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Rosalyn Fairbank

USA Born Nov 2, 1960 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1978–1995

Rosalyn Fairbank represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 15. TennisDB's records show a 336–310 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1978 through 1995 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
15 (Apr 16, 1990)
Elo peak
1933 (89th percentile)
Singles record
336–310 (52.0%)
Singles titles
1
Prize money
$1,701,944

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 →

Rosalyn Fairbank's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Venus Williams #321 2-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Nov 2, 1995* R32 Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Natalia Medvedeva #51 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Aug 2, 1995* R64 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Angelica Gavaldon #47 1-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Jun 30, 1995* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Petra Begerow #69 7-6 1-0 (ret.) W H2H Match data Jun 28, 1995* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Karin Kschwendt #126 5-7 2-6 L H2H Match data Jun 21, 1995* R64 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Rosalyn Fairbank's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jo Durie 5 8 13 Jul 21, 1990 H2H
Pam Shriver 2 10 12 Nov 5, 1992 H2H
Wendy Turnbull 3 9 12 Nov 10, 1988 H2H
Martina Navratilova 0 11 11 Aug 13, 1993 H2H
Barbara Potter 4 7 11 Jun 16, 1988 H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Rosalyn Fairbank 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
198322 1 — — — 1 — Richmond
Total 1 — — — 1 —

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

Career Results

Rosalyn Fairbank career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19781732560.0%——
19791817102763.0%——
19801922214351.2%——
19812015223740.5%——
19822132215360.4%——
19832224194355.8%——
19842322264845.8%2632
19852428235154.9%3238
19862523204353.5%3828
19872621204151.2%2836
19882727224955.1%4037
19892827184560.0%3522
19902926204656.5%2224
19913014193342.4%2190
19923116163250.0%8946
19933217193647.2%4663
1994330440.0%63—
199534281020.0%—261
Career33631064652.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Rosalyn Fairbank career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197817 ————————31475.0%———— 32560.0%
197918 11250.0%43757.1%851361.5%———— 17102763.0%
198019 36933.3%841266.7%871553.3%34742.9% 22214351.2%
198120 34742.9%651154.5%24633.3%491330.8% 15223740.5%
198221 731070.0%44850.0%1662272.7%581338.5% 32215360.4%
198322 34742.9%25728.6%1161764.7%841266.7% 24194355.8%
198423 871553.3%25728.6%871553.3%471136.4% 22264845.8%
198524 13112454.2%53862.5%761353.8%33650.0% 28235154.9%
198625 1181957.9%22450.0%33650.0%771450.0% 23204353.5%
198726 571241.7%23540.0%1462070.0%0440.0% 21204151.2%
198827 11112250.0%13425.0%1361968.4%22450.0% 27224955.1%
198928 681442.9%33650.0%1341776.5%53862.5% 27184560.0%
199029 1392259.1%0110.0%841266.7%561145.5% 26204656.5%
199130 9101947.4%13425.0%22450.0%24633.3% 14193342.4%
199231 761353.8%13425.0%731070.0%14520.0% 16163250.0%
199332 9112045.0%33650.0%33650.0%22450.0% 17193647.2%
199433 0220.0%————————0220.0% 0440.0%
199534 0220.0%0110.0%23540.0%0220.0% 281020.0%
Career—10911021949.8%44519546.3%1287620462.7%517112241.8%33631064652.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rosalyn Fairbank career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198423 14520.0%18911.1%571241.7%0110.0% 7202725.9%
198524 16714.3%0220.0%62875.0%0110.0% 7111838.9%
198625 17812.5%34742.9%45944.4%202100.0% 10162638.5%
198726 0660.0%42666.7%7101741.2%31475.0% 14193342.4%
198827 17812.5%34742.9%561145.5%931275.0% 18203847.4%
198928 27922.2%42666.7%1041471.4%52771.4% 21153658.3%
199029 15616.7%26825.0%1361968.4%23540.0% 18203847.4%
199130 0220.0%0440.0%771450.0%63966.7% 13162944.8%
199231 0110.0%581338.5%551050.0%21366.7% 12152744.4%
199332 0770.0%33650.0%741163.6%44850.0% 14183243.8%
199433 00——0110.0%0110.0%00—— 0220.0%
199534 00——0110.0%13425.0%14520.0% 281020.0%
Career 7525911.9%25457035.7%706013053.8%34235759.6% 13618031643.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 316/646 (48.9%) of Rosalyn Fairbank's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rosalyn Fairbank 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
1978 17 1539 104.5 — — — — — — +66 75.0% +0.75 — 2–0 — +0.38
1979 18 1724 136.8 — — — — — -158 -4 61.3% +1.02 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.5 +0.54
1980 19 1674 128.0 — — — — -91 -31 +40 51.5% +0.05 6–9 (40%) 1–0 — -0.24
1981 20 1657 123.2 — — — — -46 +16 +48 40.7% -0.51 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 103.3 +0.56
1982 21 1898 150.4 — — — — -183 -229 +26 57.5% +0.52 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 105.2 -2.76
1983 22 1919 136.8 — — — — -80 -271 +30 53.1% +0.19 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 101.3 -2.28
1984 23 1767 136.3 — — — — +21 -163 +101 46.8% +0.05 7–8 (47%) 3–8 (27%) 94.2 +0.02
1985 24 1807 136.9 — — — — -15 -144 +36 51.3% +0.09 9–4 (69%) 9–2 (82%) 109.3 -1.69
1986 25 1825 143.0 — — — — +15 -155 -18 52.5% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 5–4 (56%) 102.0 -2.28
1987 26 1756 134.8 — — — — -59 -105 +159 50.0% +0.03 8–6 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 103.9 -0.44
1988 27 1773 141.1 — — — — -53 -161 +181 56.0% +0.38 7–11 (39%) 8–5 (62%) 98.3 +0.44
1989 28 1845 147.2 — — — — -105 -204 +177 57.8% +0.54 7–5 (58%) 6–8 (43%) 101.7 -0.47
1990 29 1788 137.4 — — — — -7 — +237 51.9% +0.13 11–3 (79%) 5–2 (71%) 108.9 +0.60
1991 30 1637 127.8 — — — — +35 -73 +316 46.1% -0.10 3–7 (30%) 1–5 (17%) 88.8 +1.07
1992 31 1727 133.0 — — — — -40 -177 +269 51.5% -0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 100.5 -1.50
1993 32 1766 146.5 — — — — -13 -176 +195 45.3% -0.44 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -2.22
1994 33 1705 104.3 — — — — -16 — — 0.0% -3.63 — — — -0.30
1995 34 1599 97.0 — — — — +22 — +239 15.8% -2.47 0–1 — — +0.12
Career 1933 143.7 — — — — -37 -133 +112 51.1% +0.08 105–88 (54%) 65–57 (53%) 104.8 -1.63

