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Joyce Portman

USA Died Jul 22, 2003 (age 45) WTA Tour years active: 1978–1982

Joyce Portman represented the United States on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Joyce Portman finished with a career record of 17–30 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

1649 (49th percentile)

Career record

17–30 (36.2%)

Career titles

Prize money

$38,847

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 →

Joyce Portman's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Kathy Horvath	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 21, 1982*	R64	Amelia Island	WTA 250	Clay
Andrea Leand	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1982*	R64	Hilton Head	WTA 250	Clay
Eva Pfaff	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 1981*	R32	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix	WTA 250	Carpet
Claudia Kohde Kilsch	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1981*	R32	Brighton	WTA 250	Carpet
Rosie Casals	3-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1981*	R32	Deerfield Beach	WTA 250	Hard

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Joyce Portman's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Susan Mascarin	0	3	3	Sep 25, 1981	H2H
Virginia Ruzici	0	3	3	May 9, 1981	H2H
Ivanna Madruga	2	1	3	May 9, 1981	H2H
Lisa Doherty	1	1	2	Sep 4, 1981	H2H
Joanne Russell	0	2	2	Apr 11, 1981	H2H

Career Results

Joyce Portman career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1979	21	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1980	22	6	9	15	40.0%	—	—
1981	23	10	17	27	37.0%	—	—
1982	24	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
Career		17	30	47	36.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Joyce Portman 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 %
1978	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	21	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	22	1	5	6	16.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
1981	23	3	7	10	30.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	10	17	27	37.0%
1982	24	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	4	12	16	25.0%	10	10	20	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	17	30	47	36.2%

Advanced Stats

Joyce Portman 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
1978	20	1484	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.09
1979	21	1503	114.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+1.00	—	—	—	-0.07
1980	22	1520	109.2	—	—	—	—	-38	+65	—	44.1%	-0.91	1–3 (25%)	1–1	—	-0.28
1981	23	1547	121.6	—	—	—	—	-63	+139	—	43.1%	-0.41	1–6 (14%)	0–3 (0%)	92.6	+0.60
1982	24	1533	90.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.25	—	—	—	-0.36
Career		1649	115.8	—	—	—	—	-53	+125	—	41.2%	-0.75	2–9 (18%)	1–4 (20%)	91.6	-0.04

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Joyce Portman Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1980	22	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1981	23	R64	R128	R32	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–4 (33%)

WTA 500

Joyce Portman WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	SDG	CAN	W-L Win %
1981	23	R32	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

WTA 250

Joyce Portman WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	NAP	STO	TKY	AME	BRI	DEE	POR	GAI	HIL	LUG	MAH	MIN	MON	PER	RIC	SAL	TAM	W-L Win %
1978	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	21	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	22	—	R16	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	6–8 (43%)
1981	23	R16	R64	—	—	R64	R32	R32	R32	—	QF	R32	R64	R32	—	SF	R32	—	—	8–12 (40%)
1982	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	15–24 (38%)

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

Which country does Joyce Portman represent?: Joyce Portman represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Joyce Portman won?: Joyce Portman has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Joyce Portman won?: TennisDB does not group any of Joyce Portman's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Joyce Portman's career win-loss record?: Joyce Portman has a career WTA singles record of 17 wins and 30 losses (36.2%).
How much career prize money has Joyce Portman earned?: Joyce Portman has earned at least $38,847 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Joyce Portman's career appear in TennisDB?: Joyce Portman appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1978 through 1982.
On which surface does Joyce Portman have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Joyce Portman's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 50.0% (10–10).
Who has Joyce Portman faced most often?: Joyce Portman's most frequent opponent is Susan Mascarin, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.