Wendy Overton
Peak ranking
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Elo peak
1921 (87.6%ile)
Career record
123–142 (46.4%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$362
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
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| Sep 22, 1978* | Montreal | WTA 1000 | R16 | Hard | Caroline Stoll | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 21, 1978* | Montreal | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Cynthia Doerner | 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 14, 1978* | San Antonio | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Kay Mcdaniel | 5-7 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 1, 1978* | US Open | Grand Slam | R64 | Hard | Amanda Tobin | 6-0 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 9, 1978* | Indianapolis | WTA 250 | R64 | Clay | Chris Oneil | 2-6 6-2 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie Casals | 0 | 12 | 12 | May 14, 1973 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 0 | 11 | 11 | Feb 26, 1976 | H2H |
| Billie Jean King | 1 | 10 | 11 | Mar 29, 1975 | H2H |
| Francoise Durr | 3 | 6 | 9 | Mar 31, 1976 | H2H |
| Lesley Hunt | 4 | 5 | 9 | Mar 9, 1974 | H2H |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1969 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 1970 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35.3% |
| 1971 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 1972 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% | 40 | 30 | 70 | 57.1% |
| 1973 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 14 | 23 | 37 | 37.8% |
| 1974 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 12 | 18 | 30 | 40.0% |
| 1975 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 17 | 14 | 31 | 54.8% |
| 1976 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% |
| 1977 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.2% |
| 1978 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| Career | — | 30 | 28 | 58 | 51.7% | 37 | 43 | 80 | 46.2% | 22 | 22 | 44 | 50.0% | 34 | 49 | 83 | 41.0% | 123 | 142 | 265 | 46.4% |
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% |
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| 1968 | 21 | 1521 | 88 | — | — | 85 | 57.1% | +0.11 | 63 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 22 | 1605 | 93 | — | 84 | 89 | 53.8% | +0.26 | 82 | 75 | 100 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 23 | 1604 | 92 | — | 80 | 87 | 34.3% | -0.73 | 80 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 24 | 1689 | 91 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 50.0% | +0.46 | 85 | 33 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 1972 | 25 | 1898 | 98 | 95 | 91 | 92 | 56.0% | +0.39 | 93 | 58 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 58 |
| 1973 | 26 | 1754 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 41.0% | -0.68 | 92 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 1974 | 27 | 1775 | 93 | 90 | 86 | — | 42.4% | -0.06 | 94 | 22 | 40 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1975 | 28 | 1855 | 95 | 90 | 88 | — | 53.5% | +0.15 | 97 | 29 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 1976 | 29 | 1756 | 87 | 78 | 85 | — | 40.0% | -0.64 | 88 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | 30 | 1715 | 85 | 76 | 77 | — | 32.4% | -1.28 | 90 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 31 | 1651 | 84 | 64 | — | — | 33.3% | -0.83 | 56 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1766 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 46.7% | -0.25 | 89 | 30 | 53 | 14 | 22 | 39 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21 | — | — | R16 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | — | R32 |
| 1970 | 23 | R32 | R64 | — |
| 1971 | 24 | — | — | R32 |
| 1972 | 25 | R16 | R32 | R32 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | R64 | R64 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | R128 | R64 |
| 1975 | 28 | — | — | R16 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | — | R16 |
| 1977 | 30 | — | — | R64 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | — | R64 |
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250
| Season | Age | ATL | DAL | HAM | HOU | MEL | NAP | NWP | QUE | TKY | WAS | AKR | ALB | AME | BET | BIR | BOC | BOS | BOU | BRA | BRI | BRU | CHA | CHI | COL | DEN | DET | DUB | FOR | FOR | GUI | HAV | HIL | JAC | LAN | LON | LON | LOU | MAN | MIN | MIS | MOB | NEW | OKL | OLD | ORL | PHI | PHO | QUI | RIC | ROC | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAR | SEA | TOR | TUC | WES |
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| 1969 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R64 | QF | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 24 | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 25 | — | QF | R16 | — | — | SF | QF | SF | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | QF | SF | — | — | — | — | QF | — | QF | R16 | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | — | — | — | SF | — | R32 | SF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | SF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | R16 | R32 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | QF | — |
| 1974 | 27 | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | F | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1975 | 28 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | QF | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 29 | R64 | R16 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | QF |
| 1977 | 30 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | R32 | — | — |
| 1978 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
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First top 50
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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 Wendy Overton?
- Wendy Overton is 79 years old, born on March 31, 1947.
- How many Grand Slams has Wendy Overton won?
- Wendy Overton has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Wendy Overton won?
- Wendy Overton has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- What is Wendy Overton's career win-loss record?
- Wendy Overton has a career WTA singles record of 123 wins and 142 losses (46.4%).
- How much career prize money has Wendy Overton earned?
- Wendy Overton has earned at least $362 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Wendy Overton play professional tennis?
- Wendy Overton turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1978.
- What is Wendy Overton's best surface?
- Wendy Overton's best surface is hard court with a 51.7% win rate (30W-28L).
- Who is Wendy Overton's biggest rival?
- Wendy Overton's most frequent opponent is Rosie Casals, with a head-to-head record of 0–12 across 12 meetings.