Lesley Charles
Peak ranking
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Elo peak
1798 (74.2%ile)
Career record
198–139 (58.8%)
Career titles
16
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
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| Aug 2, 1981* | Newcastle | WTA 250 | F | Grass | Anthea Stewart | 6-1 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 1, 1981* | Newcastle | WTA 250 | SF | Grass | Linda Stewart | 6-3 4-6 6-0 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 1, 1981* | Newcastle | WTA 250 | QF | Grass | Joy Tacon | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 31, 1981* | Newcastle | WTA 250 | R16 | Grass | Michele Wheeler | 6-1 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 24, 1981* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Petra Delhees Jauch | 5-7 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
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| Anthea Stewart | 6 | 1 | 7 | Aug 2, 1981 | H2H |
| Anne Hobbs | 3 | 3 | 6 | Jun 11, 1981 | H2H |
| Cynthia Doerner | 2 | 4 | 6 | Jun 23, 1979 | H2H |
| Patti Hogan | 3 | 3 | 6 | Jun 22, 1979 | H2H |
| Corinne Molesworth | 2 | 4 | 6 | Aug 3, 1978 | H2H |
Titles (16)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
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| 1971 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Sunderland |
| 1972 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Birmingham |
| 1974 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Norwich , Oslo |
| 1975 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Guildford , Lee-On-Solent |
| 1976 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Madrid Auto Club , Perth Scotland |
| 1977 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Ilkley , Norwich |
| 1979 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Bloemfontein |
| 1980 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | Johannesburg , Nairobi Dunlop , Nairobi Parklands , Newcastle |
| 1981 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Newcastle |
| Total | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1970 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 1971 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 1972 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 17 | 16 | 33 | 51.5% |
| 1973 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 17 | 21 | 38 | 44.7% |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 28 | 18 | 46 | 60.9% |
| 1975 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 27 | 19 | 46 | 58.7% |
| 1976 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 22 | 12 | 34 | 64.7% |
| 1977 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 23 | 16 | 39 | 59.0% |
| 1978 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 1979 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% |
| 1980 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | 30 | 76.7% |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 29 | 72.4% |
| Career | — | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 64 | 44 | 108 | 59.3% | 68 | 55 | 123 | 55.3% | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | 198 | 139 | 337 | 58.8% |
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% |
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| 1970 | 17 | 1514 | 80 | 48 | — | — | 23.1% | -2.06 | 88 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 18 | 1551 | 82 | — | 82 | 55 | 53.6% | +0.24 | 53 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 19 | 1604 | 88 | 9 | 85 | 81 | 50.6% | +0.20 | 59 | 39 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1973 | 20 | 1568 | 80 | 2 | 75 | 77 | 43.9% | -0.59 | 63 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1974 | 21 | 1667 | 86 | — | 80 | 83 | 57.5% | +0.85 | 61 | 43 | 64 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 22 | 1686 | 85 | 16 | 84 | 86 | 58.8% | +0.99 | 64 | 32 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 1976 | 23 | 1704 | 83 | 73 | 80 | 75 | 64.2% | +1.22 | 36 | 71 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
| 1977 | 24 | 1624 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 53.2% | +0.34 | 47 | 42 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 1978 | 25 | 1630 | 82 | — | — | 84 | 46.7% | -0.81 | 84 | 25 | — | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 1979 | 26 | 1642 | 79 | 80 | — | 78 | 55.2% | +0.85 | 47 | 57 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 27 | 1734 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 80 | 69.7% | +1.75 | 58 | 64 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 1981 | 28 | 1761 | 94 | — | — | 86 | 65.7% | +1.61 | 64 | 56 | 67 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| Career | 1644 | 84 | 50 | 81 | 80 | 56.5% | +0.52 | 58 | 39 | 57 | 23 | 18 | 56 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19 | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1973 | 20 | R16 | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | R16 | R64 |
| 1975 | 22 | R16 | R64 | R32 | R64 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | R128 | — |
| 1977 | 24 | — | R32 | R32 | R128 |
| 1978 | 25 | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1979 | 26 | — | — | R128 | — |
| 1980 | 27 | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | R128 | — |
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
| Season | Age | ADE | AUC | DAL | EAS | KIT | MAD | MEL | NAP | NWP | QUE | ABE | BEC | BIL | BIR | BLO | BOU | BOU | BOU | CHA | CHI | CHR | DUB | DUR | EDI | EDI | FOR | GLA | GUI | GUI | HAM | HOB | HOY | ILK | ILK | JAC | JOH | LEE | LON | LON | MAL | MAN | MOM | MON | NAI | NAI | NEW | NIC | NOR | NOT | OLD | OSL | PEN | PEN | PER | PER | PER | POR | SHE | SUN | SUR | SUT | TOR | TOR | WES | WES | WES |
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| 1970 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | F | W | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 19 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | W | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | F | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | R128 | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 20 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R64 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | QF | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | W | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 22 | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | F | F | — | — | — | R32 | — | W | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | — | R64 | — | W | — | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | SF | — | SF | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 24 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | SF | — | — | W | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | W | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1980 | 27 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | W | R16 | — | — | — | — | F | — | W | W | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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| Glynis Coles | GBR | — | 1,835 | 0 | 3 | 334 | 144 | 190 | 43.1% | 1970-1986 | Match log |
| Veronica Burton | GBR | — | 1,832 | 0 | 3 | 270 | 139 | 131 | 51.5% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
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| Margaret Court | AUS | — | 2,487 | 11 | 95 | 680 | 616 | 64 | 90.6% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
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| 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 |
| Francoise Durr | FRA | — | 2,144 | 0 | 9 | 608 | 373 | 235 | 61.3% | 1968-1981 | Match log |
| Gail Sherriff | FRA | — | 1,978 | 0 | 41 | 487 | 342 | 145 | 70.2% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| Olga Morozova | — | — | 2,189 | 0 | 38 | 436 | 328 | 108 | 75.2% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Lesley Charles?
- Lesley Charles is 74 years old, born on July 15, 1952.
- Which country is Lesley Charles from?
- Lesley Charles is from United Kingdom.
- How tall is Lesley Charles?
- Lesley Charles is 188 cm / 6'2".
- Is Lesley Charles left-handed or right-handed?
- Lesley Charles plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Lesley Charles won?
- Lesley Charles has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Lesley Charles won?
- Lesley Charles has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Lesley Charles won?
- Lesley Charles has won 16 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Newcastle in 1981.
- What is Lesley Charles' career win-loss record?
- Lesley Charles has a career WTA singles record of 198 wins and 139 losses (58.8%).
- When did Lesley Charles play professional tennis?
- Lesley Charles turned professional in 1970 and was active through 1981.
- What is Lesley Charles' best surface?
- Lesley Charles' best surface is hard court with a 63.6% win rate (14W-8L).
- Who is Lesley Charles' biggest rival?
- Lesley Charles' most frequent opponent is Anthea Stewart, with a head-to-head record of 6–1 across 7 meetings.