,340,959	27	4	0	1977–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Jaeger	USA	#3	2,265	353	262	91	74.2%	$1,379,066	11	0	0	1979–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Conchita Martínez	ESP	#2	2,263	955	676	279	70.8%	$11,527,977	33	1	9	1988–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Jana Novotna	CZE	#2	2,240	711	510	201	71.7%	$11,249,284	24	1	2	1986–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Evert	USA	#1	2,617	1,404	1,246	158	88.7%	$8,896,195	154	18	0	1969–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Sue Barker	GBR	#5	2,267	599	381	218	63.6%	$878,701	22	1	0	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Agnieszka Radwanska	POL	#2	2,103	754	513	241	68.0%	$27,683,807	20	0	5	2006–2018	Rivalries	Match log
Coco Gauff (active player)	USA	#2	2,176	401	287	114	71.6%	$36,836,617	12	2	4	2019–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Pam Shriver	USA	#3	2,304	904	626	278	69.2%	$5,460,566	24	0	0	1978–1997	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Virginia Wade?: Virginia Wade is 81 years old, born on July 10, 1945.
Which country does Virginia Wade represent?: Virginia Wade represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Virginia Wade?: Virginia Wade is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does Virginia Wade use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Virginia Wade uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Virginia Wade left-handed or right-handed?: Virginia Wade plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Virginia Wade won?: Virginia Wade has won 3 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1977.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Virginia Wade won?: TennisDB does not group any of Virginia Wade's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Virginia Wade won?: Virginia Wade has won 53 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Tokyo Sillook in 1978.
What is Virginia Wade's highest WTA ranking?: Virginia Wade's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 2.
What is Virginia Wade's career win-loss record?: Virginia Wade has a career WTA singles record of 865 wins and 314 losses (73.4%).
How much career prize money has Virginia Wade earned?: Virginia Wade has earned at least $1,542,278 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Virginia Wade's career appear in TennisDB?: Virginia Wade appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1985.
On which surface does Virginia Wade have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Virginia Wade's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 75.6% (195–63).
Who has Virginia Wade faced most often?: Virginia Wade's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 8–29 across 37 meetings.