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rosalyn Fairbank Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197918 ———R64 1–1 (50%)
198019 R64R32R32R64 3–4 (43%)
198120 R64R64R32R128 3–4 (43%)
198221 R16R128R32R16 7–4 (64%)
198322 R16R128R64R128 3–4 (43%)
198423 R32R64R128R128 2–4 (33%)
198524 R64R16R64R128 4–4 (50%)
198625 —R32R64R64 4–3 (57%)
198726 R64R128R16R64 4–4 (50%)
198827 R64R128QFR128 5–4 (56%)
198928 ——QFR16 7–2 (78%)
199029 R32R128R64R64 4–4 (50%)
199130 R32—R128R128 2–3 (40%)
199231 R32R64R32R64 6–4 (60%)
199332 R128R32R64R128 3–4 (43%)
199534 ——R64— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 12–12
(50%)
11–12
(48%)
25–15
(62%)
11–15
(42%)
59–54
(52%)

WTA 1000

Rosalyn Fairbank WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge ITABERBOCCANCHICHAKEYZUR W-L
Win %
199029 ————QF—R16— 4–2 (67%)
199130 R32R64R64———R64— 1–4 (20%)
199231 —————R64R32— 2–2 (50%)
199332 ———R32—R32R64R16 4–4 (50%)
199534 —————R64R128— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
5–5
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
11–14
(44%)

