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Terry Holladay

USA Born Nov 28, 1955 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Left-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1970–1987

Terry Holladay represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 39. TennisDB's records show a 179–199 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1970 through 1987 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
39 (Oct 1, 1984)
Elo peak
1946 (90th percentile)
Singles record
179–199 (47.4%)
Singles titles
1
Prize money
$241,905

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 →

Terry Holladay's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gigi Fernandez #33 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Jul 16, 1987* R32 Newport WTA 250 Grass
Laura Garrone #68 6-3 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 24, 1987* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Dianne Fromholtz #30 2-6 3-6 L H2H Match data May 27, 1987* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Carina Karlsson 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Mar 11, 1987* R64 Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Bettina Fulco #112 2-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Feb 24, 1987* R128 Key Biscayne WTA 250 Hard

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Terry Holladay's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Rosie Casals 0 8 8 Aug 10, 1983 H2H
Sue Barker 2 6 8 Jun 11, 1980 H2H
Betty Stove 3 5 8 Oct 12, 1978 H2H
Martina Navratilova 1 6 7 Oct 28, 1983 H2H
Greer Stevens 2 5 7 Feb 29, 1980 H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Terry Holladay 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
197620 1 — — — 1 — Portland
Total 1 — — — 1 —

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

Career Results

Terry Holladay career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1970140110.0%——
19721623540.0%——
19731742666.7%——
19741812172941.4%——
19751932235558.2%——
19762028204858.3%——
19772115153050.0%——
197822281020.0%——
19792317183548.6%——
19802425214654.4%——
1981254121625.0%——
1982260220.0%——
198327981752.9%——
19842815163148.4%7750
1985299162536.0%——
198630581338.5%—103
1987310990.0%107315
Career17919937847.4%——

Career Results by Surface

Terry Holladay career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197014 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
197216 22450.0%————0110.0%———— 23540.0%
197317 42666.7%———————————— 42666.7%
197418 13425.0%1081855.6%0110.0%15616.7% 12172941.4%
197519 35837.5%1171861.1%941369.2%971656.3% 32235558.2%
197620 641060.0%23540.0%641060.0%1492360.9% 28204858.3%
197721 651154.5%0220.0%53862.5%45944.4% 15153050.0%
197822 0220.0%————22450.0%0440.0% 281020.0%
197923 1282060.0%0110.0%————591435.7% 17183548.6%
198024 951464.3%0110.0%53862.5%11122347.8% 25214654.3%
198125 13425.0%0220.0%34742.9%0330.0% 4121625.0%
198226 0110.0%————0110.0%———— 0220.0%
198327 34742.9%————52771.4%12333.3% 981752.9%
198428 1091952.6%————34742.9%23540.0% 15163148.4%
198529 581338.5%0110.0%24633.3%23540.0% 9162536.0%
198630 25728.6%0110.0%21366.7%11250.0% 581338.5%
198731 0220.0%0110.0%0550.0%0110.0% 0990.0%
Career—646913348.1%23275046.0%42398151.9%506411443.9%17919937847.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Terry Holladay career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198428 0330.0%13425.0%33650.0%0110.0% 4101428.6%
198529 0220.0%00——31475.0%0110.0% 34742.9%
198630 0220.0%11250.0%0330.0%0110.0% 17812.5%
198731 00——0220.0%0330.0%0110.0% 0660.0%
Career 0770.0%26825.0%6101637.5%0440.0% 8273522.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 35/378 (9.3%) of Terry Holladay's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Terry Holladay 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
1970 14 1489 97.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.08
1972 16 1473 99.7 — — — — +72 — — 45.5% -0.27 0–1 0–1 — +1.13
1973 17 1507 105.7 — — — — +97 — — 66.7% +1.08 — 1–0 — +1.72
1974 18 1564 120.1 — — — — -36 +43 — 44.6% -0.46 2–5 (29%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 +0.85
1975 19 1759 130.6 — — — — -20 -115 -113 57.1% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 100.9 +2.59
1976 20 1897 148.1 — — — — +31 -249 -165 59.2% +0.31 4–4 (50%) 8–4 (67%) 105.5 -3.36
1977 21 1943 148.6 — — — — -3 — -137 51.5% +0.03 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 100.6 -5.31
1978 22 1867 129.3 — — — — -10 — -63 37.5% -0.92 1–5 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 94.0 -1.91
1979 23 1833 140.5 — — — — -1 — — 49.3% +0.03 4–3 (57%) 1–4 (20%) 98.2 -0.76
1980 24 1827 148.3 — — — — +10 — -7 52.0% +0.20 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 105.6 -3.51
1981 25 1674 108.7 — — — — +74 — +80 30.3% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.08
1982 26 1640 94.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.01
1983 27 1680 131.9 — — — — +15 — +102 57.1% +0.28 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.29
1984 28 1678 119.9 — — — — +9 — +70 46.8% -0.44 9–6 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 100.8 +1.92
1985 29 1609 119.2 — — — — +25 — +87 40.7% -0.75 4–5 (44%) 1–5 (17%) 98.1 +0.39
1986 30 1629 114.9 — — — — -5 — +91 40.7% -0.70 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.22
1987 31 1512 88.0 — — — — +45 — +94 5.3% -3.53 0–1 0–1 — +0.17
Career 1946 138.7 — — — — +11 -62 -19 48.8% -0.14 51–55 (48%) 33–39 (46%) 98.8 -1.22

