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Laura Rossouw
Laura Rossouw represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 119–128 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
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Elo peak
1786 (73rd percentile)
Singles record
119–128 (48.2%)
Singles titles
1
Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.
WTA Matches full match log →
| Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuko Sawamatsu | 3-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 15, 1974* | R32 | Canadian Open | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Karen Krantzcke | 0-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 28, 1974* | R64 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Kora Schediwy | 4-6 6-3 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 24, 1974* | R64 | Atlanta | WTA 250 | — |
| Mary Struthers | 3-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 20, 1974* | SF | Dallas Aztec | WTA 250 | — |
| Sue Barker | 6-2 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data | Apr 20, 1974* | QF | Dallas Aztec | WTA 250 | — |
Rivals all rivalries →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jul 13, 1973 | H2H |
| Lesley Hunt | 4 | 3 | 7 | Sep 20, 1973 | H2H |
| Betty Stove | 0 | 7 | 7 | Aug 2, 1973 | H2H |
| Helen Gourlay | 4 | 1 | 5 | Oct 18, 1973 | H2H |
| Billie Jean King | 0 | 5 | 5 | Oct 6, 1973 | H2H |
Singles Titles (1)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Istanbul |
| Total | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 41 | 51.2% |
| 1969 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 12 | 18 | 30 | 40.0% |
| 1970 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 35 | 51.4% |
| 1971 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | 50 | 58.0% |
| 1972 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 19 | 21 | 40 | 47.5% |
| 1973 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 17 | 26 | 43 | 39.5% |
| 1974 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Career | — | 26 | 28 | 54 | 48.1% | 56 | 58 | 114 | 49.1% | 33 | 35 | 68 | 48.5% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 119 | 128 | 247 | 48.2% |
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21 | 1571 | 117.3 | — | — | — | — | -20 | +24 | -49 | 50.0% | +0.22 | 4–4 (50%) | — | — | -1.27 |
| 1969 | 22 | 1547 | 110.8 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -2 | -36 | 40.0% | -0.57 | 3–4 (43%) | — | — | -0.95 |
| 1970 | 23 | 1682 | 127.3 | — | — | — | — | -124 | -39 | -56 | 47.6% | -0.21 | 9–5 (64%) | — | — | -1.78 |
| 1971 | 24 | 1747 | 133.0 | — | — | — | — | -202 | +50 | -66 | 53.6% | +0.33 | 10–6 (63%) | 3–1 (75%) | 108.8 | +1.97 |
| 1972 | 25 | 1697 | 127.1 | — | — | — | — | -79 | +35 | -44 | 45.9% | -0.20 | 4–3 (57%) | 1–1 | — | -0.62 |
| 1973 | 26 | 1732 | 135.0 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -33 | -75 | 38.2% | -1.07 | 11–5 (69%) | 6–5 (55%) | 109.2 | -5.28 |
| 1974 | 27 | 1690 | 119.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.2% | -0.59 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -1.08 |
| Career | 1786 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | -48 | +10 | -56 | 46.1% | -0.24 | 41–28 (59%) | 11–7 (61%) | 113.2 | -3.69 |
Tournament Results by Category
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | RG | W | USO | W-L Win % |
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| 1968 | 21 | R64 | R64 | R32 | 2–3 (40%) |
| 1969 | 22 | R32 | R128 | — | 1–2 (33%) |
| 1970 | 23 | R32 | R64 | — | 2–2 (50%) |
| 1971 | 24 | R16 | R64 | — | 3–2 (60%) |
| 1972 | 25 | R16 | R32 | R128 | 5–3 (62%) |
| 1973 | 26 | R32 | R128 | R32 | 2–3 (40%) |
| 1974 | 27 | — | R64 | — | 0–1 (0%) |
| W-L | 9–6 (60%) | 4–7 (36%) | 2–3 (40%) |
15–16 (48%) |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | PAR | BER | LOS | SYD | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23 | — | R16 | — | — | 1–1 (50%) |
| 1971 | 24 | QF | — | — | R16 | 2–2 (50%) |
| 1973 | 26 | — | — | R16 | — | 0–1 (0%) |
| W-L | 1–1 (50%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) |
3–4 (43%) |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | ATL | BAR | DAL | EAS | GST | HAM | HOU | KIT | MAD | MC | MEL | MIA | MUN | NAP | NWP | QUE | ITA | AIX | ATH | BEC | BET | BIE | BLO | BOU | BRI | CAN | CAP | CAP | CAP | CAT | CHA | CHE | CHR | COL | DEN | DUR | DUS | DUT | HAV | HOB | IST | JAC | JER | KAN | LEE | LOC | LON | LUG | MAN | MAN | MIL | NAP | NAS | NOT | PER | PHO | POR | POR | QUI | REG | RIC | SOU | SOU | ST. | TEL | TUC | WES | W-L Win % |
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| 1968 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | F | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | SF | — | R16 | R16 | — | W | — | — | 19–17 (53%) |
| 1969 | 22 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | 11–16 (41%) |
| 1970 | 23 | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | QF | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | QF | — | SF | — | — | — | F | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | 15–14 (52%) |
| 1971 | 24 | — | — | — | R32 | QF | R32 | — | F | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | SF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | QF | — | — | R64 | SF | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | 24–17 (59%) |
| 1972 | 25 | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | R64 | SF | SF | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | 14–18 (44%) |
| 1973 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | SF | R16 | — | R32 | R16 | — | R32 | — | QF | — | 14–21 (40%) |
| 1974 | 27 | R64 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–4 (43%) |
| W-L | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 3–1 (75%) | 0–3 (0%) | 1–3 (25%) | 3–3 (50%) | 1–1 (50%) | 5–4 (56%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–2 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | 5–3 (62%) | 2–2 (50%) | 3–5 (38%) | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–3 (40%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | 3–6 (33%) | 2–3 (40%) | 3–3 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 3–0 (100%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 3–2 (60%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 3–1 (75%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–1 (50%) | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 10–6 (62%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–0 (100%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) |
100–107 (48%) |
WTA Finals
| Season | Age | WTA | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 26 | R16 | 1–1 (50%) |
| W-L | 1–1 (50%) |
1–1 (50%) |
Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
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
No ranking history available.
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 Laura Rossouw?
- Laura Rossouw is 80 years old, born on July 15, 1946.
- Which country does Laura Rossouw represent?
- Laura Rossouw represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
- How many Grand Slam singles titles has Laura Rossouw won?
- Laura Rossouw has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Laura Rossouw won?
- TennisDB does not group any of Laura Rossouw's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
- How many WTA titles has Laura Rossouw won?
- Laura Rossouw has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent was Istanbul in 1972.
- What is Laura Rossouw's career win-loss record?
- Laura Rossouw has a career WTA singles record of 119 wins and 128 losses (48.2%).
- Which seasons of Laura Rossouw's career appear in TennisDB?
- Laura Rossouw appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1974.
- On which surface does Laura Rossouw have the highest recorded win rate?
- Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Laura Rossouw's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 49.1% (56–58).
- Who has Laura Rossouw faced most often?
- Laura Rossouw's most frequent opponent is Helga Masthoff, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.