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Betsy Nagelsen

USA Born Oct 23, 1956 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 266–324 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1972 through 1994 and 6 recorded singles titles. 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

25 (Feb 17, 1986)

Elo peak

1893 (85th percentile)

Singles record

266–324 (45.1%)

Singles titles

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
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
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 Indoor Open	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
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
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
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
1972	15	1	—	—	—	1	—	Delray Beach
1974	17	2	—	—	—	2	—	Atlanta, Winter Haven
1979	22	2	—	—	—	2	—	Kyoto, Tokyo Japan Open
1981	24	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
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	15	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
1973	16	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1974	17	27	18	45	60.0%	—	—
1975	18	18	17	35	51.4%	—	—
1976	19	11	19	30	36.7%	—	—
1977	20	8	15	23	34.8%	—	—
1978	21	13	24	37	35.1%	—	—
1979	22	18	19	37	48.7%	—	—
1980	23	22	27	49	44.9%	—	—
1981	24	20	21	41	48.8%	—	—
1982	25	12	17	29	41.4%	—	—
1983	26	18	22	40	45.0%	—	—
1984	27	11	18	29	37.9%	67	77
1985	28	14	12	26	53.9%	77	—
1986	29	18	17	35	51.4%	44	46
1987	30	13	15	28	46.4%	40	61
1988	31	11	19	30	36.7%	90	109
1989	32	18	15	33	54.6%	112	45
1990	33	8	12	20	40.0%	45	96
1991	34	0	2	2	0.0%	97	—
1992	35	1	5	6	16.7%	—	418
1993	36	0	4	4	0.0%	418	—
1994	37	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		266	324	590	45.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Betsy Nagelsen 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	15	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
1973	16	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1974	17	3	2	5	60.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	13	6	19	68.4%	0	4	4	0.0%	27	18	45	60.0%
1975	18	5	5	10	50.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	18	17	35	51.4%
1976	19	0	2	2	0.0%	5	11	16	31.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	11	19	30	36.7%
1977	20	3	3	6	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	8	15	23	34.8%
1978	21	3	7	10	30.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	13	24	37	35.1%
1979	22	4	7	11	36.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	18	19	37	48.6%
1980	23	7	7	14	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	10	7	17	58.8%	5	11	16	31.3%	22	27	49	44.9%
1981	24	5	6	11	45.5%	1	4	5	20.0%	11	4	15	73.3%	3	7	10	30.0%	20	21	41	48.8%
1982	25	2	4	6	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	12	17	29	41.4%
1983	26	2	7	9	22.2%	2	5	7	28.6%	4	5	9	44.4%	7	4	11	63.6%	18	22	40	45.0%
1984	27	9	7	16	56.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	11	18	29	37.9%
1985	28	6	5	11	54.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	14	12	26	53.8%
1986	29	6	10	16	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	18	17	35	51.4%
1987	30	8	6	14	57.1%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	13	15	28	46.4%
1988	31	5	13	18	27.8%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%	2	1	3	66.7%	11	19	30	36.7%
1989	32	12	10	22	54.5%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	18	15	33	54.5%
1990	33	3	7	10	30.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	8	12	20	40.0%
1991	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	35	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
1993	36	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
1994	37	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	84	114	198	42.4%	29	59	88	33.0%	95	80	175	54.3%	35	67	102	34.3%	266	324	590	45.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Betsy Nagelsen 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 %
1984	27	0	4	4	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	5	9	14	35.7%
1985	28	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
1986	29	1	4	5	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	8	4	12	66.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	11	13	24	45.8%
1987	30	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	6	13	19	31.6%
1988	31	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	15	22	31.8%
1989	32	1	1	2	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	12	24	50.0%
1990	33	1	0	1	100.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1991	34	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	35	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1993	36	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1994	37	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		3	15	18	16.7%	6	18	24	25.0%	21	38	59	35.6%	16	15	31	51.6%	46	86	132	34.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 132/590 (22.4%) 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	—	+0.54
1974	17	1725	133.0	—	—	—	—	-176	-202	+77	57.7%	+0.46	8–6 (57%)	5–6 (45%)	103.4	+0.49
1975	18	1791	125.1	—	—	—	—	-124	-166	-38	45.7%	-0.44	4–4 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	101.5	-3.24
1976	19	1708	124.4	—	—	—	—	-64	-115	+73	41.4%	-0.76	3–7 (30%)	1–1	—	-1.59
1977	20	1678	124.1	—	—	—	—	-30	-106	+48	37.9%	-0.62	6–6 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.11
1978	21	1658	129.7	—	—	—	—	-102	-84	+101	41.2%	-0.57	4–11 (27%)	3–7 (30%)	91.9	-1.33
1979	22	1695	123.1	—	—	—	—	-131	—	+13	48.9%	+0.08	8–8 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	98.5	+1.74
1980	23	1756	131.7	—	—	—	—	-144	—	+38	47.9%	-0.41	7–12 (37%)	6–2 (75%)	102.2	-2.08
1981	24	1809	135.3	—	—	—	—	-128	-307	+95	49.5%	-0.18	8–7 (53%)	5–5 (50%)	103.7	-3.62
1982	25	1706	123.4	—	—	—	—	-98	-215	+169	47.3%	-0.34	5–11 (31%)	9–3 (75%)	100.0	+0.16
1983	26	1693	127.0	—	—	—	—	-32	-138	+114	46.3%	-0.46	7–8 (47%)	7–6 (54%)	102.2	+0.86
1984	27	1632	126.6	—	—	—	—	+58	-142	+116	41.4%	-0.51	5–7 (42%)	7–3 (70%)	99.2	+0.78
1985	28	1714	129.7	—	—	—	—	-25	—	+88	54.2%	+0.36	7–4 (64%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+1.14
1986	29	1700	131.2	—	—	—	—	-55	—	+170	51.8%	+0.01	6–7 (46%)	4–3 (57%)	98.8	+1.52
1987	30	1646	121.7	—	—	—	—	-24	—	+150	46.2%	0.00	5–6 (45%)	4–5 (44%)	97.1	+1.59
1988	31	1586	116.1	—	—	—	—	-26	—	+128	42.5%	-0.27	4–9 (31%)	5–8 (38%)	93.3	+1.50
1989	32	1663	126.1	—	—	—	—	-56	—	+97	50.6%	+0.04	11–6 (65%)	3–4 (43%)	105.8	+1.46
1990	33	1640	115.1	—	—	—	—	-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	—	—	—	—	-50	—	—	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		1893	132.2	—	—	—	—	-73	-148	+94	46.5%	-0.28	104–129 (45%)	70–69 (50%)	101.0	+0.16

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Betsy Nagelsen Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1974	17	—	R64	R32	R16	4–3 (57%)
1975	18	—	R32	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
1976	19	—	R64	R128	R32	2–3 (40%)
1977	20	R32	—	R64	R128	0–3 (0%)
1978	21	F	R32	R64	R128	5–4 (56%)
1979	22	—	—	R64	R128	0–2 (0%)
1980	23	R16	R64	R32	R32	5–4 (56%)
1981	24	R32	R128	R16	R64	5–4 (56%)
1982	25	—	R128	R64	R128	0–3 (0%)
1983	26	R32	R128	R32	R128	3–4 (43%)
1984	27	R64	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
1985	28	R32	R128	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
1986	29	—	R128	R16	R64	4–3 (57%)
1987	30	R64	—	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
1988	31	R128	—	R128	R32	2–3 (40%)
1989	32	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1990	33	—	R128	R32	—	2–2 (50%)
1991	34	—	—	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
Season	Age	CAN	KEY	W-L Win %
1990	33	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
1993	36	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

WTA 500

Betsy Nagelsen WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DLB	EAS	IW	PAR	SDG	SPB	PAN	WAS	CHA	BER	BOC	CAN	CAR	CHI	POR	CHA	KEY	LOS	MAN	MOS	OAK	PHI	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1974	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1977	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	2–2 (50%)
1978	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–3 (25%)
1979	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
1980	23	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	3–6 (33%)
1981	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	2–3 (40%)
1982	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1983	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	2–3 (40%)
1984	27	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	5–4 (56%)
1985	28	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	4–3 (57%)
1986	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1987	30	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	7–4 (64%)
1988	31	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	R128	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	3–7 (30%)
1989	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1990	33	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1992	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	0–3 (0%)
1993	36	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1994	37	—	—	—	—	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%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–7 (42%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	5–8 (38%)	41–58 (41%)

WTA 250

Betsy Nagelsen WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	CIN	DAL	DLB	EAS	GEN	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MEL	MIA	MTP	NAP	NWP	ITA	SPB	STO	TKY	AKR	ALB	AME	ATL	BAY	BEC	BIR	BOC	BOS	BOU	BRI	CAN	CAR	CHA	CHI	CHI	DEE	DEN	DET	DUR	EDI	GIN	HAR	HER	HOL	KAN	KEY	KYO	LIT	LON	MAH	MAN	MAR	MIN	MIS	MON	MON	NAS	NEW	NEW	OAK	OCA	OKL	OLD	ORL	PAL	PAX	PHI	PHO	PHO	PIT	PRI	RAL	RIC	SAN	SAN	SÃO	SCH	SEA	SIN	SOU	STU	SUR	TAI	TAM	TUL	WES	WIC	WIL	WIN	WOR	ZUR	W-L Win %
1972	15	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1973	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1974	17	W	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	21–13 (62%)
1975	18	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	17–13 (57%)
1976	19	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	9–15 (38%)
1977	20	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–10 (38%)
1978	21	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–17 (29%)
1979	22	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–12 (57%)
1980	23	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	QF	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14–17 (45%)
1981	24	R16	R32	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13–14 (48%)
1982	25	R16	R32	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–11 (45%)
1983	26	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13–15 (46%)
1984	27	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–10 (33%)
1985	28	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9–5 (64%)
1986	29	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	F	—	—	R32	R32	11–12 (48%)
1987	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	4–8 (33%)
1988	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	6–9 (40%)
1989	32	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	14–10 (58%)
1990	33	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–6 (45%)
1991	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1993	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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%)	0–2 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (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%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	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%)	185–206 (47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 17, 1986

First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

Jan 6, 1986

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Betsy Nagelsen ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	27	63	60	62	74	75	81	80	85	94	68	74	77
1985	28	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	29	39	25	34	34	40	53	34	34	41	49	47	46
1987	30	40	46	41	40	39	40	65	54	53	44	61	61
1988	31	85	100	110	117	112	100	100	136	136	125	107	109
1989	32	111	114	73	72	74	63	55	44	43	43	45	45
1990	33	45	39	47	51	57	83	61	110	99	89	92	96
1991	34	97	97	101	120	121	162	332	—	—	—	—	—
1992	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	449	449	457	418	418
1993	36	418	389	383	383	395	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	37	—	—	—	675	680	692	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

Betsy Nagelsen's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Iva Budarova	TCH	#25	1,866	357	150	207	42.0%	$465,627	3	0	1977–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Linda Wild	USA	#23	1,815	281	135	146	48.0%	$1,237,931	5	0	1972–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Anne Minter	AUS	#23	1,870	444	220	224	49.5%	$682,839	5	0	1979–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Etsuko Inoue	JPN	#26	1,803	253	120	133	47.4%	$292,859	2	0	1980–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Wendy White	USA	#28	1,857	350	161	189	46.0%	$573,859	1	0	1978–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Elise Burgin	USA	#27	1,846	297	132	165	44.4%	$825,452	1	0	1980–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Leand	USA	#27	1,882	187	83	104	44.4%	$346,947	1	0	1981–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Camille Benjamin	USA	#27	1,821	400	177	223	44.3%	$688,139	0	0	1982–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Mima Jausovec	SLO	#23	2,092	585	339	246	57.9%	$933,926	7	1	1972–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Liz Smylie	AUS	#20	1,824	350	161	189	46.0%	$1,701,837	5	0	1980–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Elna Reinach	RSA	#26	1,864	316	145	171	45.9%	$1,114,668	1	0	1984–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Sabrina Goles	YUG	#27	1,843	233	114	119	48.9%	$353,941	1	0	1983–1990	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Betsy Nagelsen born?: Betsy Nagelsen was born on October 23, 1956.
Which country did Betsy Nagelsen represent?: Betsy Nagelsen represented 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?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Betsy Nagelsen in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
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?: TennisDB records 6 WTA singles titles for Betsy Nagelsen 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 266 wins and 324 losses (45.1%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1972 through 1994.
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.