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Betsy Nagelsen

USA Age 69 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1972–1994

Betsy Nagelsen represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 25. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 266–324 and 6 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
25 (Feb 17, 1986)
Elo peak
1891 (86th percentile)
Singles record
266–324 (45.1%)
Singles titles
6
Prize money
$1,016,519

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 →

Betsy Nagelsen's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Natasha Zvereva #15 0-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Feb 21, 1994 R32 Indian Wells Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Natalia Baudone #93 0-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 14, 1993* R32 Montpellier Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Chanda Rubin #88 4-6 6-4 0-6 L H2H Match data Mar 13, 1993* R128 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Noelle Van Lottum 0-6 6-4 1-6 L H2H Match data Feb 18, 1993* R32 Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ann Grossman #38 3-6 6-7 L H2H Match data Feb 11, 1993* R32 Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Betsy Nagelsen's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Pam Shriver 1 9 10 Nov 12, 1992 H2H
Sue Barker 2 8 10 Jun 28, 1981 H2H
Mary Lou Piatek 1 8 9 Sep 26, 1986 H2H
Rosie Casals 3 6 9 Aug 29, 1985 H2H
Virginia Wade 1 8 9 Jun 15, 1983 H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Betsy Nagelsen singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
197215 1 — — — 1 — Delray Beach
197417 2 — — — 2 — Atlanta, Winter Haven
197922 2 — — — 2 — Kyoto, Tokyo Japan Open
198124 1 — — — 1 — Surbiton
Total 6 — — — 6 —

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

Career Results

Betsy Nagelsen career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19721542666.7%——
19731613425.0%——
19741727184560.0%——
19751818173551.4%——
19761911193036.7%——
1977208152334.8%——
19782113243735.1%——
19792218193748.7%——
19802322274944.9%——
19812420214148.8%——
19822512172941.4%——
19832618224045.0%——
19842711182937.9%6777
19852814122653.9%7781
19862918173551.4%4446
19873013152846.4%4061
19883111193036.7%90109
19893218153354.6%11245
1990338122040.0%4596
1991340220.0%97337
19923515616.7%462418
1993360440.0%418394
1994370110.0%675692
Career26632459045.1%——