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Terry Holladay Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197519 ——R128R64 0–2 (0%)
197620 ——R32R16 4–2 (67%)
197721 ——R16R64 3–2 (60%)
197822 ——R32R128 2–2 (50%)
197923 ———R32 2–1 (67%)
198024 ——R16— 3–1 (75%)
198125 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
198327 ———R32 2–1 (67%)
198428 ——R128R64 1–2 (33%)
198529 R64R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
198630 —R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
198731 R128R128R128— 0–3 (0%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
11–9
(55%)
7–9
(44%)
18–23
(44%)

WTA 500

Terry Holladay WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BRIDLBPARSDGSPBWASCANCARPORCHALOSSYDSYD W-L
Win %
197418 ————R16———————— 1–1 (50%)
197519 ——R16—————————— 0–1 (0%)
197620 ———————————R16— 1–1 (50%)
197721 ——————————QFQF— 4–2 (67%)
197822 —————R32——————— 0–1 (0%)
197923 ———R16———R16R32—R16—— 3–4 (43%)
198024 ———QF———QF——R32—— 4–3 (57%)
198125 ———R32——R64——R64——— 0–3 (0%)
198327 R16———————R16———— 3–2 (60%)
198428 ———R16——R32—R32———— 2–3 (40%)
198529 —R64—R32————————R64 1–3 (25%)
198630 ——————R32—————— 1–1 (50%)
198731 R64———————————R64 0–2 (0%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–5
(44%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
3–2
(60%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
0–2
(0%)
20–27
(43%)

WTA 250

Terry Holladay WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLCINDALEASHOUMELNAPNWPITASDGSTOTKYAKRAMEAUSBAKBECBERBIRBOCBOSBOUBRICANCHACHICHICOSDENDETDUBEASEDIFORGINGUIHILHOLKANKEYLANLASLONLOSMAHMANMARMINMISNEWOAKOCAORLPACPALPENPHIPHOPORPRORICSALSANSANSÃOSARSEASEBSURTUCWESWIC W-L
Win %
197014 —————————QF—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197216 ——————————————————————————————R32————————————QF—————————R32—————————————————— 2–3 (40%)
197317 ———————————————————————————————————————————QF—————————QF—————————————————— 4–2 (67%)
197418 ————R16—R16R64———————————————R32———R64R32R32—————————————————————QFR32——SFR16R32R16R32—————R16—QF———— 11–16 (41%)
197519 QF—QF—R16—R16———SF—R32———SF———R32F—R32——F—QF——————QF——————QF—————R32———R32———R32R64——————————R32—R32— 32–20 (62%)
197620 ——R32R16R16R16——————————————R32——R32—R32———BR——————————BR—————————————BR——QFW———SF——R16————R32— 23–16 (59%)
197721 ——F—R32——————QF————————————R32————R32——R16————R32——————————————————R32—————R32QFR16——————— 8–11 (42%)
197822 ———R64—————————————————————————————————R32—————————R32————————R32—————————R32————— 0–5 (0%)
197923 ——R16—R16———R32——QF————————R32—R16——————R32———————QF——————QF——R32————————QFR32——R32——————————— 12–13 (48%)
198024 —R16R16R32R16——————F—R32——————R32————R32R32——QF———————————R32——R32——R32——SF—————————R16—————R16——R32—— 18–17 (51%)
198125 —R32—R64—————————R64——QF————————R64————————————R32—————————————————————R16———————R32——— 4–8 (33%)
198226 —————————————————R32R64————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–2 (0%)
198327 ———————SF———————R32——————R32———————————————R16——————R64—————————————————————————— 4–5 (44%)
198428 ———R64——SFR32——————————QF———R32—————R32——R32————————————R64R32———QF———————————F—————————— 12–11 (52%)
198529 —————R16————————R32———R32——————————————R32F————R64——————R32——R16R32————————————————————— 7–9 (44%)
198630 ———————QF—————————R16—R128————————————————R16————————————————————R32—————————————— 4–5 (44%)
198731 ———————R32———————————————————————————————R128—————————————————R64—————————————R32 0–4 (0%)
W-L 3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
9–5
(64%)
3–5
(38%)
5–6
(45%)
2–2
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
5–5
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
4–3
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
0–4
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
1–3
(25%)
0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
7–5
(58%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–3
(40%)
1–2
(33%)
0–2
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
3–3
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
3–5
(38%)
3–6
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
4–1
(80%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
141–148
(49%)

