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Brenda Kirk
Brenda Kirk represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Brenda Kirk finished with a career record of 102–116 and 2 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
1791 (74th percentile)
Career record
102–116 (46.8%)
Career titles
2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilana Kloss | 6-2 6-7 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data | Dec 4, 1977* | R32 | South African Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Annette Van Zyl | 7-6 5-7 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Nov 26, 1976* | R16 | South African Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Jackie Fayter | 6-1 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data | Nov 25, 1976* | R32 | South African Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Sabina Simmonds | 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data | Nov 21, 1974* | R32 | South African Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Annette Van Zyl | 3-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Oct 24, 1974* | F | Johannesburg Transvaal Chps | WTA 250 | Hard |
Rivals all rivalries →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Court | 0 | 10 | 10 | Sep 27, 1973 | H2H |
| Betty Stove | 1 | 7 | 8 | Apr 14, 1973 | H2H |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | 5 | 1 | 6 | Jan 13, 1974 | H2H |
| Helga Masthoff | 0 | 6 | 6 | Jul 29, 1972 | H2H |
| Annette Van Zyl | 0 | 5 | 5 | Nov 26, 1976 | H2H |
Titles (2)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Athens |
| 1972 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Durban |
| Total | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 1969 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | — | — | — | — | 13 | 18 | 31 | 41.9% |
| 1970 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | — | — | — | — | 15 | 22 | 37 | 40.5% |
| 1971 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 49 | 53.1% |
| 1972 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 37 | 25 | 62 | 59.7% |
| 1973 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 6 | 20 | 26 | 23.1% |
| 1974 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 1976 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 33 | 31 | 64 | 51.6% | 29 | 40 | 69 | 42.0% | 29 | 35 | 64 | 45.3% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 102 | 116 | 218 | 46.8% |
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 | 17 | 1460 | 95.8 | — | — | — | — | -15 | — | — | 27.3% | -1.55 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.11 |
| 1969 | 18 | 1528 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | +3 | -45 | +44 | 46.0% | -0.36 | 2–3 (40%) | — | — | +0.37 |
| 1970 | 19 | 1577 | 119.6 | — | — | — | — | +10 | -102 | +23 | 40.0% | -0.74 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | -1.30 |
| 1971 | 20 | 1678 | 130.6 | — | — | — | — | -21 | -84 | +10 | 52.7% | +0.15 | 6–6 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 102.9 | +3.63 |
| 1972 | 21 | 1775 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | +141 | -190 | -45 | 57.0% | +0.40 | 8–7 (53%) | 3–3 (50%) | 101.4 | +0.85 |
| 1973 | 22 | 1673 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | +33 | -98 | +38 | 24.6% | -2.40 | 3–2 (60%) | 4–1 (80%) | 102.2 | -2.93 |
| 1974 | 23 | 1677 | 110.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.5% | +0.45 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.41 |
| 1976 | 25 | 1683 | 109.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | +0.80 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.05 |
| 1977 | 26 | 1666 | 100.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | +0.33 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.13 |
| Career | 1791 | 128.6 | — | — | — | — | +57 | -115 | +11 | 46.9% | -0.33 | 24–23 (51%) | 10–6 (63%) | 103.8 | +0.61 |
Tournament Results by Category
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | RG | W | USO | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | R64 | R128 | R64 | 0–3 (0%) |
| 1970 | 19 | R64 | R128 | — | 0–2 (0%) |
| 1971 | 20 | R64 | R32 | — | 2–2 (50%) |
| 1972 | 21 | R32 | R128 | R64 | 0–3 (0%) |
| 1973 | 22 | — | R128 | R128 | 0–2 (0%) |
| W-L | 0–4 (0%) | 2–5 (29%) | 0–3 (0%) |
2–12 (14%) |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | PAR | BER | SYD | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19 | — | R16 | — | 1–1 (50%) |
| 1971 | 20 | F | — | QF | 5–2 (71%) |
| W-L | 3–1 (75%) | 1–1 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) |
6–3 (67%) |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | CIN | EAS | GST | HAM | HOU | KIT | MAD | MC | MEL | MIA | MUN | NAP | NWP | QUE | ITA | AIX | ATH | BEC | BET | BIL | BLO | BLO | BOU | BRI | CAN | CAP | CAP | CAT | CHE | CHI | CHI | CHR | COL | DEN | DUB | DUR | DUS | DUT | EAS | EDI | FRI | GUI | HAV | HOB | HUR | JAC | JER | JOH | LEI | LOC | LON | MAN | NIC | NOT | ORA | PER | PHO | POR | POR | POR | QUI | RIC | SIR | SOU | ST. | SUT | TOR | TUC | WES | W-L Win % |
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| 1968 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–4 (20%) |
| 1969 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | 13–15 (46%) |
| 1970 | 19 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | QF | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R64 | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | QF | 14–19 (42%) |
| 1971 | 20 | — | R16 | R16 | R16 | — | QF | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | W | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | QF | QF | SF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | 19–19 (50%) |
| 1972 | 21 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | W | QF | — | — | SF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | SF | — | SF | 37–22 (63%) |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | F | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | 6–18 (25%) |
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–2 (60%) |
| 1976 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 (50%) |
| 1977 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 (0%) |
| W-L | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | 2–3 (40%) | 0–2 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–0 (100%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 2–3 (40%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–4 (20%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–4 (33%) | 3–1 (75%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 0–3 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–1 (50%) | 13–8 (62%) | 1–1 (50%) | 6–2 (75%) | 3–1 (75%) | 0–1 (0%) | 5–2 (71%) |
94–101 (48%) |
Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
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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
- Which country does Brenda Kirk represent?
- Brenda Kirk represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
- How many Grand Slams has Brenda Kirk won?
- Brenda Kirk has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Brenda Kirk won?
- TennisDB does not group any of Brenda Kirk's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
- How many WTA titles has Brenda Kirk won?
- Brenda Kirk has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Durban in 1972.
- What is Brenda Kirk's career win-loss record?
- Brenda Kirk has a career WTA singles record of 102 wins and 116 losses (46.8%).
- Which seasons of Brenda Kirk's career appear in TennisDB?
- Brenda Kirk appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1977.
- On which surface does Brenda Kirk have the highest recorded win rate?
- Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Brenda Kirk's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 51.6% (33–31).
- Who has Brenda Kirk faced most often?
- Brenda Kirk's most frequent opponent is Margaret Court, with a head-to-head record of 0–10 across 10 meetings.