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Pam Shriver

USA Age 64 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1978–1997

Pam Shriver represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 626–278 and 24 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
3 (Feb 20, 1984)
Elo peak
2304 (99th percentile)
Singles record
626–278 (69.2%)
Singles titles
24
Prize money
$5,460,566

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 →

Pam Shriver's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lisa Raymond #26 5-7 6-7 L H2H Match data Feb 22, 1997* QF Oklahoma Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Rene Simpson #121 6-4 6-3 W H2H Match data Feb 21, 1997* R16 Oklahoma Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Patricia Hy Boulais 7-5 6-7 6-3 W H2H Match data Feb 20, 1997* R32 Oklahoma Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Linda Wild #33 3-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Nov 8, 1996* R16 Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Rennae Stubbs #102 6-2 6-7 6-3 W H2H Match data Nov 7, 1996* R32 Oakland Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Pam Shriver's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Martina Navratilova 3 39 42 Mar 28, 1992 H2H
Chris Evert 4 18 22 Nov 14, 1988 H2H
Wendy Turnbull 10 11 21 Mar 21, 1987 H2H
Zina Garrison 8 8 16 Jun 12, 1993 H2H
Bettina Bunge 11 4 15 Nov 7, 1987 H2H

Singles Titles (24)

Pam Shriver 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
197815 1 — — — 1 — Columbus
198017 1 — — 1 — — Carlsbad
198118 2 — — — 2 — Beckenham, Perth 2
198219 1 — — — 1 — Beckenham
198320 3 — — 1 2 — Atlanta, Sydney Indoors, Brisbane International
198421 2 — — — 2 — Birmingham, Chicago
198522 4 — — — 4 — Australian Indoor, Birmingham, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Melbourne
198623 2 — — — 2 — Birmingham, Newport
198724 4 — — 1 3 — Birmingham, Newport, Worcester, Canadian Open
198825 4 — — 2 2 — Tokyo Pan Pacific, Zurich, Brisbane International, Sydney International
Total 24 — — 5 19 —

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

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Pam Shriver Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Quarterfinal 2 1 Zina Garrison #9 def. Pam Shriver #5 6-2 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Pam Shriver career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1978152383174.2%——
19791616163250.0%——
19801747216869.1%—9
19811858258369.9%—7
19821947196671.2%—6
19832052156777.6%—4
19842144135777.2%54
19852254136780.6%44
19862347156275.8%46
19872460137382.2%54
19882560157580.0%45
19892624143863.2%518
199027851361.5%1866
19912821183953.9%6537
19922925184358.1%3930
19933014132751.9%2838
19943113162944.8%3863
1995327111838.9%62110
199633491330.8%123189
19973421366.7%218234
Career62627890469.2%——