Career Results by Surface

Betsy Nagelsen career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197215 ————21366.7%0110.0%———— 42666.7%
197316 11250.0%0220.0%———————— 13425.0%
197417 32560.0%661250.0%1361968.4%0440.0% 27184560.0%
197518 551050.0%651154.5%23540.0%0110.0% 18173551.4%
197619 0220.0%5111631.3%33650.0%33650.0% 11193036.7%
197720 33650.0%14520.0%35837.5%13425.0% 8152334.8%
197821 371030.0%461040.0%551050.0%16714.3% 13243735.1%
197922 471136.4%0220.0%44850.0%26825.0% 18193748.6%
198023 771450.0%0220.0%1071758.8%5111631.3% 22274944.9%
198124 561145.5%14520.0%1141573.3%371030.0% 20214148.8%
198225 24633.3%23540.0%33650.0%571241.7% 12172941.4%
198326 27922.2%25728.6%45944.4%741163.6% 18224045.0%
198427 971656.3%0440.0%27922.2%———— 11182937.9%
198528 651154.5%0110.0%751258.3%11250.0% 14122653.8%
198629 6101637.5%0110.0%731070.0%53862.5% 18173551.4%
198730 861457.1%————551050.0%0440.0% 13152846.4%
198831 5131827.8%————45944.4%21366.7% 11193036.7%
198932 12102254.5%————63966.7%0220.0% 18153354.5%
199033 371030.0%0220.0%53862.5%———— 8122040.0%
199134 ————————0220.0%———— 0220.0%
199235 0220.0%————11250.0%0220.0% 15616.7%
199336 0220.0%————————0220.0% 0440.0%
199437 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
Career—8411419842.4%29598833.0%958017554.3%356710234.3%26632459045.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Betsy Nagelsen career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198427 0440.0%12333.3%12333.3%31475.0% 591435.7%
198528 0440.0%00——00——0110.0% 0550.0%
198629 14520.0%12333.3%841266.7%13425.0% 11132445.8%
198730 0220.0%15616.7%24633.3%32560.0% 6131931.6%
198831 00——0550.0%681442.9%12333.3% 7152231.8%
198932 11250.0%31475.0%381127.3%52771.4% 12122450.0%
199033 101100.0%0220.0%15616.7%22450.0% 491330.8%
199134 00——00——0110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
199235 00——00——0330.0%12333.3% 15616.7%
199336 00——00——0330.0%00—— 0330.0%
199437 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
Career 3151816.7%6182425.0%21385935.6%16163250.0% 468713334.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 133/590 (22.5%) of Betsy Nagelsen's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Betsy Nagelsen 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 15 1511 98.7 — — — — — +28 — 53.8% +0.23 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.77
1973 16 1495 98.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.55
1974 17 1725 133.0 — — — — -176 -202 +77 57.7% +0.46 8–6 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 103.4 +0.58
1975 18 1791 125.1 — — — — -124 -166 -38 45.7% -0.44 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.5 -3.05
1976 19 1709 124.2 — — — — -65 -116 +70 41.4% -0.76 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — -1.73
1977 20 1678 123.8 — — — — -30 -105 +46 37.9% -0.62 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
1978 21 1659 129.6 — — — — -99 -85 +99 40.7% -0.58 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.84
1979 22 1695 122.8 — — — — -132 — +12 48.9% +0.08 8–8 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.5 +1.65
1980 23 1753 130.7 — — — — -148 — +40 47.9% -0.41 7–12 (37%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 -1.78
1981 24 1806 134.9 — — — — -129 -305 +99 49.5% -0.18 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 103.7 -3.53
1982 25 1705 123.2 — — — — -99 -214 +170 47.3% -0.34 5–11 (31%) 9–3 (75%) 100.0 -0.40
1983 26 1693 126.7 — — — — -32 -138 +114 46.3% -0.46 7–8 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 102.2 +0.98
1984 27 1631 126.4 — — — — +59 -141 +117 41.4% -0.51 5–7 (42%) 7–3 (70%) 99.2 +0.69
1985 28 1714 129.5 — — — — -26 — +87 54.2% +0.36 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.17
1986 29 1699 131.1 — — — — -55 — +171 51.8% +0.01 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 +1.66
1987 30 1646 121.6 — — — — -24 — +148 46.2% 0.00 5–6 (45%) 4–5 (44%) 97.1 +1.69
1988 31 1586 116.1 — — — — -27 — +128 42.5% -0.27 4–9 (31%) 5–8 (38%) 93.3 +1.55
1989 32 1662 126.0 — — — — -56 — +96 50.6% +0.04 11–6 (65%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 +1.48
1990 33 1640 115.0 — — — — -81 — +173 40.0% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +0.09
1991 34 1608 97.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.01
1992 35 1561 105.4 — — — — -52 — — 26.7% -1.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.03
1993 36 1511 98.5 — — — — -47 — — 20.0% -2.70 0–2 0–1 — +0.17
1994 37 1509 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.16
Career 1891 131.9 — — — — -73 -148 +94 46.5% -0.28 104–128 (45%) 70–69 (50%) 101.1 +0.27

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Betsy Nagelsen Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197417 —R64R32R16 4–3 (57%)
197518 —R32R64— 1–2 (33%)
197619 —R64R128R32 2–3 (40%)
197720 R32—R64R128 0–3 (0%)
197821 FR32R64R128 5–4 (56%)
197922 ——R64R128 0–2 (0%)
198023 R16R64R32R32 5–4 (56%)
198124 R32R128R16R64 5–4 (56%)
198225 —R128R64R128 0–3 (0%)
198326 R32R128R32R128 3–4 (43%)
198427 R64R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
198528 R32R128R128R128 1–4 (20%)
198629 —R128R16R64 4–3 (57%)
198730 R64—R128R64 2–3 (40%)
198831 R128—R128R32 2–3 (40%)
198932 ——R128R64 1–2 (33%)
199033 —R128R32— 2–2 (50%)
199134 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 10–9
(53%)		2–12
(14%)		14–18
(44%)		12–15
(44%)		 38–54
(41%)

WTA 1000

Betsy Nagelsen WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANKEY W-L
Win %
199033 R64R64 0–2 (0%)
199336 —R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		 0–3
(0%)

