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Wendy White

USA Age 66 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1978–1992

Wendy White represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 28. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 161–189 and one singles title. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

28 (Aug 3, 1987)

Elo peak

1857 (82nd percentile)

Singles record

161–189 (46.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$573,859

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 →

Wendy White's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mareen Louie Harper	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1992*	R32	Oklahoma	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Ann Grossman #49	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 25, 1990*	R32	Dorado	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Conchita Martínez #10	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1990*	R16	Scottsdale	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Elise Burgin #158	5-7 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 1990*	R32	Scottsdale	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Carrie Cunningham #108	1-6 6-1 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1990*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Wendy White's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pam Shriver	0	9	9	Jul 16, 1988	H2H
Wendy Turnbull	2	7	9	Jul 14, 1988	H2H
Rosalyn Fairbank	5	4	9	Jun 15, 1988	H2H
Camille Benjamin	3	4	7	Jun 17, 1987	H2H
Martina Navratilova	0	7	7	Aug 4, 1984	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Wendy White 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
1986	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Wichita
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

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

Career Results

Wendy White career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	17	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1979	18	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—
1980	19	15	13	28	53.6%	—	—
1981	20	16	16	32	50.0%	—	—
1982	21	20	20	40	50.0%	—	—
1983	22	25	21	46	54.4%	—	—
1984	23	13	18	31	41.9%	32	67
1985	24	8	16	24	33.3%	75	75
1986	25	22	19	41	53.7%	96	45
1987	26	17	17	34	50.0%	46	34
1988	27	10	16	26	38.5%	33	66
1989	28	9	16	25	36.0%	66	102
1990	29	3	9	12	25.0%	102	154
1992	31	0	1	1	0.0%	644	567
Career		161	189	350	46.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Wendy White 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 %
1978	17	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1979	18	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1980	19	6	6	12	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	15	13	28	53.6%
1981	20	8	7	15	53.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	16	16	32	50.0%
1982	21	8	5	13	61.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	20	20	40	50.0%
1983	22	9	7	16	56.3%	6	5	11	54.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	25	21	46	54.3%
1984	23	2	5	7	28.6%	1	2	3	33.3%	8	7	15	53.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	13	18	31	41.9%
1985	24	2	8	10	20.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	16	24	33.3%
1986	25	7	7	14	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	4	4	8	50.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	22	19	41	53.7%
1987	26	3	5	8	37.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	8	4	12	66.7%	5	6	11	45.5%	17	17	34	50.0%
1988	27	6	9	15	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	16	26	38.5%
1989	28	6	9	15	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	9	16	25	36.0%
1990	29	2	6	8	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	3	9	12	25.0%
1992	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	61	78	139	43.9%	17	26	43	39.5%	43	43	86	50.0%	40	42	82	48.8%	161	189	350	46.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Wendy White 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	23	0	4	4	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	8	12	33.3%	0	0	—	—	6	14	20	30.0%
1985	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	6	6	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	8	8	0.0%
1986	25	0	4	4	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	3	0	3	100.0%	12	17	29	41.4%
1987	26	0	5	5	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	7	3	10	70.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	12	14	26	46.2%
1988	27	0	4	4	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	0	2	100.0%	6	11	17	35.3%
1989	28	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	9	12	25.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	6	14	20	30.0%
1990	29	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
Career		1	21	22	4.5%	6	17	23	26.1%	28	42	70	40.0%	10	4	14	71.4%	45	84	129	34.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 129/350 (36.9%) of Wendy White's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Wendy White 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	1491	99.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.07
1979	18	1555	130.6	—	—	—	—	+69	—	—	31.3%	-1.25	1–1	—	—	-0.43
1980	19	1731	140.7	—	—	—	—	-10	—	-101	53.1%	+0.36	4–4 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	103.2	-1.14
1981	20	1768	130.9	—	—	—	—	+8	-203	-118	49.3%	+0.14	4–3 (57%)	4–1 (80%)	103.2	-1.21
1982	21	1762	136.5	—	—	—	—	+8	—	-121	47.1%	-0.10	6–5 (55%)	3–6 (33%)	99.0	-1.07
1983	22	1818	144.5	—	—	—	—	+14	-121	-154	50.0%	-0.02	11–5 (69%)	6–7 (46%)	106.1	-3.91
1984	23	1718	135.3	—	—	—	—	-8	-48	+26	44.3%	-0.23	3–5 (38%)	4–6 (40%)	97.0	-1.53
1985	24	1608	111.8	—	—	—	—	+9	—	+122	34.5%	-1.05	4–3 (57%)	1–3 (25%)	99.4	+1.02
1986	25	1702	130.3	—	—	—	—	+2	-87	+29	52.0%	+0.27	9–7 (56%)	5–8 (38%)	101.2	+1.37
1987	26	1733	132.0	—	—	—	—	-64	-126	+100	46.6%	-0.48	5–2 (71%)	5–0 (100%)	107.1	-1.23
1988	27	1672	122.4	—	—	—	—	-31	—	+139	37.9%	-1.00	4–2 (67%)	3–3 (50%)	102.5	-0.55
1989	28	1615	115.8	—	—	—	—	-2	-48	+121	39.3%	-0.82	5–6 (45%)	6–3 (67%)	100.6	+0.38
1990	29	1567	104.7	—	—	—	—	+6	—	+171	25.0%	-1.68	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	102.1	-0.13
1992	31	1552	96.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.04
Career		1857	137.4	—	—	—	—	-3	-116	+17	44.9%	-0.33	59–44 (57%)	42–41 (51%)	107.1	-2.43

