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Robin Tenney

USA Age 68 Plays: Left-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1972–1977

Robin Tenney represented the United States on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Robin Tenney finished with a career record of 28–59 and no singles titles. 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

1596 (35th percentile)

Singles record

28–59 (32.2%)

Singles 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 →

Robin Tenney's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Paula Smith	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1977*	R32	Raleigh	WTA 250	—
Brigette Cuypers	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 15, 1976*	R64	Atlanta	WTA 250	Carpet
Brigette Cuypers	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1976*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Clay
Janet Newberry	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1976*	R32	Westchester	WTA 250	Clay
Marcela Bueno	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1976*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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Robin Tenney's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Kathy Kuykendall	0	3	3	Sep 17, 1975	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	1	2	3	Aug 21, 1975	H2H
Marcie Louie	1	2	3	Feb 21, 1975	H2H
Laurie Tenney	1	2	3	Mar 9, 1974	H2H
Brigette Cuypers	0	2	2	Sep 15, 1976	H2H

Career Results

Robin Tenney career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	14	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1973	15	5	7	12	41.7%	—	—
1974	16	10	20	30	33.3%	—	—
1975	17	7	20	27	25.9%	—	—
1976	18	3	7	10	30.0%	—	—
1977	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		28	59	87	32.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Robin Tenney career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1972	14	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1973	15	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
1974	16	2	3	5	40.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	10	20	30	33.3%
1975	17	1	2	3	33.3%	3	9	12	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	7	20	27	25.9%
1976	18	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	7	10	30.0%
1977	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	8	10	18	44.4%	14	24	38	36.8%	3	11	14	21.4%	0	9	9	0.0%	28	59	87	32.2%

Advanced Stats

Robin Tenney 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
1972	14	1491	107.7	—	—	—	—	+77	—	—	38.5%	-0.08	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.59
1973	15	1535	122.5	—	—	—	—	+81	-39	—	48.1%	-0.22	2–3 (40%)	0–1	—	+0.91
1974	16	1552	123.6	—	—	—	—	+53	-52	-23	34.4%	-0.78	4–2 (67%)	0–1	—	-1.07
1975	17	1520	119.7	—	—	—	—	+131	-55	-31	31.7%	-1.38	3–5 (38%)	3–2 (60%)	100.0	-1.58
1976	18	1530	115.9	—	—	—	—	—	-5	—	28.6%	-1.43	1–0	—	—	-0.31
1977	19	1510	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.12
Career		1596	124.0	—	—	—	—	+83	-45	-26	34.8%	-0.95	10–11 (48%)	4–6 (40%)	101.4	-1.58

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Robin Tenney Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1973	15	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1974	16	R64	R64	R64	1–3 (25%)
1975	17	R64	R64	—	0–2 (0%)
1976	18	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–3 (25%)	2–8 (20%)

WTA 500

Robin Tenney WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	SPB	W-L Win %
1975	17	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 250

Robin Tenney WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	MIA	NAP	NWP	ITA	AKR	AME	BEC	BOS	BOU	CAN	CHI	DET	FOR	HAV	LOS	MIS	NEW	ORL	PAC	PAD	PAX	PHO	RAL	SAN	SAR	SEB	TAL	WES	WIL	WIN	W-L Win %
1972	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	3–4 (43%)
1973	15	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
1974	16	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	R64	R64	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	QF	—	—	—	SF	9–17 (35%)
1975	17	R64	—	R64	R32	—	—	SF	—	R64	—	R32	R32	R32	R64	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	7–16 (30%)
1976	18	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	3–5 (38%)
1977	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	26–48 (35%)

WTA Finals

Robin Tenney WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	W-L Win %
1973	15	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

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 Robin Tenney?: Robin Tenney is 68 years old, born on May 13, 1958.
Which country does Robin Tenney represent?: Robin Tenney represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Robin Tenney left-handed or right-handed?: Robin Tenney plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Robin Tenney won?: Robin Tenney has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Robin Tenney won?: TennisDB does not group any of Robin Tenney's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Robin Tenney's career win-loss record?: Robin Tenney has a career WTA singles record of 28 wins and 59 losses (32.2%).
Which seasons of Robin Tenney's career appear in TennisDB?: Robin Tenney appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1972 through 1977.
On which surface does Robin Tenney have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Robin Tenney's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 36.8% (14–24).
Who has Robin Tenney faced most often?: Robin Tenney's most frequent opponent is Kathy Kuykendall, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.