Sally Holdsworth

GBR Age 82 WTA Tour years active: 1968–1972

Sally Holdsworth represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Sally Holdsworth finished with a career record of 40–68 and 3 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1572 (28th percentile)

Career record

40–68 (37.0%)

Career titles

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 →

Sally Holdsworth's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Veronica Burton	3-6 1-2 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 1972*	R32	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Margaret Cooper	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1972*	R64	Beckenham	WTA 250	Grass
Pamela Austin	6-2 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1972*	R16	Manchester	WTA 250	Grass
Maria Eugenia Guzman	6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1972*	R32	Manchester	WTA 250	Grass
Jackie Fayter	3-6 6-3 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1972*	R16	Surbiton	WTA 250	Grass

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Sally Holdsworth's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Corinne Molesworth	1	3	4	May 19, 1971	H2H
Betty Ann Grubb	1	2	3	Sep 23, 1971	H2H
Joyce Williams	0	3	3	May 1, 1971	H2H
Jackie Fayter	0	2	2	Jun 2, 1972	H2H
Mary Ann Eisel	0	2	2	Sep 4, 1971	H2H

Titles (3)

Sally Holdsworth titles by season and category
Season	Age	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
1969	25	3	—	—	—	3	—	Haifa, Natanya 2, Thessaloniki
Total		3	—	—	—	3	—

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

Career Results

Sally Holdsworth career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	24	2	10	12	16.7%	—	—
1969	25	18	18	36	50.0%	—	—
1970	26	5	18	23	21.7%	—	—
1971	27	11	18	29	37.9%	—	—
1972	28	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—
Career		40	68	108	37.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sally Holdsworth 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 %
1968	24	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%
1969	25	1	1	2	50.0%	12	11	23	52.2%	1	6	7	14.3%	—	—	—	—	18	18	36	50.0%
1970	26	1	3	4	25.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	2	8	10	20.0%	—	—	—	—	5	18	23	21.7%
1971	27	0	2	2	0.0%	9	8	17	52.9%	2	8	10	20.0%	—	—	—	—	11	18	29	37.9%
1972	28	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%
Career	—	2	6	8	25.0%	25	33	58	43.1%	9	28	37	24.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	40	68	108	37.0%

Advanced Stats

Sally Holdsworth 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
1968	24	1448	92.8	—	—	—	—	—	+20	—	36.4%	-1.59	0–4 (0%)	—	—	-0.32
1969	25	1571	107.7	—	—	—	—	—	-13	-149	48.7%	-0.05	4–2 (67%)	—	—	+2.16
1970	26	1493	104.1	—	—	—	—	+11	+12	-118	28.0%	-1.42	0–4 (0%)	—	—	+0.91
1971	27	1518	108.1	—	—	—	—	—	+67	-144	38.1%	-1.24	3–2 (60%)	—	—	+0.31
1972	28	1533	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	-97	55.6%	+0.28	2–2 (50%)	0–1	—	+0.56
Career		1572	105.4	—	—	—	—	+11	+19	-128	40.7%	-0.79	9–14 (39%)	0–1	—	+3.45

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sally Holdsworth Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	24	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1969	25	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	26	—	R128	R64	0–2 (0%)
1971	27	—	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–6 (0%)

WTA 500

Sally Holdsworth WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	PAC	W-L Win %
1970	26	R32	0–1 (0%)
1971	27	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

WTA 250

Sally Holdsworth WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	MC	NWP	QUE	USO	AIX	ATH	BAR	BEA	BEC	BOU	CAN	CAR	CHI	FOR	FUL	GUI	HAI	HAM	HUR	JAC	KAN	KIN	LEE	LOU	MAN	MAN	MEN	NAT	NIC	NIC	NIC	NOT	PHO	POM	SAN	SHE	SUR	SUT	TEL	THE	WES	W-L Win %
1968	24	R16	R32	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–9 (18%)
1969	25	R16	QF	—	R64	—	—	F	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	R16	—	—	R32	W	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	R32	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	F	W	—	17–16 (52%)
1970	26	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	R16	SF	R16	SF	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	5–15 (25%)
1971	27	R16	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	R64	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	R16	11–15 (42%)
1972	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	2–0 (100%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–5 (29%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	2–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	2–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	39–59 (40%)

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

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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 Sally Holdsworth?: Sally Holdsworth is 82 years old, born on February 10, 1944.
Which country does Sally Holdsworth represent?: Sally Holdsworth represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Sally Holdsworth won?: Sally Holdsworth has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sally Holdsworth won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sally Holdsworth's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sally Holdsworth won?: Sally Holdsworth has won 3 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Thessaloniki in 1969.
What is Sally Holdsworth's career win-loss record?: Sally Holdsworth has a career WTA singles record of 40 wins and 68 losses (37.0%).
Which seasons of Sally Holdsworth's career appear in TennisDB?: Sally Holdsworth appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1972.
On which surface does Sally Holdsworth have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sally Holdsworth's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 43.1% (25–33).
Who has Sally Holdsworth faced most often?: Sally Holdsworth's most frequent opponent is Corinne Molesworth, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.