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Sue Mappin

GBR Age 78 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1978

Sue Mappin represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Sue Mappin finished with a career record of 107–96 and 4 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1773 (70th percentile)

Career record

107–96 (52.7%)

Career 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 →

Sue Mappin's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Iris Riedel Kuhn	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 1978*	SF	Newcastle	WTA 250	—
Winnie Shaw	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 1978*	QF	Newcastle	WTA 250	—
Anthea Stewart	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 4, 1978*	R16	Newcastle	WTA 250	—
Jo Durie	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 1978*	R32	Newcastle	WTA 250	—
Wendy Turnbull	9-8 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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Sue Mappin's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Lesley Charles	4	2	6	May 7, 1977	H2H
Veronica Burton	3	3	6	May 4, 1974	H2H
Dianne Evers	3	2	5	Jun 21, 1978	H2H
Julie Heldman	0	5	5	Nov 9, 1974	H2H
Glynis Coles	1	3	4	Nov 25, 1976	H2H

Titles (4)

Sue Mappin titles by season and category
Season	Age	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
1975	27	2	—	—	—	2	—	Christchurch, Dublin
1976	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Dublin
1977	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Nykoping
Total		4	—	—	—	4	—

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

Career Results

Sue Mappin career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1971	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	24	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—
1973	25	9	12	21	42.9%	—	—
1974	26	36	24	60	60.0%	—	—
1975	27	17	22	39	43.6%	—	—
1976	28	15	11	26	57.7%	—	—
1977	29	19	14	33	57.6%	—	—
1978	30	7	6	13	53.9%	—	—
Career		107	96	203	52.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sue Mappin 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	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1971	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
1973	25	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	4	7	42.9%	9	12	21	42.9%
1974	26	1	1	2	50.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	20	11	31	64.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	36	24	60	60.0%
1975	27	5	4	9	55.6%	5	11	16	31.3%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	17	22	39	43.6%
1976	28	0	1	1	0.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	15	11	26	57.7%
1977	29	0	1	1	0.0%	13	5	18	72.2%	1	5	6	16.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	19	14	33	57.6%
1978	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	7	6	13	53.8%
Career	—	6	8	14	42.9%	36	33	69	52.2%	35	30	65	53.8%	26	21	47	55.3%	107	96	203	52.7%

Advanced Stats

Sue Mappin 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	20	1485	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.01
1971	23	1469	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.17
1972	24	1503	111.4	—	—	—	—	+98	—	+27	45.5%	-0.36	2–2 (50%)	1–1	—	+1.27
1973	25	1583	116.2	—	—	—	—	+30	-121	-9	48.9%	-0.28	2–5 (29%)	1–2 (33%)	95.7	+0.74
1974	26	1730	131.9	—	—	—	—	-93	-123	+40	54.5%	+0.38	12–4 (75%)	3–4 (43%)	108.4	+3.03
1975	27	1639	123.2	—	—	—	—	+51	-108	+167	42.4%	-0.68	5–4 (56%)	1–4 (20%)	98.4	+0.10
1976	28	1663	122.6	—	—	—	—	+56	-67	+138	57.9%	+0.61	2–3 (40%)	1–0	—	+6.68
1977	29	1628	115.4	—	—	—	—	+44	+82	+71	52.1%	+0.15	7–2 (78%)	1–4 (20%)	102.1	+6.33
1978	30	1665	118.8	—	—	—	—	+16	—	+26	55.6%	+0.22	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+1.31
Career		1773	126.6	—	—	—	—	+31	-57	+64	50.8%	+0.02	32–21 (60%)	8–15 (35%)	101.2	+9.82

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sue Mappin Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1972	24	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	25	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1974	26	—	—	R64	R16	3–2 (60%)
1975	27	R32	R64	R64	R64	1–4 (20%)
1976	28	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1977	29	—	R16	R128	R128	2–3 (40%)
1978	30	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–7 (30%)	2–3 (40%)	8–13 (38%)

WTA 500

Sue Mappin WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1974	26	QF	—	R32	3–2 (60%)
1977	29	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)

WTA 250

Sue Mappin WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	AUC	EAS	MAD	MEL	MIA	NAP	NWP	ITA	ABE	BEC	BIL	BOU	BOU	CAN	CAR	CHI	CHI	CHR	COL	DEN	DUB	DUR	DUR	EAS	EDI	FEL	FOR	GUI	GUI	HAM	HOY	JAC	LEE	LIN	LON	MAN	MIS	MON	NEW	NOR	NYK	ORL	OSK	PEN	PER	PER	PHO	POR	SHE	SOU	SUR	SUT	TOR	WES	W-L Win %
1968	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1971	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	4–4 (50%)
1973	25	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	SF	R16	—	—	8–11 (42%)
1974	26	—	—	R64	QF	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	QF	—	—	R16	—	SF	R16	—	F	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	28–19 (60%)
1975	27	R16	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	R64	W	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	R64	16–18 (47%)
1976	28	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	R64	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	SF	—	15–10 (60%)
1977	29	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	F	—	—	17–10 (63%)
1978	30	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–5 (29%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	6–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	6–3 (67%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)	7–2 (78%)	6–4 (60%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	94–79 (54%)

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

How old is Sue Mappin?: Sue Mappin is 78 years old, born on November 7, 1947.
Which country does Sue Mappin represent?: Sue Mappin represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Sue Mappin left-handed or right-handed?: Sue Mappin plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Sue Mappin won?: Sue Mappin has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sue Mappin won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sue Mappin's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sue Mappin won?: Sue Mappin has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Nykoping in 1977.
What is Sue Mappin's career win-loss record?: Sue Mappin has a career WTA singles record of 107 wins and 96 losses (52.7%).
Which seasons of Sue Mappin's career appear in TennisDB?: Sue Mappin appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1978.
On which surface does Sue Mappin have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sue Mappin's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on carpet: 55.3% (26–21).
Who has Sue Mappin faced most often?: Sue Mappin's most frequent opponent is Lesley Charles, with a head-to-head record of 4–2 across 6 meetings.