Valerie Ziegenfuss
Peak ranking
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Elo peak
1952 (90.2%ile)
Career record
231–232 (49.9%)
Career titles
3
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1979* | Carlsbad | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Sue Barker | 1-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 31, 1979* | Carlsbad | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Heidi Eisterlehner | 6-3 6-7 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 9, 1978* | Oldsmar | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Regina Marsikova | 5-7 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 2, 1978* | Buenos Aires | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Regina Marsikova | 1-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 12, 1978* | Minneapolis | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Virginia Wade | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
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| Rosie Casals | 0 | 26 | 26 | Apr 14, 1978 | H2H |
| Francoise Durr | 3 | 12 | 15 | Jan 6, 1977 | H2H |
| Nancy Richey | 1 | 11 | 12 | Oct 11, 1975 | H2H |
| Kerry Reid | 2 | 9 | 11 | Sep 14, 1973 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 2 | 8 | 10 | Oct 12, 1978 | H2H |
Titles (3)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
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| 1969 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Mexico City |
| 1970 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Kansas City Heart of America |
| 1971 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Kansas City |
| Total | 3 | — | — | — | 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 % | ||
| 1968 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 16 | 9 | 25 | 64.0% | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 35 | 24 | 59 | 59.3% |
| 1969 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 28 | 24 | 52 | 53.8% |
| 1970 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 40 | 28 | 68 | 58.8% |
| 1971 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | 23 | 29 | 52 | 44.2% |
| 1972 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 26 | 24 | 50 | 52.0% |
| 1973 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 33 | 29 | 62 | 53.2% |
| 1974 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 12 | 14 | 26 | 46.2% |
| 1975 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 16 | 16 | 32 | 50.0% |
| 1976 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 12 | 20 | 32 | 37.5% |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14.3% |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 11 | 14 | 21.4% |
| 1979 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Career | — | 52 | 52 | 104 | 50.0% | 76 | 64 | 140 | 54.3% | 58 | 48 | 106 | 54.7% | 42 | 65 | 107 | 39.3% | 231 | 232 | 463 | 49.9% |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | 1587 | 93 | 68 | 95 | 91 | 57.4% | +0.81 | 71 | 48 | 69 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 20 | 1715 | 96 | 67 | 93 | 92 | 51.4% | +0.27 | 83 | 36 | 67 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 21 | 1776 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 55.6% | +0.45 | 75 | 59 | 73 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 22 | 1797 | 95 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 46.0% | -0.33 | 90 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1972 | 23 | 1829 | 97 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 48.2% | -0.04 | 89 | 33 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| 1973 | 24 | 1759 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 54.3% | +0.25 | 87 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 44 |
| 1974 | 25 | 1786 | 94 | 89 | — | — | 46.6% | -0.34 | 93 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 26 | 1823 | 93 | 89 | 92 | — | 49.3% | -0.37 | 92 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 1976 | 27 | 1743 | 86 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 41.1% | -0.77 | 83 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1977 | 28 | 1674 | 83 | 71 | 70 | — | 16.7% | -2.36 | 95 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 1978 | 29 | 1651 | 84 | 56 | 80 | — | 29.4% | -1.72 | 97 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 1979 | 30 | 1664 | 82 | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.75 | 91 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| Career | 1745 | 93 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 49.3% | -0.16 | 85 | 33 | 56 | 20 | 24 | 45 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | — | R128 | R64 |
| 1969 | 20 | R32 | R128 | R16 |
| 1970 | 21 | — | R32 | R64 |
| 1971 | 22 | R32 | R64 | R64 |
| 1972 | 23 | R16 | R128 | R32 |
| 1973 | 24 | — | R32 | R32 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | R64 | — |
| 1975 | 26 | — | R32 | R16 |
| 1976 | 27 | R64 | R32 | R64 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | R128 | R64 |
WTA 1000
WTA 500
| Season | Age | SDG | SPB | WAS | CAR | LOS | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1969 | 20 | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1970 | 21 | — | QF | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 22 | SF | — | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1973 | 24 | — | — | — | — | QF | — |
| 1974 | 25 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1976 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — |
| 1979 | 30 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | ATL | AUC | BUE | DAL | EAS | HAM | HOU | MEL | MUN | NAP | NWP | QUE | TKY | WAS | AGA | AKR | AME | BAR | BEC | BET | BIR | BLO | BOC | BOS | BOU | BRA | BRI | CAP | CAR | CHA | CHA | CHE | CHI | CHR | COL | CUR | DEN | DET | DUB | FOR | FOR | FUL | GUI | HAV | HIL | HIL | HOL | HUR | JAC | JER | JOH | KAN | KAN | LA | LA | LAN | LAS | LOC | LON | LON | LOS | MAH | MAN | MAN | MEX | MIL | MIN | MIS | MOB | MON | MOS | NAS | NEW | OKL | OLD | ORA | ORL | PHI | PHO | POM | POR | QUI | RIC | ROC | SAC | SAN | SAN | SAR | SEA | SOU | ST. | SUR | TAL | TAM | TOR | TUC | VEN | WEM | WES | WES | WOL |
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| 1968 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | — | — | — | SF | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF |
| 1969 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | SF | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — |
| 1970 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | QF | — | F | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | F | — | — | SF | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | R16 | — | SF | R16 | F | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 22 | — | SF | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | F | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 23 | — | — | — | R16 | — | SF | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | SF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | F | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | SF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 25 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 26 | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1976 | 27 | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1977 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 29 | R32 | — | R32 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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Ranking History Matrix
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Similar Players
Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.
| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Court | AUS | — | 2,487 | 11 | 95 | 680 | 616 | 64 | 90.6% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| Kerry Reid | AUS | — | 2,215 | 1 | 22 | 831 | 586 | 245 | 70.5% | 1968-1985 | Match log |
| Betty Stove | NED | — | 2,165 | 0 | 7 | 717 | 413 | 304 | 57.6% | 1969-1983 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Valerie Ziegenfuss?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss is 77 years old, born on June 29, 1949.
- How many Grand Slams has Valerie Ziegenfuss won?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Valerie Ziegenfuss won?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Valerie Ziegenfuss won?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss has won 3 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Kansas City in 1971.
- What is Valerie Ziegenfuss' career win-loss record?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss has a career WTA singles record of 231 wins and 232 losses (49.9%).
- When did Valerie Ziegenfuss play professional tennis?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1979.
- What is Valerie Ziegenfuss' best surface?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss' best surface is grass court with a 54.7% win rate (58W-48L).
- Who is Valerie Ziegenfuss' biggest rival?
- Valerie Ziegenfuss' most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 0–26 across 26 meetings.