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Beth Norton

USA Born Jun 13, 1957 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1975–1986

Beth Norton represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 233. TennisDB's records show a 62–93 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1975 through 1986 and one recorded singles title. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete.

Peak singles rank

233 (Jan 5, 1987)

Elo peak

1816 (77th percentile)

Singles record

62–93 (40.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$106,173

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 →

Beth Norton's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Amanda Tobin	1-6 7-5 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 1986*	R128	Boca Raton	WTA 250	Hard
Louise Field #148	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 14, 1985*	SF	ASB Classic	WTA 250	Grass
Stephanie Faulkner	6-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 14, 1985*	QF	ASB Classic	WTA 250	Grass
Michelle Turk	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 13, 1985*	R16	ASB Classic	WTA 250	Grass
Barbara Potter	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1985*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass

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Beth Norton's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Mima Jausovec	3	4	7	Aug 26, 1982	H2H
Barbara Potter	0	5	5	Nov 29, 1985	H2H
Sharon Walsh Pete	1	4	5	Nov 13, 1985	H2H
Laura Dupont	4	1	5	Oct 16, 1981	H2H
Tracy Austin	0	3	3	Sep 3, 1982	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Beth Norton singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles 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	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Westchester
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

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

Career Results

Beth Norton career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1975	18	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—
1976	19	14	9	23	60.9%	—	—
1977	20	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1978	21	11	10	21	52.4%	—	—
1979	22	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1980	23	5	13	18	27.8%	—	—
1981	24	17	20	37	46.0%	—	—
1982	25	6	17	23	26.1%	—	—
1983	26	2	10	12	16.7%	—	—
1985	28	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
1986	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		62	93	155	40.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Beth Norton 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 %
1975	18	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
1976	19	0	1	1	0.0%	11	5	16	68.8%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	14	9	23	60.9%
1977	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
1978	21	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	11	10	21	52.4%
1979	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	23	3	3	6	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	5	13	18	27.8%
1981	24	5	5	10	50.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	17	20	37	45.9%
1982	25	3	3	6	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	4	4	0.0%	6	17	23	26.1%
1983	26	0	6	6	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	10	12	16.7%
1985	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1986	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	12	23	35	34.3%	21	21	42	50.0%	16	25	41	39.0%	13	22	35	37.1%	62	93	155	40.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Beth Norton career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1985	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/155 (0.6%) of Beth Norton's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Beth Norton 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
1975	18	1572	122.8	—	—	—	—	—	+37	—	53.3%	-0.07	3–2 (60%)	2–0	—	-0.42
1976	19	1726	133.2	—	—	—	—	—	+25	-120	61.5%	+0.89	2–4 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	95.4	+1.09
1977	20	1731	106.0	—	—	—	—	-142	—	—	38.5%	-0.61	2–1 (67%)	1–0	—	-0.08
1978	21	1766	140.2	—	—	—	—	-78	—	-105	54.2%	-0.04	4–4 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	107.0	+0.38
1979	22	1724	102.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.86	0–1	—	—	-0.22
1980	23	1642	118.0	—	—	—	—	-28	—	-35	28.2%	-1.21	2–1 (67%)	0–2	—	-1.15
1981	24	1714	141.8	—	—	—	—	-5	+65	-133	48.3%	-0.03	5–8 (38%)	3–8 (27%)	92.0	-2.09
1982	25	1623	124.6	—	—	—	—	+44	+28	-38	32.8%	-0.90	5–7 (42%)	3–2 (60%)	98.9	-1.77
1983	26	1524	96.9	—	—	—	—	+48	—	—	27.6%	-1.55	1–4 (20%)	0–3 (0%)	92.6	+1.23
1985	28	1500	97.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+53	26.7%	-1.87	1–0	0–1	—	+1.04
1986	29	1486	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	+0.15
Career		1816	134.1	—	—	—	—	-15	+38	-68	42.9%	-0.45	25–33 (43%)	14–19 (42%)	94.1	-1.19