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Wendy White Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1978	17	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1979	18	—	—	R32	R32	2–2 (50%)
1980	19	—	—	R64	R32	2–2 (50%)
1981	20	—	R64	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1982	21	R32	—	R64	R32	4–3 (57%)
1983	22	—	R32	R32	R128	4–3 (57%)
1984	23	R64	R64	R64	R128	2–4 (33%)
1985	24	—	R128	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1986	25	—	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1987	26	—	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1988	27	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1989	28	—	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1990	29	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	4–4 (50%)	11–12 (48%)	5–13 (28%)	21–31 (40%)

WTA 1000

Wendy White WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CHA	W-L Win %
1990	29	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Wendy White WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	DLB	SDG	WAS	AME	CAN	CHA	LOS	SYD	WOR	W-L Win %
1980	19	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1981	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1982	21	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	2–4 (33%)
1983	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1984	23	R32	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	R64	—	2–4 (33%)
1985	24	—	R128	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1986	25	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1987	26	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1988	27	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	R32	—	R16	2–4 (33%)
1989	28	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	3–4 (43%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–5 (38%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	6–8 (43%)	3–4 (43%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	17–31 (35%)

WTA 250

Wendy White WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	CIN	DAL	EAS	HOU	NAP	NWP	TKY	ALB	AME	BIR	BOC	BOS	CHI	DEE	DEN	DET	DOR	FOR	HAR	HER	KAN	KEY	MAH	MAN	MAR	NAS	NEW	OAK	OKL	PAL	PAL	PHI	PHO	PRI	RIC	SAL	SAN	SAN	SCH	SCO	SEA	SUR	TAM	TUC	TUL	WIC	WOR	W-L Win %
1978	17	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	18	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1980	19	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	12–8 (60%)
1981	20	QF	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	13–11 (54%)
1982	21	QF	R32	R32	R64	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	14–13 (52%)
1983	22	R32	—	R16	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	QF	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	20–17 (54%)
1984	23	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	9–10 (47%)
1985	24	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–11 (35%)
1986	25	—	—	R32	R64	QF	QF	QF	QF	—	R32	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	R32	19–14 (58%)
1987	26	—	—	R32	R16	R32	—	F	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	13–11 (54%)
1988	27	—	R16	R32	R64	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–10 (44%)
1989	28	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	5–10 (33%)
1990	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	3–6 (33%)
1992	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		5–5 (50%)	1–4 (20%)	4–6 (40%)	9–10 (47%)	4–6 (40%)	2–3 (40%)	11–7 (61%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	8–7 (53%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	11–5 (69%)	3–1 (75%)	0–3 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	6–4 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	6–7 (46%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	8–3 (73%)	0–2 (0%)	123–126 (49%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 3, 1987

First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Wendy White ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	23	38	32	32	38	43	38	39	40	37	47	49	67
1985	24	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	25	97	54	60	69	64	60	50	48	39	39	40	45
1987	26	47	42	44	42	46	37	32	32	35	35	35	34
1988	27	36	46	39	45	46	56	101	87	77	76	66	66
1989	28	66	70	77	74	81	86	105	112	110	107	101	102
1990	29	102	113	101	114	109	112	100	111	131	117	155	154
1991	30	154	161	161	172	174	179	245	357	357	—	—	—
1992	31	—	—	643	526	523	521	512	499	494	512	561	567

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.

Wendy White's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Elise Burgin	USA	#27	1,846	297	132	165	44.4%	$825,452	1	1980–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Beth Herr	USA	#31	1,767	235	107	128	45.5%	$391,346	1	1981–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Sabrina Goles	YUG	#27	1,843	233	114	119	48.9%	$353,941	1	1983–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Andrea Leand	USA	#27	1,882	187	83	104	44.4%	$346,947	1	1981–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Susan Mascarin	USA	#32	1,797	255	113	142	44.3%	$260,633	1	1979–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Etsuko Inoue	JPN	#26	1,803	253	120	133	47.4%	$292,859	2	1980–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Halle Cioffi	USA	#31	1,766	186	88	98	47.3%	—	1	1985–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Marcella Mesker	NED	#31	1,792	237	103	134	43.5%	$337,812	1	1979–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Camille Benjamin	USA	#27	1,821	400	177	223	44.3%	$688,139	0	1982–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Betsy Nagelsen	USA	#25	1,892	590	266	324	45.1%	$1,016,519	6	1972–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Elna Reinach	RSA	#26	1,864	316	145	171	45.9%	$1,114,668	1	1984–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Manon Bollegraf	NED	#29	1,782	216	96	120	44.4%	$2,112,117	1	1986–1995	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Wendy White?: Wendy White is 66 years old, born on September 29, 1960.
Which country does Wendy White represent?: Wendy White represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Wendy White left-handed or right-handed?: Wendy White plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Wendy White won?: Wendy White has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Wendy White won?: TennisDB does not group any of Wendy White's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Wendy White won?: Wendy White has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent was Wichita in 1986.
What is Wendy White's highest WTA ranking?: Wendy White's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 28, first achieved on August 3, 1987.
What is Wendy White's career win-loss record?: Wendy White has a career WTA singles record of 161 wins and 189 losses (46.0%).
How much career prize money has Wendy White earned?: Wendy White has earned at least $573,859 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Wendy White's career appear in TennisDB?: Wendy White appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1978 through 1992.
On which surface does Wendy White have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Wendy White's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 50.0% (43–43).
Who has Wendy White faced most often?: Wendy White's most frequent opponent is Pam Shriver, with a head-to-head record of 0–9 across 9 meetings.