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Michelle Torres

USA Age 59 Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1982–1989

Michelle Torres represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 18. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 93–111 and one singles title. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

18 (Nov 12, 1984)

Elo peak

1845 (81st percentile)

Singles record

93–111 (45.6%)

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 →

Michelle Torres's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Kimiko Date #158	7-5 3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1989*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Stacey Martin	5-7 6-1 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1989*	R32	Strasbourg Open	WTA 500	Clay
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	5-7 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 1989*	R32	Houston	WTA 250	Clay
Martina Navratilova #2	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1989*	R32	Amelia Island	WTA 250	Clay
Donna Faber #80	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1989*	R64	Amelia Island	WTA 250	Clay

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Michelle Torres's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	3	4	7	Apr 27, 1989	H2H
Zina Garrison	1	5	6	May 29, 1988	H2H
Lisa Bonder Kreiss	3	2	5	Sep 18, 1986	H2H
Susan Mascarin	2	3	5	Oct 3, 1985	H2H
Barbara Potter	0	4	4	Feb 23, 1989	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Michelle Torres singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles 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
1984	17	1	—	—	—	1	—	Tampa
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Michelle Torres career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1982	15	6	6	12	50.0%	—	—
1983	16	15	11	26	57.7%	—	—
1984	17	20	16	36	55.6%	29	20
1985	18	10	15	25	40.0%	21	21
1986	19	13	18	31	41.9%	56	53
1987	20	17	19	36	47.2%	54	69
1988	21	11	18	29	37.9%	68	92
1989	22	1	8	9	11.1%	92	277
Career		93	111	204	45.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Michelle Torres 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 %
1982	15	2	3	5	40.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	12	50.0%
1983	16	6	4	10	60.0%	8	5	13	61.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	15	11	26	57.7%
1984	17	11	3	14	78.6%	7	8	15	46.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	20	16	36	55.6%
1985	18	6	6	12	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	10	15	25	40.0%
1986	19	7	8	15	46.7%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	13	18	31	41.9%
1987	20	4	8	12	33.3%	13	9	22	59.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	17	19	36	47.2%
1988	21	4	9	13	30.8%	7	9	16	43.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	18	29	37.9%
1989	22	0	3	3	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	9	11.1%
Career	—	40	44	84	47.6%	48	51	99	48.5%	2	7	9	22.2%	3	9	12	25.0%	93	111	204	45.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Michelle Torres career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	17	0	2	2	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	1	0	1	100.0%	9	7	16	56.2%
1985	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1986	19	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	11	16	31.2%
1987	20	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	8	12	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	10	18	28	35.7%
1988	21	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	3	1	4	75.0%	7	16	23	30.4%
1989	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
Career		0	9	9	0.0%	6	12	18	33.3%	17	32	49	34.7%	10	9	19	52.6%	33	62	95	34.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 95/204 (46.6%) of Michelle Torres's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Michelle Torres 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
1982	15	1584	125.8	—	—	—	—	+7	+18	—	46.4%	-0.04	3–1 (75%)	0–1	—	-0.89
1983	16	1721	141.1	—	—	—	—	-54	+29	—	57.1%	+0.71	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	99.2	-0.75
1984	17	1845	132.4	—	—	—	—	-11	-120	-263	54.8%	+0.29	6–6 (50%)	6–4 (60%)	102.9	-0.97
1985	18	1704	112.1	—	—	—	—	+12	-47	—	42.1%	-0.65	5–4 (56%)	2–4 (33%)	98.0	+1.13
1986	19	1669	122.6	—	—	—	—	+35	-18	—	40.3%	-0.48	4–3 (57%)	3–5 (38%)	99.3	-0.43
1987	20	1643	119.5	—	—	—	—	-13	+63	—	45.7%	-0.28	6–3 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	102.5	+0.76
1988	21	1604	122.7	—	—	—	—	-46	+75	—	40.0%	-0.88	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	98.6	-0.67
1989	22	1535	110.2	—	—	—	—	-10	+79	—	23.8%	-1.90	0–3 (0%)	—	—	-0.50
Career		1845	130.7	—	—	—	—	-7	+11	-263	45.8%	-0.27	29–26 (53%)	18–25 (42%)	100.0	-1.14