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Beth Norton Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1975	18	—	—	—	R16	2–1 (67%)
1976	19	—	R32	R32	R16	6–3 (67%)
1978	21	R16	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1979	22	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1980	23	—	—	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
1981	24	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1982	25	R64	—	R64	R64	2–3 (40%)
1983	26	R64	—	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1985	28	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	1–1 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	6–7 (46%)	11–16 (41%)

WTA 500

Beth Norton WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	WAS	CHA	CAN	CAR	CHA	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1976	19	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1977	20	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1978	21	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	R32	5–4 (56%)
1979	22	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1980	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1982	25	—	R64	R32	—	R64	—	R64	—	R64	0–5 (0%)
1983	26	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1985	28	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		5–1 (83%)	0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–5 (29%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	9–17 (35%)

WTA 250

Beth Norton WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	ASB	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	MC	NAP	NWP	ITA	TKY	AME	BEC	BET	BOC	BOS	CHI	CHI	COL	DET	HIT	HOL	KAN	MAH	MIN	MON	NAS	OAK	OLD	ORA	PIT	RID	SEA	ST.	SUR	TAM	TUC	WES	W-L Win %
1975	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1976	19	—	—	—	R64	R32	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	8–5 (62%)
1977	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1978	21	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–5 (50%)
1980	23	R32	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	5–10 (33%)
1981	24	QF	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	R64	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	15–16 (48%)
1982	25	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	4–9 (31%)
1983	26	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–7 (22%)
1985	28	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1986	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	2–4 (33%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–4 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	6–1 (86%)	42–59 (42%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

233

Career-high date

Jan 5, 1987

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

Beth Norton ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	30	252	259	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete; recorded win-loss totals, surface splits and head-to-head counts may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Beth Norton's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Paula Smith	USA	#194	1,632	177	60	117	33.9%	$426,717	1	1974–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Cheryl Jones	USA	#250	1,544	11	5	6	45.5%	$28,929	0	1981–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Katerina Bohmova	CZE	#196	1,591	111	34	77	30.6%	$147,620	0	1978–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Jane Forman	USA	#161	1,572	48	19	29	39.6%	$52,146	1	1981–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Lena Sandin	SWE	#297	1,767	114	62	52	54.4%	$88,544	7	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Rene Blount	USA	#153	1,618	116	31	85	26.7%	—	0	1975–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Jamie Golder	USA	#165	1,633	66	24	42	36.4%	$64,829	0	1982–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Amanda Tobin	AUS	#138	1,632	122	45	77	36.9%	—	3	1976–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Elizabeth Galphin	USA	#185	1,522	10	4	6	40.0%	$50,062	0	1985–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Amy Holton	USA	#162	1,578	89	27	62	30.3%	$88,891	0	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Pam Whytcross	AUS	#150	1,635	183	66	117	36.1%	$126,973	4	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Candy Reynolds	USA	#76	1,825	226	85	141	37.6%	$627,800	0	1973–1989	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Beth Norton born?: Beth Norton was born on June 13, 1957.
Which country did Beth Norton represent?: Beth Norton represented United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Beth Norton left-handed or right-handed?: Beth Norton plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Beth Norton won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Beth Norton in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Beth Norton won?: TennisDB does not group any of Beth Norton's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Beth Norton won?: TennisDB records 1 WTA singles title for Beth Norton across all categories. The most recent was Westchester in 1976.
What is Beth Norton's highest WTA ranking?: Beth Norton's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 233, first achieved on January 5, 1987.
What is Beth Norton's career win-loss record?: Beth Norton has 62 wins and 93 losses (40.0%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1975 through 1986.
How much career prize money has Beth Norton earned?: Beth Norton has earned at least $106,173 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Beth Norton's career appear in TennisDB?: Beth Norton appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1975 through 1986.
On which surface does Beth Norton have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Beth Norton's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 50.0% (21–21).
Who has Beth Norton faced most often?: Beth Norton's most frequent opponent is Mima Jausovec, with a head-to-head record of 3–4 across 7 meetings.