How old is Kathy Jordan?

Kathy Jordan is 66 years old, born on December 3, 1959.

Which country is Kathy Jordan from?

Kathy Jordan is from United States.

Is Kathy Jordan left-handed or right-handed?

Kathy Jordan plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Kathy Jordan won?

Kathy Jordan has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Kathy Jordan won?

Kathy Jordan has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Kathy Jordan won?

Kathy Jordan has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Boston in 1982.

What is Kathy Jordan's highest WTA ranking?

Kathy Jordan's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on March 19, 1984.

What is Kathy Jordan's career win-loss record?

Kathy Jordan has a career WTA singles record of 249 wins and 155 losses (61.6%).

How much career prize money has Kathy Jordan earned?

Kathy Jordan has earned at least $1,592,111 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Kathy Jordan play professional tennis?

Kathy Jordan turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1990.

What is Kathy Jordan's best surface?

Kathy Jordan's best surface is hard court with a 64.9% win rate (85W-46L).

Who is Kathy Jordan's biggest rival?

Kathy Jordan's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 3–12 across 15 meetings.

Kathy Jordan

USA Age 66 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1978–1990

Peak ranking

5 (Mar 19, 1984)

Elo peak

2093 (95.9%ile)

Career record

249–155 (61.6%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,592,111

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Aug 29, 1990*	US Open	Grand Slam	R128	Hard	Gabriela Sabatini #5	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 30, 1990	Toronto	WTA 1000	R64	Hard	Magdalena Maleeva #107	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1990*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	Julie Halard-Decugis #37	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1990*	Birmingham	WTA 250	R32	Grass	Nathalie Tauziat #18	7-5 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 13, 1990*	Birmingham	WTA 250	R64	Grass	Jill Hetherington #161	4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Chris Evert	3	12	15	Jul 2, 1986	H2H
Martina Navratilova	1	13	14	Mar 1, 1986	H2H
Pam Shriver	4	8	12	Oct 25, 1987	H2H
Hana Mandlikova	5	6	11	Mar 8, 1986	H2H
Virginia Wade	8	2	10	Jun 20, 1984	H2H

Titles (2)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1979	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Orlando
1982	22	1	—	—	—	1	—	Boston
Total		2	—	—	—	2	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	18	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
1979	19	25	13	38	65.8%	—	—
1980	20	37	21	58	63.8%	—	—
1981	21	28	20	48	58.3%	—	—
1982	22	21	18	39	53.9%	—	—
1983	23	44	22	66	66.7%	—	—
1984	24	23	11	34	67.7%	13	10
1985	25	28	15	43	65.1%	12	12
1986	26	25	15	40	62.5%	19	15
1987	27	12	10	22	54.6%	15	35
1989	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1990	30	2	6	8	25.0%	287	207
Career		249	155	404	61.6%	—	—

Career Results by 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 %
1978	18	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
1979	19	12	5	17	70.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	9	5	14	64.3%	25	13	38	65.8%
1980	20	10	4	14	71.4%	5	3	8	62.5%	3	2	5	60.0%	19	12	31	61.3%	37	21	58	63.8%
1981	21	6	3	9	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	8	5	13	61.5%	11	9	20	55.0%	28	20	48	58.3%
1982	22	6	4	10	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	9	9	18	50.0%	21	18	39	53.8%
1983	23	15	5	20	75.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	14	6	20	70.0%	10	8	18	55.6%	44	22	66	66.7%
1984	24	3	3	6	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	7	3	10	70.0%	23	11	34	67.6%
1985	25	12	6	18	66.7%	—	—	—	—	5	4	9	55.6%	11	5	16	68.8%	28	15	43	65.1%
1986	26	13	6	19	68.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	25	15	40	62.5%
1987	27	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	12	10	22	54.5%
1989	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	30	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
Career	—	85	46	131	64.9%	20	18	38	52.6%	57	32	89	64.0%	87	59	146	59.6%	249	155	404	61.6%

Career Results by 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	24	3	5	8	37.5%	6	3	9	66.7%	10	1	11	90.9%	1	0	1	100.0%	20	9	29	69.0%
1985	25	2	6	8	25.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	13	4	17	76.5%	0	0	—	—	18	11	29	62.1%
1986	26	2	8	10	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	4	1	5	80.0%	15	14	29	51.7%
1987	27	1	5	6	16.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	2	6	66.7%	0	0	—	—	7	8	15	46.7%
1990	30	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
Career		8	26	34	23.5%	11	7	18	61.1%	36	13	49	73.5%	6	2	8	75.0%	61	48	109	56.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 109/404 (27.0%) of Kathy Jordan's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1978	18	1560	75	—	—	66	58.8%	+0.98	84	0	33	0	0	—
1979	19	1889	95	94	—	76	61.0%	+1.04	93	36	63	1	4	20
1980	20	1995	98	97	85	89	63.3%	+1.07	99	65	42	5	1	83
1981	21	1919	97	94	75	91	60.0%	+1.00	94	28	53	3	8	27
1982	22	1882	96	95	83	88	53.2%	+0.08	96	22	50	4	2	67
1983	23	2010	97	94	79	94	62.3%	+1.12	91	36	64	8	6	57
1984	24	2023	97	96	80	98	65.3%	+1.26	99	36	57	2	3	40
1985	25	1978	97	96	—	96	59.8%	+1.10	96	47	72	3	1	75
1986	26	1910	96	95	—	96	62.2%	+1.15	91	33	40	6	3	67
1987	27	1893	94	96	—	96	56.3%	+0.52	94	30	50	2	1	67
1989	29	1876	94	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	96	0	—	0	1	—
1990	30	1793	91	91	—	93	30.0%	-1.96	87	0	50	1	1	—
Career		1933	96	95	78	92	59.9%	+0.81	94	35	55	35	31	53

