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Wendy Tomlinson

RSA Age 75 WTA Tour years active: 1968–1970

Wendy Tomlinson represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Wendy Tomlinson finished with a career record of 20–33 and no 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

1583 (31st percentile)

Career record

20–33 (37.7%)

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 →

Wendy Tomlinson's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Patricia Cody	6-1 6-8 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1970*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Peaches Bartkowicz	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1970*	R64	Queen's Club Championships	WTA 250	Grass
Betty Stove	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1970*	R32	Bristol	WTA 250	Grass
Maria Eugenia Guzman	6-2 6-8 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1970*	R64	Chichester	WTA 250	Grass
Gail Sherriff	3-6 8-10	L	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1970*	R64	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay

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Wendy Tomlinson's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Winnie Shaw	0	3	3	Aug 18, 1969	H2H
Peaches Bartkowicz	0	2	2	Jun 17, 1970	H2H
Julie Heldman	0	2	2	Apr 17, 1970	H2H
Margaret Court	0	2	2	Apr 10, 1970	H2H
Patricia Walkden	1	1	2	Mar 25, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Wendy Tomlinson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	17	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1969	18	14	17	31	45.2%	—	—
1970	19	3	12	15	20.0%	—	—
Career		20	33	53	37.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Wendy Tomlinson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	17	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1969	18	4	4	8	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	9	17	47.1%	14	17	31	45.2%
1970	19	2	3	5	40.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	0	4	4	0.0%	3	12	15	20.0%
Career	—	9	11	20	45.0%	3	9	12	25.0%	8	13	21	38.1%	20	33	53	37.7%

Advanced Stats

Wendy Tomlinson 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	17	1504	95.7	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	37.5%	-1.25	2–0	—	—	-0.26
1969	18	1567	118.3	—	—	—	—	-1	-76	+7	46.3%	+0.03	2–3 (40%)	—	—	-0.71
1970	19	1509	109.7	—	—	—	—	+66	-33	-19	26.5%	-1.71	1–3 (25%)	—	—	-1.45
Career		1583	112.7	—	—	—	—	+23	-55	+2	39.3%	-0.65	5–6 (45%)	—	—	-4.57

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Wendy Tomlinson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1969	18	R64	R64	R32	2–3 (40%)
1970	19	R64	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–5 (29%)

WTA 250

Wendy Tomlinson WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	MC	NAP	QUE	BEC	BLO	BOU	BRI	CAP	CHE	CHI	DUR	EAS	FRI	FUL	GUI	HAV	HUR	LOC	ORA	POR	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	3–4 (43%)
1969	18	—	R16	R64	R32	R16	R64	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	R32	R16	R16	R16	12–14 (46%)
1970	19	R32	—	R64	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	3–10 (23%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–3 (25%)	5–3 (62%)	18–28 (39%)

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

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 Wendy Tomlinson?: Wendy Tomlinson is 75 years old, born on September 18, 1950.
Which country does Wendy Tomlinson represent?: Wendy Tomlinson represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Wendy Tomlinson won?: Wendy Tomlinson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Wendy Tomlinson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Wendy Tomlinson's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Wendy Tomlinson's career win-loss record?: Wendy Tomlinson has a career WTA singles record of 20 wins and 33 losses (37.7%).
Which seasons of Wendy Tomlinson's career appear in TennisDB?: Wendy Tomlinson appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1970.
On which surface does Wendy Tomlinson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Wendy Tomlinson's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 45.0% (9–11).
Who has Wendy Tomlinson faced most often?: Wendy Tomlinson's most frequent opponent is Winnie Shaw, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.