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Kym Ruddell

AUS Age 71 WTA Tour years active: 1974–1980

Kym Ruddell represented Australia on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Kym Ruddell finished with a career record of 39–47 and one singles title. 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

1649 (48th percentile)

Career record

39–47 (45.3%)

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 →

Kym Ruddell's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Claudia Kohde Kilsch	4-6 7-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 11, 1980*	R32	Adelaide International	WTA 500	Grass
Mima Jausovec	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 3, 1980*	R64	Sydney International	WTA 500	Grass
Liz Smylie	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1980*	R16	Perth	WTA 250	Grass
Karen Gulley	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1980*	R32	Perth	WTA 250	Grass
Cynthia Doerner	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 24, 1979	R32	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass

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Kym Ruddell's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Judy Chaloner	1	2	3	Apr 1, 1977	H2H
Cynthia Doerner	0	2	2	Dec 24, 1979	H2H
Sue Saliba	2	0	2	Jun 23, 1979	H2H
Cathy Drury	2	0	2	Jun 22, 1979	H2H
Kerry Reid	0	2	2	Apr 1, 1979	H2H

Titles (1)

Kym Ruddell 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
1976	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Warrnambool
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

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

Career Results

Kym Ruddell career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	18	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1975	19	7	9	16	43.8%	—	—
1976	20	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—
1977	21	11	12	23	47.8%	—	—
1978	22	7	10	17	41.2%	—	—
1979	23	7	7	14	50.0%	—	—
1980	24	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
Career		39	47	86	45.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Kym Ruddell 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 %
1974	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1975	19	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	7	9	16	43.8%
1976	20	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	5	4	9	55.6%
1977	21	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	6	9	33.3%	5	3	8	62.5%	11	12	23	47.8%
1978	22	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	7	10	17	41.2%
1979	23	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	7	7	14	50.0%
1980	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	2	5	7	28.6%	7	7	14	50.0%	15	26	41	36.6%	7	4	11	63.6%	39	47	86	45.3%

Advanced Stats

Kym Ruddell 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
1974	18	1488	96.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+46	37.5%	-1.00	1–1	—	—	+0.43
1975	19	1500	109.9	—	—	—	—	—	+40	+27	45.9%	0.00	2–3 (40%)	0–2	—	+1.40
1976	20	1533	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	+37	+6	50.0%	-0.55	2–0	2–1 (67%)	—	+1.78
1977	21	1564	112.9	—	—	—	—	+51	+32	-62	44.9%	-0.16	3–0 (100%)	3–0 (100%)	107.2	+3.62
1978	22	1546	104.9	—	—	—	—	+73	—	-94	43.2%	-0.70	5–5 (50%)	1–1	—	+1.31
1979	23	1591	110.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	-49	45.2%	-0.74	3–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	105.4	+1.30
1980	24	1571	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	-62	33.3%	-1.78	0–1	1–0	—	-0.07
Career		1649	109.1	—	—	—	—	+61	+37	-30	44.4%	-0.49	16–10 (62%)	10–5 (67%)	108.6	+11.36

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Kym Ruddell Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1975	19	R64	0–1 (0%)
1976	20	R32	0–1 (0%)
1977	21	R32	0–1 (0%)
1978	22	R32	0–1 (0%)
1979	23	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–5 (0%)	0–5 (0%)

WTA 500

Kym Ruddell WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	CAR	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1974	18	R32	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1975	19	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1977	21	—	—	R32	R16	1–2 (33%)
1978	22	R64	—	R64	—	0–2 (0%)
1979	23	—	R16	R32	R16	2–3 (40%)
1980	24	R32	—	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	3–5 (38%)	4–12 (25%)

WTA 250

Kym Ruddell WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	ASB	MEL	TKY	WAS	BEC	CAN	CHI	COL	DID	FT.	GUI	HAM	LIT	MON	NOR	PAD	PER	SAN	STU	SUR	SUT	TAL	WAR	WHA	W-L Win %
1975	19	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	7–7 (50%)
1976	20	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	5–3 (62%)
1977	21	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	10–8 (56%)
1978	22	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	7–7 (50%)
1979	23	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1980	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–3 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	35–29 (55%)

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 Kym Ruddell?: Kym Ruddell is 71 years old, born on July 19, 1955.
Which country does Kym Ruddell represent?: Kym Ruddell represents Australia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Kym Ruddell won?: Kym Ruddell has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kym Ruddell won?: TennisDB does not group any of Kym Ruddell's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Kym Ruddell won?: Kym Ruddell has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent was Warrnambool in 1976.
What is Kym Ruddell's career win-loss record?: Kym Ruddell has a career WTA singles record of 39 wins and 47 losses (45.3%).
Which seasons of Kym Ruddell's career appear in TennisDB?: Kym Ruddell appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1974 through 1980.
On which surface does Kym Ruddell have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Kym Ruddell's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 36.6% (15–26).
Who has Kym Ruddell faced most often?: Kym Ruddell's most frequent opponent is Judy Chaloner, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.