Tanya Harford

RSA Age 67 162 cm / 5'4" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1974–1982

Tanya Harford represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Tanya Harford finished with a career record of 50–71 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

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Elo peak

1785 (72nd percentile)

Singles record

50–71 (41.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$78,384

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 →

Tanya Harford's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rosie Casals	7-5 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1982*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Billie Jean King	7-5 6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1982*	R32	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Liz Gordon	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1982*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Lea Antonoplis	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1982*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Leslie Allen	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1982*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass

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Tanya Harford's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Martina Navratilova	0	8	8	Jun 29, 1980	H2H
Yvonne Vermaak	3	2	5	Jun 25, 1980	H2H
Rosie Casals	1	2	3	Sep 2, 1982	H2H
Pam Shriver	1	2	3	Jun 11, 1980	H2H
Laura Dupont	0	3	3	Nov 1, 1979	H2H

Career Results

Tanya Harford career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1975	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1976	17	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—
1977	18	7	13	20	35.0%	—	—
1978	19	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1979	20	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—
1980	21	12	20	32	37.5%	—	—
1981	22	8	10	18	44.4%	—	—
1982	23	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—
Career		50	71	121	41.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Tanya Harford 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 %
1974	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	17	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%
1977	18	1	2	3	33.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	13	20	35.0%
1978	19	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1979	20	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—	—	—	7	3	10	70.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	13	10	23	56.5%
1980	21	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	7	12	41.7%	3	9	12	25.0%	12	20	32	37.5%
1981	22	3	3	6	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	10	18	44.4%
1982	23	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
Career	—	15	22	37	40.5%	11	14	25	44.0%	15	19	34	44.1%	8	15	23	34.8%	50	71	121	41.3%

Advanced Stats

Tanya Harford 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
1974	15	1497	100.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.14
1975	16	1479	94.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.26
1976	17	1512	106.0	—	—	—	—	+67	+25	—	44.4%	-0.61	0–2	1–0	—	+0.59
1977	18	1559	123.8	—	—	—	—	+23	+25	-88	38.3%	-0.58	3–4 (43%)	1–3 (25%)	98.8	+1.04
1978	19	1559	111.9	—	—	—	—	+34	—	—	41.7%	-0.71	2–4 (33%)	0–1	—	+0.55
1979	20	1716	133.6	—	—	—	—	-51	—	-60	51.8%	-0.18	7–3 (70%)	3–1 (75%)	108.7	+1.24
1980	21	1674	130.7	—	—	—	—	-52	—	-27	40.0%	-0.81	5–6 (45%)	2–4 (33%)	98.1	-2.35
1981	22	1631	111.6	—	—	—	—	+32	-43	0	52.4%	+0.12	2–6 (25%)	4–3 (57%)	97.4	+2.28
1982	23	1629	118.4	—	—	—	—	—	-65	+42	44.4%	-0.44	0–2	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.05
Career		1785	128.9	—	—	—	—	-15	-5	-32	44.0%	-0.51	19–27 (41%)	12–14 (46%)	98.7	+2.85

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tanya Harford Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1977	18	—	R64	R128	R32	1–3 (25%)
1978	19	—	—	R64	R128	0–2 (0%)
1979	20	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1980	21	R64	—	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1981	22	—	R128	R64	R64	2–3 (40%)
1982	23	—	R64	R32	R128	3–3 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	5–6 (45%)	3–6 (33%)	9–16 (36%)

WTA 500

Tanya Harford WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BER	CAN	LOS	SYD	W-L Win %
1980	21	R64	—	R16	R16	R64	3–4 (43%)
1981	22	—	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–5 (44%)

WTA 250

Tanya Harford WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	CIN	EAS	HAM	KIT	STO	BEC	BIR	BRI	CAN	CHA	CHI	CHI	DUB	POR	JOH	JOH	KAN	LON	LUG	MAH	NEW	OAK	PER	PHO	SAL	SAN	SEA	SOU	SUT	TAM	W-L Win %
1974	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	4–5 (44%)
1977	18	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	6–10 (38%)
1978	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1979	20	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	R32	12–8 (60%)
1980	21	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	7–13 (35%)
1981	22	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	5–6 (45%)
1982	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	2–2 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–6 (60%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	37–50 (43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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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

No ranking history available.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tanya Harford?: Tanya Harford is 67 years old, born on November 28, 1958.
Which country does Tanya Harford represent?: Tanya Harford represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Tanya Harford?: Tanya Harford is 162 cm / 5'4".
Is Tanya Harford left-handed or right-handed?: Tanya Harford plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Tanya Harford won?: Tanya Harford has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Tanya Harford won?: TennisDB does not group any of Tanya Harford's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Tanya Harford's career win-loss record?: Tanya Harford has a career WTA singles record of 50 wins and 71 losses (41.3%).
How much career prize money has Tanya Harford earned?: Tanya Harford has earned at least $78,384 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tanya Harford's career appear in TennisDB?: Tanya Harford appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1974 through 1982.
On which surface does Tanya Harford have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Tanya Harford's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 44.1% (15–19).
Who has Tanya Harford faced most often?: Tanya Harford's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 0–8 across 8 meetings.