WTA 500

Rosalyn Fairbank WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEBRIDLBEASIWSDGWASAMEBERBOCBRICANCHIPORCHAKEYLOSMANOAKORLPHISYDSYDWORZUR W-L
Win %
197918 R32————————————————————FQF—— 6–3 (67%)
198019 R64————QF—————R32————R32—————R32—— 4–5 (44%)
198120 ————————R32——QF—R32——————————— 4–3 (57%)
198221 —SF——————R16——R16—R32————————R16—— 9–5 (64%)
198322 —QF—————————R64——R64———————QF—— 5–4 (56%)
198423 —R16—————R64———R16——R64————R32——R32—— 5–6 (45%)
198524 —R32R64——QF—R32———R32——R32——R16————R16—— 11–8 (58%)
198625 —————R16—————SF—R32——R32———————— 6–4 (60%)
198726 —QF———R32—————R16—R32R64—R32———————— 5–6 (45%)
198827 —R32———SF———R32—————R32——————R32R32— 8–6 (57%)
198928 —R32——R32R32————————R32—————————— 1–4 (20%)
199029 ———R16QF—R32——————R16———R16QF————R32R32 9–8 (53%)
199130 ———R16R16—R32———R16—R16————R64R32—R32———— 6–8 (43%)
199231 ———SFR32——R64————R16———R16—R32—R32———— 7–7 (50%)
199332 ——R16R32R64R32—R64————R16R16———R16————R16—— 9–9 (50%)
199433 ——R64—R32———————R32—————R32—————— 0–4 (0%)
199534 ———R64—R64——————R32—————R32—————— 0–4 (0%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)
12–7
(63%)
3–3
(50%)
9–5
(64%)
5–6
(45%)
9–8
(53%)
0–2
(0%)
1–4
(20%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
15–8
(65%)
3–5
(38%)
2–6
(25%)
2–5
(29%)
2–1
(67%)
3–4
(43%)
6–4
(60%)
2–5
(29%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
12–8
(60%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
95–94
(50%)

WTA 250

Rosalyn Fairbank WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBRICINDALEASGENHOUMELNAPNWPSDGAMEAUSBECBIRBOCBOSBOUBRICHICHIDETEASFORHAMHARJOHKANKEYLASLASLEELUGMAHMANMARMONNASNEWOAKPALPERPHOPITRICRIDSALSANSEASOUSURSUTSYDTAMWESWESWOR W-L
Win %
197817 ————————————————————————R64—————————————————————————R16—————— 3–2 (60%)
197918 ———————R16—————R32———R16—————————————F———————————————————R32——F—— 10–6 (62%)
198019 ————R32———R16————QF——————R32R32———————R32R32SF————R32————R16——QF—R16—————————— 15–12 (56%)
198120 ——R16—R64———R64—————————R32R32—R32————RRR32————R16R64—————R16—QF——R32———R32—R64—————— 8–15 (35%)
198221 ——R32—R16—R16———————F———R32R32—SF—————QF————R64R16———————R16——————R16———————— 16–12 (57%)
198322 ———R32R16——————R64——R16—R32——R16—————QF———————QF—R32————QF———WR32——————————— 16–11 (59%)
198423 ———R32R64—R32——SF————R16—R32——R32——R16R16—————————R32SF———R32—R16——SF—————R32———R16——— 15–16 (48%)
198524 ———R16R16——QF————QF—R16————————R16————R64————R32—R32———R32——————QF—————————— 13–11 (54%)
198625 ———R32R32——————R64——R32R32——SFR32————————R64—————————R32R16—————————————R16——R16 11–12 (48%)
198726 ————QF————SF—R16——QFR64——R32R32————————R64————R32——————————————————————R32 12–10 (55%)
198827 ————R32—R32—R16SF————QF————QF—————————————————R32R16R32——QF————R32—————R16——— 14–12 (54%)
198928 ———QFSF————SF—R64——R16R16———R16————————R64——————————R32——R32——————————QF——QF 19–12 (61%)
199029 —R32———————QFQF———SF————————————————————————————————SF————R32———— 9–6 (60%)
199130 —————R32————R32—————————————————————————————————————————R16——SF— 5–4 (56%)
199231 R32—————————R32———R32—————————————————————————————————————————— 1–3 (25%)
199332 —R64————————————R32—————————————————————————————————————————— 1–2 (33%)
199534 ——————————————R32—————————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
4–5
(44%)
16–10
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
3–3
(50%)
14–5
(74%)
2–3
(40%)
2–4
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
23–12
(66%)
4–3
(57%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–4
(43%)
5–8
(38%)
1–1
(50%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–4
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
1–2
(33%)
7–6
(54%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
2–5
(29%)
3–2
(60%)
7–3
(70%)
2–2
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
7–2
(78%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
5–4
(56%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
3–3
(50%)
169–147
(53%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
15
Career-high date
Apr 16, 1990
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 20
Mar 19, 1984
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Rosalyn Fairbank ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198423283018303236362932353332
19852435373538342929—24313338
198625353429303443453331302828
198726293130282925212625313736
198827413737394350443840423737
198928373640393937293228252222
199029272321161621282524262424
199130212427333842507477769190
1992319810195998960615246474646
199332495052525462686366636263
19943357636762638189185190———
199534—————449235238248251252261
199635267267276282279325——————