WTA 500

Betsy Nagelsen WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEBRIDLBEASIWPARSDGSPBPANBERBOCCANCARCHIHILKEYLOSMANMOSOAKPHISYDSYD W-L
Win %
197417 ———————R32——————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197720 —————————————————————R16— 1–1 (50%)
197821 ——————————————————————R32 0–1 (0%)
197922 ——————R32—————QF—————————— 2–2 (50%)
198023 R32——————————R32R32———R32—————R32 3–5 (38%)
198124 —————————R32—R64——————————R32 2–3 (40%)
198225 ———————————R32——————————— 1–1 (50%)
198326 ———————————R32——————————R32 2–2 (50%)
198427 —R32————F———————R64———————R64 5–4 (56%)
198528 ——R64———QF———————————————R32 4–3 (57%)
198629 ——————QF————R32——————————— 3–2 (60%)
198730 —SF————R16————R32——————————R64 7–4 (64%)
198831 —R32————R32———R64R64———R128R32—————R32 3–7 (30%)
198932 ——————R16—QF—————————R32———— 3–3 (50%)
199033 ———R32—————————————R64————— 1–2 (33%)
199235 ————————————————R32——R32R32—— 0–3 (0%)
199336 —————R32———————R32————————— 0–2 (0%)
199437 ————R32—————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		11–7
(61%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		5–7
(42%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		5–8
(38%)		 37–47
(44%)

WTA 250

Betsy Nagelsen WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLCINDALDLBEASGENGSTHAMHOUKITMELMIAMTPNAPNWPITASPBSTOTKYWASAKRALBAMEATLBAYBECBIRBOCBOSBOUBRICANCARCHACHICHIDEEDENDETDUREDIPORGINHARHERHILHOLKANKEYKYOLITLONMAHMANMARMINMISMONMONNASNEWNEWOAKOCAOKLOLDORLPALPAXPHIPHOPHOPITPRIRALRICSANSANSÃOSCHSEASINSOUSTUSURTAITAMTULWESWICWILWINWORZUR W-L
Win %
197215 ———W——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R16———————————————R32——— 4–2 (67%)
197316 ————————————————R32——————R16———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————QF—————— 1–3 (25%)
197417 W———R64——R32——————FR64————R32————QF——————R16———————R16————————————————————R32—R32——R32———R16QF———————————————————W—— 21–13 (62%)
197518 R32———R32————————QF—R16———R32R32——SF—R32———————————R64——————————————————R16—————————QF—R32—R16—————————————————R32————— 17–14 (55%)
197619 R16———QF—SFR32—R16———R64—R64——————R32——R32———R32—R32———————————————————QF—————————————————R32R64———————————R32—————R16————— 9–16 (36%)
197720 R32—————————R16——————————————————————R32R32———R16—QF————R16———————————————————R32————R32——————R16QF——————————————— 7–11 (39%)
197821 R32———R32—R16R32R32————R64—QF———R32——————————R32R16———R32—————R16——————————QF——R32——R32——————R32————R32—————R32——————R16—————————— 8–19 (30%)
197922 ——R64—R32————————R32———R16W——————QF——R16—R16R32——R32R32—————R32———R32R16——W——————————————————————————————R32————————————— 16–14 (53%)
198023 ————R16————————————R32R16——————R64————R16———R32QFR16—R64——R32—————R32————R32——R32——R16———R32———R16————————SF————R16————————————— 14–18 (44%)
198124 R16R32R16—R64———R16—————————R16———————————————R32—R32—R32————————R32—————————QF————————R32————————SF————————W—R32——————— 13–14 (48%)
198225 R16R32R32—R64——————————————R32——————SF—QF—————R16———R32——————R16——————R64—————————————R32—————————————R16————————————— 11–13 (46%)
198326 ————R64—————————————SF———R64———R64—QF———————R16——————R16R32R64——————R64R64R64————————————R16————SF——R16——————————R32——————— 13–16 (45%)
198427 ————R64——————R32——R32———QF———————R64————————————R16————————————R64R16—————————————R64——————————————R16——————————— 5–10 (33%)
198528 ————R64————————SF————————————F——————————R16————R16——————————————————————————————————————————————————— 9–5 (64%)
198629 ————R16—————————————R32———————R16R128————————————————————R64———R64—————————————————R16———————————————R32R16—F——R32R32 11–12 (48%)
198730 ——————————————R32———SF———————————R32———R32———————————————R32—R16————————————————————R32———————————————————R32 4–8 (33%)
198831 ——————————————R32———R16———————R16————————————————————————————————R16R32———R32—————R32——————————————QF———R32———— 6–9 (40%)
198932 ——R32—QF————————————————SF——R32—QF—————————————————————R64———————————————QF——————————————R32—————QF———R32———— 14–10 (58%)
199033 —————R32————————————R16——R16————R16—————————————————————————————————————R32————————————————R16———————————— 5–6 (45%)
199134 ——————————————————————————R64——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
199235 ——————————————————————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32—————————————— 1–2 (33%)
199336 ————————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 10–6
(62%)		0–2
(0%)		2–4
(33%)		2–0
(100%)		13–13
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		0–3
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		5–5
(50%)		5–4
(56%)		3–4
(43%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		16–8
(67%)		0–3
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		4–2
(67%)		0–2
(0%)		4–2
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		6–5
(55%)		18–10
(64%)		0–1
(0%)		5–3
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		2–4
(33%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–6
(25%)		3–3
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		1–2
(33%)		1–4
(20%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		3–4
(43%)		1–1
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		4–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		4–7
(36%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		0–2
(0%)		3–5
(38%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–7
(36%)		2–1
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		7–3
(70%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		0–2
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		6–0
(100%)		4–2
(67%)		0–3
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		2–2
(50%)		4–3
(57%)		0–1
(0%)		6–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		 189–217
(47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
25
Career-high date
Feb 17, 1986
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Jan 6, 1986
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Betsy Nagelsen ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198427636062747581808594687477
1985287981——————————
198629392534344053343441494746
198730404641403940655453446161
19883185100110117112100100136136125107109
19893211111473727463554443434545
1990334539475157836111099899296
1991349797101120121162332337————
199235———————449449457418418
199336418389383383395394——————
199437———675680692——————