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1978	18	—	—	R32	R64
1979	19	—	—	R16	R16
1980	20	—	QF	R16	R16
1981	21	R16	R32	R16	R16
1982	22	—	—	R32	R128
1983	23	F	R16	QF	R16
1984	24	—	R64	SF	R64
1985	25	—	—	R64	R16
1986	26	—	R128	R16	R16
1987	27	—	—	R128	R128
1990	30	—	—	R128	R128

WTA 1000

Season	Age	CIN	DLB	IW	MON	TOR
1980	20	QF	—	—	SF	—
1981	21	R32	—	—	—	—
1984	24	—	—	—	R16	—
1985	25	—	R16	—	—	—
1986	26	—	—	—	QF	—
1990	30	—	—	R64	—	R64

WTA 500

Season	Age	BRI	SDG	LOS	SYD
1979	19	—	SF	R16	—
1980	20	—	—	R16	—
1981	21	—	SF	—	R16
1982	22	—	SF	R32	—
1983	23	R32	—	—	F
1985	25	—	—	—	R32
1986	26	—	QF	R32	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	DAL	EAS	HKG	HOU	MEL	NAP	NWP	TKY	WAS	ALB	AME	APT	AUS	BIR	BOC	BOS	BRI	CHI	DET	FIL	HAR	HIL	HIL	HOL	KAN	KEY	LAS	MAH	MAN	MAR	OAK	OKL	ORL	PAL	PAL	PER	PHI	PRI	RIC	SEA	TOR	WIC	WOR
1978	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	19	—	R64	R16	—	QF	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R16	—	F	QF	—	—	—
1980	20	QF	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	QF	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	QF	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	21	—	QF	R16	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—
1982	22	R32	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	W	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1983	23	F	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R16	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—
1984	24	—	F	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	25	—	R16	R16	—	—	F	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	R64
1987	27	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16
1989	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	WTA
1980	20	RR
1982	22	RR
1984	24	R16
1985	25	QF

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Mar 19, 1984

First top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First top 50

Jan 2, 1984

First top 20

Jan 2, 1984

First top 10

Mar 5, 1984

Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	24	14	12	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	10
1985	25	10	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	26	18	18	14	13	15	15	15	15	15	17	16	15
1987	27	14	13	40	36	34	42	59	68	100	39	36	35
1988	28	37	32	33	38	40	48	48	59	60	59	—	—
1990	30	—	—	289	277	280	215	208	200	199	210	205	207
1991	31	208	295	294	301	301	481	520	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Martina Navratilova	USA	1	2,664	18	168	1,654	1,427	227	86.3%	1972-2005	Match log
Chris Evert	USA	1	2,574	18	146	1,379	1,222	157	88.6%	1969-1989	Match log
Pam Shriver	USA	3	2,302	0	24	901	624	277	69.3%	1978-1997	Match log
Steffi Graf	GER	1	2,600	22	106	975	866	109	88.8%	1981-1999	Match log
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	ESP	1	2,385	4	29	975	708	267	72.6%	1986-2002	Match log
Gabriela Sabatini	ARG	3	2,398	1	27	789	607	182	76.9%	1984-1996	Match log
Wendy Turnbull	AUS	3	2,181	0	18	915	585	330	63.9%	1968-1989	Match log
Helena Sukova	CZE	4	2,217	0	9	877	580	297	66.1%	1981-1998	Match log
Nathalie Tauziat	FRA	3	2,033	0	8	876	546	330	62.3%	1984-2001	Match log
Hana Mandlikova	AUS	3	2,299	4	25	707	516	191	73.0%	1977-1990	Match log
Jana Novotna	CZE	2	2,224	1	24	702	504	198	71.8%	1986-1999	Match log
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere	—	3	2,128	0	19	641	458	183	71.5%	1982-1994	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kathy Jordan?: Kathy Jordan is 66 years old, born on December 3, 1959.
Which country is Kathy Jordan from?: Kathy Jordan is from United States.
How tall is Kathy Jordan?: Kathy Jordan is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Kathy Jordan left-handed or right-handed?: Kathy Jordan plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Kathy Jordan won?: Kathy Jordan has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kathy Jordan won?: Kathy Jordan has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Kathy Jordan won?: Kathy Jordan has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Boston in 1982.
What is Kathy Jordan's highest WTA ranking?: Kathy Jordan's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on March 19, 1984.
What is Kathy Jordan's career win-loss record?: Kathy Jordan has a career WTA singles record of 249 wins and 155 losses (61.6%).
How much career prize money has Kathy Jordan earned?: Kathy Jordan has earned at least $1,592,111 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Kathy Jordan play professional tennis?: Kathy Jordan turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1990.
What is Kathy Jordan's best surface?: Kathy Jordan's best surface is hard court with a 64.9% win rate (85W-46L).
Who is Kathy Jordan's biggest rival?: Kathy Jordan's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 3–12 across 15 meetings.