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.

Rosalyn Fairbank'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
Robin White USA #15 1,878 300 142 158 47.3% $1,174,349 2 0 0 1981–1994 Rivalries Match log
Pam Casale USA #14 1,944 315 168 147 53.3% — 0 0 0 1980–1990 Rivalries Match log
Melissa Gurney USA #17 1,884 124 63 61 50.8% $185,616 2 0 0 1984–1989 Rivalries Match log
Gigi Fernandez USA #17 1,912 444 227 217 51.1% $4,681,906 2 0 0 1982–1997 Rivalries Match log
Terry Phelps USA #20 1,870 359 188 171 52.4% $586,311 1 0 0 1982–1990 Rivalries Match log
Laura Arraya PER #14 1,922 474 270 204 57.0% $1,005,589 10 0 0 1981–1993 Rivalries Match log
Michelle Torres USA #18 1,846 204 93 111 45.6% — 1 0 0 1982–1989 Rivalries Match log
Alycia Moulton USA #18 1,918 274 145 129 52.9% $468,748 3 0 0 1978–1988 Rivalries Match log
Helen Kelesi CAN #13 1,954 378 213 165 56.3% $905,972 2 0 0 1985–1994 Rivalries Match log
Anne White USA #19 1,847 228 110 118 48.2% $411,022 1 0 0 1978–1990 Rivalries Match log
Kate Gompert USA #18 1,871 166 85 81 51.2% $187,076 0 0 0 1980–1990 Rivalries Match log
Sandra Cecchini ITA #15 1,936 517 300 217 58.0% $1,319,152 11 0 0 1981–1998 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rosalyn Fairbank born?
Rosalyn Fairbank was born on November 2, 1960.
Which country did Rosalyn Fairbank represent?
Rosalyn Fairbank represented United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Rosalyn Fairbank?
Rosalyn Fairbank is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Rosalyn Fairbank use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Rosalyn Fairbank uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Rosalyn Fairbank left-handed or right-handed?
Rosalyn Fairbank plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rosalyn Fairbank won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Rosalyn Fairbank in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Rosalyn Fairbank won?
TennisDB does not group any of Rosalyn Fairbank's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Rosalyn Fairbank won?
TennisDB records 1 WTA singles title for Rosalyn Fairbank across all categories. The most recent was Richmond in 1983.
What is Rosalyn Fairbank's highest WTA ranking?
Rosalyn Fairbank's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 15, first achieved on April 16, 1990.
What is Rosalyn Fairbank's career win-loss record?
Rosalyn Fairbank has 336 wins and 310 losses (52.0%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1978 through 1995.
How much career prize money has Rosalyn Fairbank earned?
Rosalyn Fairbank has earned at least $1,701,944 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rosalyn Fairbank's career appear in TennisDB?
Rosalyn Fairbank appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1978 through 1995.
On which surface does Rosalyn Fairbank have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rosalyn Fairbank's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 62.7% (128–76).
Who has Rosalyn Fairbank faced most often?
Rosalyn Fairbank's most frequent opponent is Jo Durie, with a head-to-head record of 5–8 across 13 meetings.