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.

Similar Players

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

Betsy Nagelsen's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Iva Budarova TCH #25 1,865 354 148 206 41.8% $465,627 3 0 0 1977–1990 Rivalries Match log
Linda Wild USA #23 1,815 281 135 146 48.0% $1,237,931 5 0 0 1972–2000 Rivalries Match log
Anne Minter AUS #23 1,870 444 220 224 49.5% $682,839 5 0 0 1979–1993 Rivalries Match log
Etsuko Inoue JPN #26 1,803 253 120 133 47.4% $292,859 2 0 0 1980–1990 Rivalries Match log
Wendy White USA #28 1,856 350 161 189 46.0% $573,859 1 0 0 1978–1992 Rivalries Match log
Elise Burgin USA #27 1,845 297 132 165 44.4% $825,452 1 0 0 1980–1993 Rivalries Match log
Andrea Leand USA #27 1,881 187 83 104 44.4% $346,947 1 0 0 1981–1994 Rivalries Match log
Camille Benjamin USA #27 1,820 400 177 223 44.3% $688,139 0 0 0 1982–1994 Rivalries Match log
Mima Jausovec SLO #23 2,090 585 339 246 57.9% $933,926 7 1 0 1972–1988 Rivalries Match log
Liz Smylie AUS #20 1,823 350 161 189 46.0% $1,701,837 5 0 0 1980–1994 Rivalries Match log
Elna Reinach RSA #26 1,863 316 145 171 45.9% $1,114,668 1 0 0 1984–1995 Rivalries Match log
Sabrina Goles YUG #27 1,843 233 114 119 48.9% $353,941 1 0 0 1983–1990 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Betsy Nagelsen?
Betsy Nagelsen is 69 years old, born on October 23, 1956.
Which country does Betsy Nagelsen represent?
Betsy Nagelsen represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Betsy Nagelsen?
Betsy Nagelsen is 175 cm / 5'9".
Is Betsy Nagelsen left-handed or right-handed?
Betsy Nagelsen plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Betsy Nagelsen won?
Betsy Nagelsen has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Betsy Nagelsen won?
TennisDB does not group any of Betsy Nagelsen's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Betsy Nagelsen won?
Betsy Nagelsen has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Surbiton in 1981.
What is Betsy Nagelsen's highest WTA ranking?
Betsy Nagelsen's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 25, first achieved on February 17, 1986.
What is Betsy Nagelsen's career win-loss record?
Betsy Nagelsen has a career WTA singles record of 266 wins and 324 losses (45.1%).
How much career prize money has Betsy Nagelsen earned?
Betsy Nagelsen has earned at least $1,016,519 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Betsy Nagelsen's career appear in TennisDB?
Betsy Nagelsen appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1972 through 1994.
On which surface does Betsy Nagelsen have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Betsy Nagelsen's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 54.3% (95–80).
Who has Betsy Nagelsen faced most often?
Betsy Nagelsen's most frequent opponent is Pam Shriver, with a head-to-head record of 1–9 across 10 meetings.