Career Results by Surface

Pam Shriver career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197815 61785.7%11250.0%33650.0%1021283.3% 2383174.2%
197916 24633.3%11250.0%1161764.7%25728.6% 16163250.0%
198017 2272975.9%32560.0%1351872.2%971656.3% 47216869.1%
198118 1552075.0%62875.0%1932286.4%18153354.5% 58258369.9%
198219 1141573.3%32560.0%1541978.9%1892766.7% 47196671.2%
198320 1732085.0%21366.7%1331681.3%2082871.4% 52156777.6%
198421 1031376.9%————1541978.9%1962576.0% 44135777.2%
198522 1431782.4%22450.0%1942382.6%1942382.6% 54136780.6%
198623 1451973.7%————1011190.9%2393271.9% 47156275.8%
198724 1331681.3%————3053585.7%1752277.3% 60137382.2%
198825 2082871.4%————2442885.7%1631984.2% 60157580.0%
198926 1271963.2%————731070.0%54955.6% 24143863.2%
199027 33650.0%————————52771.4% 851361.5%
199128 11112250.0%————731070.0%34742.9% 21183953.8%
199229 1192055.0%————63966.7%861457.1% 25184358.1%
199330 461040.0%————32560.0%751258.3% 14132751.9%
199431 771450.0%0110.0%43757.1%25728.6% 13162944.8%
199532 14520.0%————43757.1%24633.3% 7111838.9%
199633 16714.3%————22450.0%11250.0% 491330.8%
199734 21366.7%———————————— 21366.7%
Career—19610029666.2%18123060.0%2056126677.1%20410430866.2%62627890469.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Pam Shriver career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198421 571241.7%841266.7%1521788.2%303100.0% 31134470.5%
198522 461040.0%13425.0%62875.0%202100.0% 13112454.2%
198623 5121729.4%821080.0%1711894.4%404100.0% 34154969.4%
198724 991850.0%1221485.7%26026100.0%303100.0% 50116182.0%
198825 1181957.9%1231580.0%2022290.9%81988.9% 51146578.5%
198926 0440.0%202100.0%1061662.5%51683.3% 17112860.7%
199027 0220.0%00——42666.7%303100.0% 741163.6%
199128 0660.0%63966.7%571241.7%52771.4% 16183447.1%
199229 0660.0%5101533.3%71887.5%51683.3% 17183548.6%
199330 0330.0%44850.0%561145.5%303100.0% 12132548.0%
199431 0110.0%25728.6%561145.5%41580.0% 11132445.8%
199532 0110.0%13425.0%26825.0%41580.0% 7111838.9%
199633 0220.0%0220.0%0330.0%32560.0% 391225.0%
199734 00——0110.0%00——101100.0% 11250.0%
Career 346710133.7%614210359.2%1224416673.5%5396285.5% 27016243262.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 432/904 (47.8%) of Pam Shriver's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Pam Shriver 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 15 1839 153.8 — — — — +104 — -258 69.2% +1.66 4–3 (57%) 7–3 (70%) 108.7 +0.06
1979 16 1813 147.5 — — — — +7 — -37 57.1% +0.36 0–8 (0%) 4–2 (67%) 93.1 -0.83
1980 17 2055 163.4 — — — — -49 -406 -67 68.7% +1.41 11–9 (55%) 8–7 (53%) 104.9 -7.03
1981 18 2138 166.4 — — — — -89 -332 -9 71.3% +1.67 4–10 (29%) 10–6 (63%) 96.8 -6.74
1982 19 2099 161.9 — — — — -1 -284 +23 69.7% +1.63 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 102.0 -2.82
1983 20 2163 167.8 — — — — +33 -321 +16 73.1% +1.83 11–6 (65%) 7–5 (58%) 101.0 -4.79
1984 21 2061 163.5 — — — — +77 — +84 75.8% +1.98 4–8 (33%) 7–2 (78%) 94.6 -0.74
1985 22 2119 161.1 — — — — +48 -302 +85 75.7% +1.82 10–4 (71%) 13–7 (65%) 101.9 +0.23
1986 23 2196 175.2 — — — — +23 — +26 75.9% +2.04 2–7 (22%) 7–4 (64%) 95.5 -4.63
1987 24 2256 167.4 — — — — -1 — +39 78.5% +2.08 8–4 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 102.7 -3.44
1988 25 2197 167.5 — — — — +37 — +105 76.5% +1.85 11–5 (69%) 8–6 (57%) 98.7 -3.71
1989 26 1961 141.0 — — — — +38 — +226 60.0% +0.72 8–6 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 92.2 +0.34
1990 27 1915 136.1 — — — — +25 — — 58.6% +0.83 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.41
1991 28 1823 146.6 — — — — -5 — +351 56.0% +0.62 1–5 (17%) 2–8 (20%) 88.5 -2.30
1992 29 1857 156.5 — — — — +5 — +328 56.4% +0.71 5–3 (63%) 4–5 (44%) 101.5 -2.50
1993 30 1820 148.3 — — — — +6 — +300 52.5% +0.05 4–7 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 95.2 -1.73
1994 31 1700 125.8 — — — — +6 — +296 48.5% -0.04 5–7 (42%) 3–3 (50%) 95.7 +0.51
1995 32 1649 116.2 — — — — -2 — +277 38.1% -0.64 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.26
1996 33 1611 115.9 — — — — -22 — +337 39.3% -0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.33
1997 34 1636 111.8 — — — — -20 — — 57.1% +0.86 1–0 0–2 — -0.20
Career 2304 166.5 — — — — +10 -331 +78 67.8% +1.37 103–105 (50%) 102–76 (57%) 97.2 -4.47

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Pam Shriver Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197815 ——R32F 8–2 (80%)
197916 ——R64R128 1–2 (33%)
198017 QF—R16QF 9–3 (75%)
198118 SF—SFR16 11–3 (79%)
198219 SF—R16SF 10–3 (77%)
198320 SFR32R64SF 12–4 (75%)
198421 QF—QFQF 11–3 (79%)
198522 R16—QFQF 10–3 (77%)
198623 ——R128QF 4–2 (67%)
198724 QF—SFQF 12–3 (80%)
198825 R16—SFR64 9–3 (75%)
198926 R32—R32R128 4–3 (57%)
199027 R32——— 2–1 (67%)
199128 R32—R32R32 6–3 (67%)
199229 R32—R64R64 4–3 (57%)
199330 R128——R128 0–2 (0%)
199431 R64R128R32R64 4–4 (50%)
199532 R128—R128R64 1–3 (25%)
199633 R128—R64R128 1–3 (25%)
W-L 32–16
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		40–17
(70%)		45–18
(71%)		 119–53
(69%)

