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Linda Mottram

GBR Age 69 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1971–1979

Linda Mottram represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Linda Mottram finished with a career record of 95–49 and 11 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

1866 (83rd percentile)

Singles record

95–49 (66.0%)

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 →

Linda Mottram's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jackie Reardon	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 9, 1979*	R32	Sutton	WTA 250	Clay
Wendy Gilchrist	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1979*	QF	Paddington	WTA 250	—
Jo Durie	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 1979*	F	Hampstead	WTA 250	Clay
Corinne Molesworth	5-7 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 21, 1979*	SF	Hampstead	WTA 250	Clay
Debbie Parker	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 21, 1979*	QF	Hampstead	WTA 250	Clay

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Linda Mottram's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Belinda Thompson	5	1	6	May 14, 1978	H2H
Michelle Tyler	4	1	5	May 2, 1976	H2H
Annette Coe	3	1	4	Apr 16, 1977	H2H
Chris Oneil	3	1	4	May 10, 1975	H2H
Jo Durie	2	1	3	Apr 22, 1979	H2H

Titles (11)

Linda Mottram 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
1973	16	1	—	—	—	1	—	Hampstead
1975	18	3	—	—	—	3	—	Hampstead, Paddington, Sutton
1976	19	4	—	—	—	4	—	Boras, Bremen, Copenhagen, Malmo
1977	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Hampstead
1978	21	2	—	—	—	2	—	Hampstead, Sutton
Total		11	—	—	—	11	—

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

Career Results

Linda Mottram career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	14	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	16	6	1	7	85.7%	—	—
1974	17	9	9	18	50.0%	—	—
1975	18	32	8	40	80.0%	—	—
1976	19	21	7	28	75.0%	—	—
1977	20	10	13	23	43.5%	—	—
1978	21	15	7	22	68.2%	—	—
1979	22	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
Career		95	49	144	66.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Linda Mottram 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 %
1971	14	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	16	—	—	—	—	6	0	6	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	1	7	85.7%
1974	17	1	1	2	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	9	9	18	50.0%
1975	18	—	—	—	—	22	3	25	88.0%	10	5	15	66.7%	—	—	—	—	32	8	40	80.0%
1976	19	—	—	—	—	8	2	10	80.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	11	2	13	84.6%	21	7	28	75.0%
1977	20	0	1	1	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	10	13	23	43.5%
1978	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	15	7	22	68.2%
1979	22	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	46	13	59	78.0%	15	18	33	45.5%	18	12	30	60.0%	95	49	144	66.0%

Advanced Stats

Linda Mottram 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	1490	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.14
1973	16	1596	118.9	—	—	—	—	—	+65	—	70.6%	+1.00	3–0 (100%)	2–0	—	+0.67
1974	17	1613	111.5	—	—	—	—	-37	+57	-61	50.0%	+0.02	3–3 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	101.1	+1.51
1975	18	1785	138.0	—	—	—	—	—	+100	-101	75.3%	+1.73	5–2 (71%)	4–0 (100%)	106.6	+4.85
1976	19	1810	134.3	—	—	—	—	-30	+94	-120	71.0%	+1.73	4–2 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	101.4	+5.47
1977	20	1761	136.8	—	—	—	—	-13	+103	—	44.2%	-0.35	3–5 (38%)	1–1	—	-1.50
1978	21	1742	120.0	—	—	—	—	-10	—	-157	67.4%	+1.23	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	101.7	+2.04
1979	22	1692	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	+130	—	36.4%	-1.00	1–0	1–1	—	+0.96
Career		1866	134.7	—	—	—	—	-22	+96	-102	62.7%	+0.92	21–13 (62%)	16–6 (73%)	111.0	+9.83

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Linda Mottram Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	W-L Win %
1973	16	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1974	17	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1975	18	R16	—	R32	4–2 (67%)
1976	19	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1977	20	—	R32	R128	1–2 (33%)
1978	21	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–6 (25%)	5–8 (38%)

WTA 500

Linda Mottram WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	LOS	SYD	W-L Win %
1974	17	QF	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
1977	20	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)

WTA 250

Linda Mottram WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	AUC	BAD	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	KIT	ITA	WAS	BEC	BOR	BOU	BRE	CAR	CHI	CHI	COL	COP	DET	HAM	HOB	LON	MAL	MIN	NOR	PAD	PER	PHO	SAN	SEA	SUR	SUT	TOR	W-L Win %
1971	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–0 (100%)
1974	17	R32	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	8–6 (57%)
1975	18	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	28–6 (82%)
1976	19	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	QF	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R16	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	QF	21–6 (78%)
1977	20	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	W	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	9–10 (47%)
1978	21	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R64	W	—	15–6 (71%)
1979	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–0 (100%)	4–2 (67%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	23–2 (92%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	7–2 (78%)	6–1 (86%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	15–2 (88%)	2–1 (67%)	89–38 (70%)

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 Linda Mottram?: Linda Mottram is 69 years old, born on May 17, 1957.
Which country does Linda Mottram represent?: Linda Mottram represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Linda Mottram left-handed or right-handed?: Linda Mottram plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Linda Mottram won?: Linda Mottram has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Linda Mottram won?: TennisDB does not group any of Linda Mottram's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Linda Mottram won?: Linda Mottram has won 11 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sutton in 1978.
What is Linda Mottram's career win-loss record?: Linda Mottram has a career WTA singles record of 95 wins and 49 losses (66.0%).
Which seasons of Linda Mottram's career appear in TennisDB?: Linda Mottram appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1971 through 1979.
On which surface does Linda Mottram have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Linda Mottram's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 78.0% (46–13).
Who has Linda Mottram faced most often?: Linda Mottram's most frequent opponent is Belinda Thompson, with a head-to-head record of 5–1 across 6 meetings.