Gretchen Magers
Peak ranking
3 (Sep 16, 1985)
Elo peak
1906 (86.4%ile)
Career record
152–127 (54.5%)
Career titles
4
Prize money
$762,368
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1992* | San Diego | WTA 500 | R32 | Carpet | Kimberly Po Messerli | 3-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 17, 1992* | Eastbourne | WTA 250 | R64 | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | 3-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 16, 1992* | Houston | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Lori Mcneil | 5-7 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 14, 1992* | Key Biscayne | WTA 1000 | R128 | Hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-4 2-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 26, 1992* | Indian Wells | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Tami Whitlinger Jones | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Smylie | 4 | 2 | 6 | Jun 20, 1991 | H2H |
| Mary Joe Fernandez | 2 | 4 | 6 | Jun 23, 1990 | H2H |
| Stephanie Rehe | 0 | 5 | 5 | Nov 7, 1991 | H2H |
| Helen Kelesi | 1 | 4 | 5 | Apr 6, 1990 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 1 | 4 | 5 | Nov 11, 1989 | H2H |
Titles (4)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Caracas Pan-Am Games |
| 1987 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Auckland |
| 1988 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Schenectady |
| 1989 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | Moscow |
| Total | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1982 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% |
| 1983 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% |
| 1984 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% |
| 1985 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1986 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
| 1987 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 21 | 17 | 38 | 55.3% |
| 1988 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 64.7% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 31 | 20 | 51 | 60.8% |
| 1989 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 40 | 24 | 64 | 62.5% |
| 1990 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 22 | 19 | 41 | 53.7% |
| 1991 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 77 | 58 | 135 | 57.0% | 28 | 27 | 55 | 50.9% | 30 | 25 | 55 | 54.5% | 16 | 17 | 33 | 48.5% | 152 | 127 | 279 | 54.5% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1984 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43.5% |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 19 | 18 | 37 | 51.4% |
| 1989 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 28 | 22 | 50 | 56.0% |
| 1990 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 19 | 17 | 36 | 52.8% |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.4% |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Career | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.1% | 8 | 32 | 40 | 20.0% | 48 | 30 | 78 | 61.5% | 32 | 12 | 44 | 72.7% | 90 | 100 | 190 | 47.4% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 190/279 (68.1%) of Gretchen Magers'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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18 | 1608 | 76 | 82 | — | — | 64.3% | +0.53 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 19 | 1690 | 77 | 69 | 68 | — | 52.8% | -0.18 | 58 | 43 | 83 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 20 | 1707 | 78 | 70 | — | 64 | 51.4% | +0.10 | 58 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 21 | 1644 | 78 | — | 62 | — | 16.7% | -2.17 | 60 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 22 | 1667 | 77 | 73 | — | — | 40.6% | -0.72 | 87 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 23 | 1714 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 68 | 56.1% | +0.52 | 82 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1988 | 24 | 1758 | 89 | 91 | 81 | 69 | 57.6% | +0.63 | 55 | 43 | 63 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
| 1989 | 25 | 1891 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 76 | 58.3% | +0.70 | 84 | 32 | 67 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 1990 | 26 | 1772 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 53.2% | +0.13 | 78 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 73 |
| 1991 | 27 | 1650 | 78 | 80 | — | 89 | 44.1% | -0.26 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 1592 | 68 | 68 | — | — | 9.1% | -2.63 | 73 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| Career | 1743 | 85 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 52.7% | +0.07 | 70 | 20 | 54 | 33 | 27 | 55 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | — | QF |
| 1983 | 19 | — | QF | — | R64 |
| 1984 | 20 | — | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1986 | 22 | — | R64 | R128 | R64 |
| 1987 | 23 | R64 | R64 | R128 | R128 |
| 1988 | 24 | R128 | — | R64 | R64 |
| 1989 | 25 | R128 | R32 | QF | R64 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | R128 | R32 | R128 |
| 1991 | 27 | R64 | — | R128 | R32 |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | IW | CHI | HIL | KEY | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20 | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1989 | 25 | R16 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | R16 | R32 | R16 | R16 | — |
| 1991 | 27 | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1992 | 28 | R64 | — | — | R128 | — |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | BRI | SDG | BER | CHA | LOS | MOS | STR | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23 | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | R16 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | QF | QF | R64 | — | R16 | W | QF | R16 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | R32 | — | — | — | SF | R16 | — |
| 1991 | 27 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | AUC | BAD | DAL | EAS | GEN | HOU | NAP | NWP | WAS | AME | APT | AUR | BIR | BOC | CAR | CHI | DEE | HER | HIL | KEY | LEI | LIT | MAH | MAN | NEW | OAK | PAL | PIT | SAN | SAN | SCH | TAM | WEL | WIC | WOR | ZUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 20 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | W | — | — | R32 | R32 | R16 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1988 | 24 | QF | QF | — | R32 | — | QF | QF | R16 | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | QF | W | — | QF | — | R16 | — |
| 1989 | 25 | R16 | — | R32 | R32 | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | SF | — | — | — | R16 | R16 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | — | — | F | — | R16 | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — |
| 1991 | 27 | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | — | — | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA Finals
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
3
Career-high date
Sep 16, 1985
First top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First top 50
Feb 20, 1984
First top 20
Aug 5, 1985
First top 10
Aug 5, 1985
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20 | 52 | 50 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 88 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 81 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | 22 | 181 | 180 | 201 | 206 | 254 | 195 | 183 | 125 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 70 |
| 1987 | 23 | 69 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 52 |
| 1988 | 24 | 61 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 39 | 45 | 41 | 43 |
| 1989 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 1990 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 35 |
| 1991 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 80 | 124 | 111 | 91 | 108 | 113 | 114 |
| 1992 | 28 | 119 | 119 | 131 | 139 | 136 | 168 | 163 | 219 | 379 | 382 | 392 | 390 |
| 1993 | 29 | 390 | 383 | 416 | 427 | 433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Conchita Martínez | ESP | 2 | 2,263 | 1 | 33 | 944 | 669 | 275 | 70.9% | 1988-2005 | Match log |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Gretchen Magers?
- Gretchen Magers is 62 years old, born on February 7, 1964.
- Which country is Gretchen Magers from?
- Gretchen Magers is from United States.
- How tall is Gretchen Magers?
- Gretchen Magers is 170 cm / 5'7".
- Does Gretchen Magers use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
- Gretchen Magers uses a two-handed backhand.
- Is Gretchen Magers left-handed or right-handed?
- Gretchen Magers plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Gretchen Magers won?
- Gretchen Magers has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Gretchen Magers won?
- Gretchen Magers has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Gretchen Magers won?
- Gretchen Magers has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Moscow in 1989.
- What is Gretchen Magers' highest WTA ranking?
- Gretchen Magers' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on September 16, 1985.
- What is Gretchen Magers' career win-loss record?
- Gretchen Magers has a career WTA singles record of 152 wins and 127 losses (54.5%).
- How much career prize money has Gretchen Magers earned?
- Gretchen Magers has earned at least $762,368 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Gretchen Magers play professional tennis?
- Gretchen Magers turned professional in 1982 and was active through 1992.
- What is Gretchen Magers' best surface?
- Gretchen Magers' best surface is hard court with a 57.0% win rate (77W-58L).
- Who is Gretchen Magers' biggest rival?
- Gretchen Magers' most frequent opponent is Liz Smylie, with a head-to-head record of 4–2 across 6 meetings.