WTA 1000

Pam Shriver WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge TKYCHIKEYPHIPANZUR W-L
Win %
199027 —SF———— 3–1 (75%)
199128 ——R16——— 3–1 (75%)
199229 ——R32——— 1–1 (50%)
199330 QF—R64R16—R16 4–4 (50%)
199431 QF——R32—R32 2–3 (40%)
199532 ———R32R32— 0–2 (0%)
199633 ——R128——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		4–4
(50%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		 13–13
(50%)

WTA 500

Pam Shriver WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEBRIEASIWSDGTKYWASBOCBRICANCARCHIPORHILLOSMANMOSOAKORLPHISTRSYDSYDWORZUR W-L
Win %
197916 QF————————————————————R32——— 2–2 (50%)
198017 R16————————SFW———R32———————F—— 14–4 (78%)
198118 ————F————QF————————————R16—— 7–3 (70%)
198219 —F————————————————————R32—— 4–2 (67%)
198320 —W——————————————————————— 5–0 (100%)
198421 —QF————————————————————R16—— 3–2 (60%)
198522 —F———————————QF—F——R16—————— 10–4 (71%)
198623 —————————F————SF—————————— 7–2 (78%)
198724 —F———————W————————————F—— 13–2 (87%)
198825 —W————FSF—SF————R32———————WR16— 21–5 (81%)
198926 ———QF——————————SF—R16—————QF—— 7–4 (64%)
199027 ——————QFR16————————————————— 3–2 (60%)
199128 ——QF——R16R16—R32——R16R32———————————R16 7–7 (50%)
199229 ——R16R16—QF—————QFR32—R16——QF—R16————R16 13–9 (59%)
199330 ——R32————————QFR32—————————QF—— 5–4 (56%)
199431 ——R64————————————R32—R32——R16—R32—— 2–5 (29%)
199532 ——R16—R64——————R16—————R16————R32—— 4–5 (44%)
199633 ————R32————————————R16——————— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		24–4
(86%)		8–5
(62%)		3–2
(60%)		4–3
(57%)		3–2
(60%)		7–3
(70%)		4–2
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		18–4
(82%)		5–0
(100%)		6–4
(60%)		0–3
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		7–5
(58%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		4–4
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		19–9
(68%)		1–1
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		 128–64
(67%)

WTA 250

Pam Shriver WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLASBBEIBRICINDALEASHOUMELNWPSDGTKYWASAMEAUSBECBIRBOCBOSBRICHICHICOLDEEDETEASPORHARHILKANKEYLANMAHMANMINMONNEWOAKOKLORLJAPPERPHIPHOPRIQUERICSALSANSCHSEASYDSYDTAMWORZUR W-L
Win %
197815 —————BRR32—————R16————————R32W—————R16——————————————————F———————— 15–6 (71%)
197916 ———————R32R16———QF——F————R32QF——————R16———R32—R32———————QFR32——R32————————— 13–12 (52%)
198017 ————R16QF—R16—————QF———————SF—QF—————QF—————BR———QF———SF——SF———R32——R16—— 24–14 (63%)
198118 ————QFF———————QF—W———QFQF——SFBRSF——F——RR——R16——————W————SF———QF————— 40–17 (70%)
198219 ————R16——F————QF——W——R32SFQF——SF—QFQF—QF———QF————R16—QF——F————————————— 33–14 (70%)
198320 W————SF—QF—SF—————————SFSF——————SF—————SF———QF—————————————W—F—— 34–10 (77%)
198421 —————SF—R16————————W——QFW———————————FQF——SFSF—————————————————— 28–7 (80%)
198522 ————————WF————W—W———QF—————W—————QF———F———————QF——————————— 33–5 (87%)
198623 —————R16———W——F———WR128——SF—————SF—————————F———————SF—————————SF— 33–9 (79%)
198724 —————FSF——W——R32———WSF—F——————SF———R64———————————————————————W— 34–7 (83%)
198825 —————FR16——SF—W————F——SF———————————————————————————————————W 25–5 (83%)
198926 —————R16———F——————R16———QF—————————R16—R16—————————————————————QF— 13–7 (65%)
199027 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32——— 0–1 (0%)
199128 ———R64——————R16—————R16—————————————————————R32—————————R16———R32——— 5–6 (45%)
199229 ———R32——————R32—————SF———————————————————————————————SF———R64——— 7–5 (58%)
199330 ———————————QF————QF————————————————————————————R16—————————— 5–3 (62%)
199431 ——SF—————————————QF———————————————————————R32————————R32—————— 5–4 (56%)
199532 ————————————————R16——————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
199633 —R16——————————————R32—————————————————————R32————————————————— 2–3 (40%)
199734 ——————————————————————————————————————QF————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 5–0
(100%)		1–1
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		1–2
(33%)		4–3
(57%)		25–9
(74%)		7–3
(70%)		7–5
(58%)		6–1
(86%)		24–4
(86%)		1–2
(33%)		6–1
(86%)		9–5
(64%)		4–2
(67%)		4–0
(100%)		16–1
(94%)		37–8
(82%)		3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		17–6
(74%)		18–7
(72%)		5–3
(62%)		5–0
(100%)		8–3
(73%)		3–2
(60%)		3–3
(50%)		13–3
(81%)		3–1
(75%)		8–4
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		4–2
(67%)		0–3
(0%)		9–5
(64%)		5–2
(71%)		1–2
(33%)		3–2
(60%)		11–3
(79%)		6–3
(67%)		2–3
(40%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		5–0
(100%)		6–2
(75%)		3–2
(60%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		4–2
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		3–1
(75%)		1–3
(25%)		5–2
(71%)		13–3
(81%)		5–0
(100%)		 353–137
(72%)