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Michelle Torres Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1982	15	R128	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1983	16	R64	R64	R128	2–3 (40%)
1984	17	R32	R64	R64	4–3 (57%)
1985	18	R128	—	R32	2–2 (50%)
1986	19	R32	R128	R32	4–3 (57%)
1987	20	R32	R128	R128	2–3 (40%)
1988	21	R32	—	R32	4–2 (67%)
1989	22	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		9–8 (53%)	2–4 (33%)	8–7 (53%)	19–19 (50%)

WTA 500

Michelle Torres WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	PAR	SDG	AME	BER	BOC	CAN	CHA	HIL	KEY	LOS	ORL	STR	W-L Win %
1984	17	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
1985	18	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	4–5 (44%)
1986	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1987	20	—	SF	R64	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	5–5 (50%)
1988	21	—	—	—	QF	R32	R32	R32	—	R64	R128	—	—	R32	6–7 (46%)
1989	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		4–2 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	19–24 (44%)

WTA 250

Michelle Torres WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	BAD	EAS	GEN	HAM	HOU	MIA	NAP	AIX	AME	BIR	BOC	BRI	CHI	DEE	POR	FOR	HIL	KEY	LIT	LUG	MAR	NEW	NIC	OKL	PAL	PAL	PER	PHO	SAN	SAN	TAM	WIC	WOR	W-L Win %
1982	15	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	5–4 (56%)
1983	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R64	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	13–8 (62%)
1984	17	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	W	—	—	12–9 (57%)
1985	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	QF	—	R64	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	4–8 (33%)
1986	19	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	R32	9–12 (43%)
1987	20	—	—	—	R64	R16	R16	—	R16	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	10–11 (48%)
1988	21	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	1–9 (10%)
1989	22	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	1–6 (14%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	1–1 (50%)	6–5 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	6–2 (75%)	2–3 (40%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	12–6 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	55–67 (45%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Nov 12, 1984

First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 20

Oct 15, 1984

First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Michelle Torres ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	17	27	37	40	55	64	59	55	46	44	19	20	20
1985	18	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	19	54	52	56	63	66	59	61	64	49	44	53	53
1987	20	55	58	60	47	45	45	45	45	69	69	68	69
1988	21	67	68	75	90	85	79	85	82	83	91	92	92
1989	22	90	91	90	120	141	172	171	182	260	270	273	277
1990	23	276	277	288	298	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Michelle Torres's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Anne White	USA	19	1,846	1	228	110	118	48.2%	1978–1990	Match log
Kate Gompert	USA	18	1,871	0	166	85	81	51.2%	1980–1990	Match log
Melissa Gurney	USA	17	1,884	2	124	63	61	50.8%	1984–1989	Match log
Eva Pfaff	GER	17	1,901	0	357	155	202	43.4%	1977–1992	Match log
Terry Phelps	USA	20	1,869	1	359	188	171	52.4%	1982–1990	Match log
Gigi Fernandez	USA	17	1,911	2	444	227	217	51.1%	1982–1997	Match log
Alycia Moulton	USA	18	1,918	3	273	145	128	53.1%	1978–1988	Match log
Catherine Tanvier	FRA	20	1,879	0	340	161	179	47.4%	1980–1993	Match log
Robin White	USA	15	1,878	2	300	142	158	47.3%	1981–1994	Match log
Liz Smylie	AUS	20	1,823	5	350	161	189	46.0%	1980–1994	Match log
Patty Fendick	USA	19	1,883	3	361	199	162	55.1%	1982–1995	Match log
Rosalyn Fairbank	USA	15	1,932	1	645	336	309	52.1%	1978–1995	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Michelle Torres?: Michelle Torres is 59 years old, born on June 27, 1967.
Which country does Michelle Torres represent?: Michelle Torres represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
Does Michelle Torres use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Michelle Torres uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Michelle Torres left-handed or right-handed?: Michelle Torres plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Michelle Torres won?: Michelle Torres has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Michelle Torres won?: TennisDB does not group any of Michelle Torres's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Michelle Torres won?: Michelle Torres has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent was Tampa in 1984.
What is Michelle Torres' highest WTA ranking?: Michelle Torres' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 18, first achieved on November 12, 1984.
What is Michelle Torres' career win-loss record?: Michelle Torres has a career WTA singles record of 93 wins and 111 losses (45.6%).
Which seasons of Michelle Torres's career appear in TennisDB?: Michelle Torres appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1982 through 1989.
On which surface does Michelle Torres have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Michelle Torres's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 48.5% (48–51).
Who has Michelle Torres faced most often?: Michelle Torres' most frequent opponent is Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel, with a head-to-head record of 3–4 across 7 meetings.