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Michelle Tyler

GBR Age 68 WTA Tour years active: 1972–1983

Michelle Tyler represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Michelle Tyler finished with a career record of 93–80 and 5 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

1888 (85th percentile)

Career record

93–80 (53.8%)

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 →

Michelle Tyler's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Elizabeth Jones	7-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 1983*	R64	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Beverly Mould	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1982*	R32	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Belinda Borneo	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1982*	R64	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Julie Salmon	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 1982*	R32	West Worthing	WTA 250	—
Kate Brasher	3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 14, 1982*	F	Southport England	WTA 250	Clay

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Michelle Tyler's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Virginia Wade	0	5	5	Feb 3, 1978	H2H
Linda Mottram	1	4	5	May 2, 1976	H2H
Terry Holladay	1	3	4	Nov 23, 1979	H2H
Cynthia Doerner	3	1	4	Dec 6, 1978	H2H
Laura Dupont	1	3	4	Aug 31, 1978	H2H

Titles (5)

Michelle Tyler 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	17	4	—	—	—	4	—	Aberavon, Norwich, Southport, Sutton
1982	23	1	—	—	—	1	—	Southport England
Total		5	—	—	—	5	—

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

Career Results

Michelle Tyler career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	13	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	14	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1975	16	23	16	39	59.0%	—	—
1976	17	27	13	40	67.5%	—	—
1977	18	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—
1978	19	20	23	43	46.5%	—	—
1979	20	5	10	15	33.3%	—	—
1980	21	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1982	23	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
1983	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		93	80	173	53.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Michelle Tyler 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 %
1972	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	14	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	16	—	—	—	—	10	7	17	58.8%	12	7	19	63.2%	—	—	—	—	23	16	39	59.0%
1976	17	—	—	—	—	14	5	19	73.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	27	13	40	67.5%
1977	18	1	2	3	33.3%	4	4	8	50.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	1	2	3	33.3%	13	10	23	56.5%
1978	19	5	7	12	41.7%	4	2	6	66.7%	7	5	12	58.3%	4	9	13	30.8%	20	23	43	46.5%
1979	20	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1980	21	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1982	23	—	—	—	—	3	0	3	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
1983	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	6	9	15	40.0%	38	24	62	61.3%	31	26	57	54.4%	17	17	34	50.0%	93	80	173	53.8%

Advanced Stats

Michelle Tyler 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
1972	13	1486	93.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	+0.04
1973	14	1469	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.11
1975	16	1686	127.6	—	—	—	—	—	-56	-16	57.6%	+0.67	7–7 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	100.2	+2.25
1976	17	1757	133.2	—	—	—	—	-3	+2	-109	65.1%	+1.44	4–2 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	102.6	+8.09
1977	18	1799	134.0	—	—	—	—	-51	-1	-92	56.3%	+0.50	3–3 (50%)	1–1	—	-0.52
1978	19	1775	140.5	—	—	—	—	-92	+41	+17	46.7%	-0.39	7–5 (58%)	3–1 (75%)	105.1	-4.07
1979	20	1662	101.5	—	—	—	—	—	+122	+53	31.3%	-1.75	2–0	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.91
1980	21	1602	96.1	—	—	—	—	—	+123	—	25.0%	-1.25	—	1–1	—	+0.54
1982	23	1613	102.2	—	—	—	—	—	+161	—	61.5%	+0.54	1–0	—	—	+1.08
1983	24	1593	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	1–0	—	+0.19
Career		1888	132.1	—	—	—	—	-56	+13	-21	52.9%	+0.25	24–18 (57%)	13–11 (54%)	105.9	+5.04

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Michelle Tyler Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1975	16	—	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	17	R16	R64	R128	R64	1–4 (20%)
1977	18	—	R64	R128	R32	2–3 (40%)
1978	19	—	R32	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1979	20	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	2–5 (29%)	2–3 (40%)	6–12 (33%)

WTA 500

Michelle Tyler WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BER	LOS	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1975	16	QF	—	—	—	QF	2–2 (50%)
1978	19	—	—	R32	R16	—	2–2 (50%)
1979	20	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	4–5 (44%)

WTA 250

Michelle Tyler WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	DAL	EAS	MAD	MC	ITA	TKY	VIE	WAS	ABE	BEC	BOS	BOU	BOU	BRI	CAN	CHI	CHI	CHR	DET	HAM	HOL	KAN	LON	MAH	MIN	MON	NIC	NOR	OAK	OLD	PAD	PER	PER	PHI	SEA	SOU	SOU	STO	SUR	SUT	TAL	TOR	WES	W-L Win %
1972	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	16	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	18–10 (64%)
1976	17	R16	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	W	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	R16	F	—	26–9 (74%)
1977	18	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–7 (61%)
1978	19	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	QF	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	R16	R16	R32	R32	—	R16	R16	—	R32	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–18 (47%)
1979	20	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–8 (38%)
1980	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1982	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R32	4–2 (67%)
1983	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	9–5 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	7–1 (88%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	81–60 (57%)

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 Michelle Tyler?: Michelle Tyler is 68 years old, born on July 8, 1958.
Which country does Michelle Tyler represent?: Michelle Tyler represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Michelle Tyler won?: Michelle Tyler has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Michelle Tyler won?: TennisDB does not group any of Michelle Tyler's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Michelle Tyler won?: Michelle Tyler has won 5 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Southport England in 1982.
What is Michelle Tyler's career win-loss record?: Michelle Tyler has a career WTA singles record of 93 wins and 80 losses (53.8%).
Which seasons of Michelle Tyler's career appear in TennisDB?: Michelle Tyler appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1972 through 1983.
On which surface does Michelle Tyler have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Michelle Tyler's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 61.3% (38–24).
Who has Michelle Tyler faced most often?: Michelle Tyler's most frequent opponent is Virginia Wade, with a head-to-head record of 0–5 across 5 meetings.