WTA Finals

Terry Holladay WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTA W-L
Win %
197620 R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
39
Career-high date
Oct 1, 1984
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Mar 5, 1984
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Terry Holladay ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198428——53525754627755454650
198630———————————103
198731109117113115121119164208202314312315
198832338395——————————

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.

Terry Holladay'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
Rene Uys RSA #39 1,719 96 47 49 49.0% $84,568 2 0 0 1979–1985 Rivalries Match log
Yvonne Vermaak RSA #38 1,892 489 239 250 48.9% $497,124 5 0 0 1973–1988 Rivalries Match log
Susan Mascarin USA #32 1,797 255 113 142 44.3% $260,633 1 0 0 1979–1988 Rivalries Match log
Anne Hobbs GBR #35 1,834 336 172 164 51.2% $510,610 8 0 0 1976–1989 Rivalries Match log
Marcella Mesker NED #31 1,792 237 103 134 43.5% $337,812 1 0 0 1979–1988 Rivalries Match log
Petra Huber AUT #37 1,737 137 58 79 42.3% $161,735 2 0 0 1982–1989 Rivalries Match log
Beth Herr USA #31 1,767 235 107 128 45.5% $391,346 1 0 0 1981–1990 Rivalries Match log
Beverly Mould RSA #46 1,667 78 32 46 41.0% $96,335 0 0 0 1980–1985 Rivalries Match log
Sara Gomer GBR #46 1,778 237 105 132 44.3% $332,445 1 0 0 1980–1992 Rivalries Match log
Ann Henricksson USA #36 1,756 357 147 210 41.2% $632,777 0 0 0 1980–1994 Rivalries Match log
Wendy White USA #28 1,857 350 161 189 46.0% $573,859 1 0 0 1978–1992 Rivalries Match log
Nathalie Herreman FRA #42 1,727 257 103 154 40.1% $535,530 1 0 0 1982–1995 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Terry Holladay born?
Terry Holladay was born on November 28, 1955.
Which country did Terry Holladay represent?
Terry Holladay represented United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Terry Holladay?
Terry Holladay is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Terry Holladay left-handed or right-handed?
Terry Holladay plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Terry Holladay won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Terry Holladay in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Terry Holladay won?
TennisDB does not group any of Terry Holladay's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Terry Holladay won?
TennisDB records 1 WTA singles title for Terry Holladay across all categories. The most recent was Portland in 1976.
What is Terry Holladay's highest WTA ranking?
Terry Holladay's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 39, first achieved on October 1, 1984.
What is Terry Holladay's career win-loss record?
Terry Holladay has 179 wins and 199 losses (47.4%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1970 through 1987.
How much career prize money has Terry Holladay earned?
Terry Holladay has earned at least $241,905 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Terry Holladay's career appear in TennisDB?
Terry Holladay appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1970 through 1987.
On which surface does Terry Holladay have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Terry Holladay's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 51.9% (42–39).
Who has Terry Holladay faced most often?
Terry Holladay's most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 0–8 across 8 meetings.