WTA Finals

Pam Shriver WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
198118 RR 0–2 (0%)
198320 QF 1–1 (50%)
198421 SF 2–1 (67%)
198522 QF 1–1 (50%)
198623 SF 3–2 (60%)
198724 QF 1–1 (50%)
198825 F 3–1 (75%)
W-L 11–9
(55%)		 11–9
(55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
Feb 20, 1984
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 20
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 10
Jan 2, 1984

Ranking History Matrix

Pam Shriver ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198421433444444344
198522568965434344
198623556666655665
198724655666555544
198825444434455555
1989265667899911131718
199027211619212219233333346666
199128549884706938333034393737
199229413532313332333333323130
199330252529283136343233343838
199431445048504653495251526363
199532708989939284131131141144109110
199633111128126125131157133133155154177189
199734218164166168159171216234234———

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.

Pam Shriver'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
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere SUI #3 2,130 649 464 185 71.5% $3,244,811 19 0 1 1982–1994 Rivalries Match log
Gabriela Sabatini ARG #3 2,399 797 613 184 76.9% $8,785,850 27 1 5 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Hana Mandlikova AUS #3 2,315 709 518 191 73.1% $3,340,959 27 4 0 1977–1990 Rivalries Match log
Andrea Jaeger USA #3 2,266 347 257 90 74.1% $1,379,066 10 0 0 1979–1987 Rivalries Match log
Zina Garrison USA #4 2,146 854 584 270 68.4% $4,590,816 15 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Nathalie Tauziat FRA #3 2,033 881 548 333 62.2% $6,650,093 8 0 1 1984–2001 Rivalries Match log
Gretchen Magers USA #3 1,905 279 152 127 54.5% $762,368 4 0 0 1982–1992 Rivalries Match log
Wendy Turnbull AUS #3 2,205 917 586 331 63.9% $2,769,024 18 0 0 1968–1989 Rivalries Match log
Mary Pierce FRA #3 2,145 683 465 218 68.1% $9,793,119 18 2 5 1989–2006 Rivalries Match log
Helena Sukova CZE #4 2,218 881 581 300 65.9% $6,391,245 9 0 0 1981–1998 Rivalries Match log
Mary Joe Fernandez USA #4 2,196 612 417 195 68.1% $5,258,471 7 0 1 1984–2000 Rivalries Match log
Jana Novotna CZE #2 2,240 711 510 201 71.7% $11,249,284 24 1 2 1986–1999 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Pam Shriver?
Pam Shriver is 64 years old, born on July 4, 1962.
Which country does Pam Shriver represent?
Pam Shriver represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Pam Shriver?
Pam Shriver is 183 cm / 6'0".
Does Pam Shriver use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Pam Shriver uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Pam Shriver left-handed or right-handed?
Pam Shriver plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Pam Shriver won?
Pam Shriver has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Pam Shriver won?
TennisDB does not group any of Pam Shriver's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Pam Shriver won?
Pam Shriver has won 24 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Sydney International in 1988.
What is Pam Shriver's highest WTA ranking?
Pam Shriver's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on February 20, 1984.
What is Pam Shriver's career win-loss record?
Pam Shriver has a career WTA singles record of 626 wins and 278 losses (69.2%).
How much career prize money has Pam Shriver earned?
Pam Shriver has earned at least $5,460,566 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Pam Shriver's career appear in TennisDB?
Pam Shriver appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1978 through 1997.
On which surface does Pam Shriver have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Pam Shriver's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 77.1% (205–61).
Who has Pam Shriver faced most often?
Pam Shriver's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 3–39 across 42 meetings.