Match log updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC
Joanne Russell — WTA Match Log
Main draw matches: 50 | W: 27 | L: 23 | Win %: 54.0%
| Date ↑ | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1981* | Kansas City | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Stacy Margolin | 6-4 6-0 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 16, 1981* | Kansas City | WTA 250 | R16 | Carpet | Andrea Jaeger | 1-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 22, 1981* | Cincinnati | WTA 1000 | R32 | Carpet | Bettina Bunge | 7-5 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 23, 1981* | Cincinnati | WTA 1000 | R16 | Carpet | Anne Smith | 1-6 7-5 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 24, 1981* | Cincinnati | WTA 1000 | QF | Carpet | Pam Shriver | 6-1 5-7 7-6 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 24, 1981* | Cincinnati | WTA 1000 | SF | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | 1-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 28, 1981* | Chicago | WTA 250 | R64 | Carpet | Elly Appel | 7-6 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 29, 1981* | Chicago | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Wendy White | 1-6 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 5, 1981* | Detroit | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Susan Mascarin | 1-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 20, 1981* | Houston | WTA 250 | R16 | Carpet | Virginia Wade | 5-7 6-4 2-0 (ret.) | W | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 21, 1981* | Houston | WTA 250 | QF | Carpet | Mima Jausovec | 3-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 5, 1981* | Los Angeles | WTA 500 | R32 | Carpet | Pam Teeguarden | 1-6 7-5 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 6, 1981* | Los Angeles | WTA 500 | R16 | Carpet | Eva Pfaff | 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 7, 1981* | Los Angeles | WTA 500 | QF | Carpet | Bettina Bunge | 2-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 12, 1981* | Dallas | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Katerina Bohmova | 5-7 6-1 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 19, 1981* | Boston | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Pam Teeguarden | 1-6 7-5 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 20, 1981* | Boston | WTA 250 | R16 | Carpet | Chris Evert | 1-6 6-4 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 6, 1981 | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | BR | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 8, 1981* | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | R64 | Clay | Yvona Brzakova | 6-1 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 9, 1981* | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Iris Riedel Kuhn | 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 10, 1981* | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | R16 | Clay | Susan Rollinson | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 11, 1981* | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | QF | Clay | Joyce Portman | 6-4 4-6 6-0 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 11, 1981* | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | SF | Clay | Pam Shriver | 3-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 21, 1981* | Nassau | WTA 250 | QF | — | Sylvia Hanika | 1-6 6-4 7-6 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 21, 1981* | Nassau | WTA 250 | SF | — | Ivanna Madruga | 2-6 7-6 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 22, 1981* | Amelia Island | WTA 250 | R64 | Clay | Leslie Allen | 6-0 5-7 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 23, 1981* | Amelia Island | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Bonnie Gadusek | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 4, 1981* | Manchester | WTA 250 | R32 | Grass | Charlotte Leatham | 6-2 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 5, 1981* | Manchester | WTA 250 | R16 | Grass | Cathy Drury | 6-3 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 6, 1981* | Manchester | WTA 250 | QF | Grass | Jane Stratton | 6-0 1-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 11, 1981* | Surbiton | WTA 250 | R32 | Grass | Rene Blount | 7-5 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 12, 1981* | Surbiton | WTA 250 | R16 | Grass | Ann Kiyomura Hayashi | 4-6 7-5 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 13, 1981* | Surbiton | WTA 250 | QF | Grass | Betsy Nagelsen | 4-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 24, 1981* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Pam Teeguarden | 2-6 7-6 9-11 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 1, 1981* | Orange | WTA 250 | QF | Clay | Pam Casale | 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 1, 1981* | Orange | WTA 250 | SF | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 4-6 6-3 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 6, 1981* | Indianapolis | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Kathrin Keil | 4-6 6-2 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 7, 1981* | Indianapolis | WTA 250 | R16 | Clay | Susan Mascarin | 5-7 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 17, 1981 | Toronto | WTA 250 | R64 | Hard | Yvonne Vermaak | 6-4 2-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 3, 1981* | US Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Lisa Bonder Kreiss | 1-6 6-3 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 4, 1981* | US Open | Grand Slam | R64 | Hard | Marjorie Blackwood | 6-2 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 7, 1981* | US Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Martina Navratilova | 2-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 8, 1981* | Tampa | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Jennifer Mundel | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 9, 1981* | Tampa | WTA 250 | R16 | Hard | Bettina Bunge | 1-6 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 22, 1981* | Brighton | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Claudia Pasquale | 6-3 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 23, 1981* | Brighton | WTA 250 | R16 | Carpet | Barbara Potter | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 29, 1981* | Filderstadt | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Renata Tomanova | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 30, 1981* | Filderstadt | WTA 250 | R16 | Carpet | Kim Sands | 6-2 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 31, 1981* | Filderstadt | WTA 250 | QF | Carpet | Virginia Ruzici | 6-7 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 25, 1981* | Sydney | WTA 500 | R64 | Grass | Virginia Ruzici | 0-6 6-3 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |