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Rita Bentley

GBR Died Oct 26, 2016 (age 85) WTA Tour years active: 1968–1981

Rita Bentley represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Rita Bentley finished with a career record of 16–30 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

1569 (27th percentile)

Career record

16–30 (34.8%)

Career 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 →

Rita Bentley's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lisa Pennington	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1981*	R32	Manchester	WTA 250	Grass
Kathy Mantle	1-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1980*	R32	Manchester	WTA 250	—
Jenny Dimond	3-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1974*	R16	Manchester	WTA 250	Grass
Lesley Charles	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1973*	R16	Manchester	WTA 250	Grass
Helen Crozier	6-8 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1973*	R64	Guildford	WTA 250	Clay

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Rita Bentley's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Joyce Williams	0	3	3	May 29, 1970	H2H
Judy Tegart	0	2	2	Jul 16, 1971	H2H
Jackie Fayter	2	0	2	May 19, 1971	H2H
Veronica Burton	2	0	2	Jun 26, 1970	H2H
Kerry Harris	1	1	2	Jun 11, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Rita Bentley career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	36	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1969	37	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1970	38	9	12	21	42.9%	—	—
1971	39	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—
1972	40	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1973	41	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1974	42	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1980	48	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1981	49	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		16	30	46	34.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rita Bentley 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 %
1968	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1969	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1970	38	—	—	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—	—	—	9	12	21	42.9%
1971	39	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%
1972	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1973	41	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1974	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	18	50.0%	7	19	26	26.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	16	30	46	34.8%

Advanced Stats

Rita Bentley 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
1968	36	1478	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.17
1969	37	1476	107.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.9%	-0.29	0–1	—	—	+0.17
1970	38	1516	116.1	—	—	—	—	—	+2	+13	42.6%	-0.17	3–4 (43%)	—	—	+0.56
1971	39	1531	112.0	—	—	—	—	—	+43	-42	46.4%	+0.04	3–1 (75%)	—	—	+0.57
1972	40	1510	101.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.20	0–1	—	—	-0.14
1973	41	1482	96.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.25	—	—	—	+0.17
1974	42	1470	100.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.10
1980	48	1454	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	+0.07
1981	49	1441	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.16
Career		1569	111.8	—	—	—	—	—	+16	-10	37.9%	-0.53	6–9 (40%)	—	—	+3.31

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rita Bentley Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	W-L Win %
1968	36	R128	0–1 (0%)
1970	38	R32	2–1 (67%)
1971	39	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)

WTA 250

Rita Bentley WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	QUE	BOU	BRI	FUL	GUI	HAM	HOY	MAN	MAN	POO	POR	SOU	STA	SUR	SUT	WES	WOL	W-L Win %
1968	36	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1969	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1970	38	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	QF	SF	R16	R32	R16	R16	7–11 (39%)
1971	39	R64	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	5–6 (45%)
1972	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1973	41	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1974	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–6 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	13–27 (32%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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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 Rita Bentley represent?: Rita Bentley represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Rita Bentley won?: Rita Bentley has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Rita Bentley won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rita Bentley's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Rita Bentley's career win-loss record?: Rita Bentley has a career WTA singles record of 16 wins and 30 losses (34.8%).
Which seasons of Rita Bentley's career appear in TennisDB?: Rita Bentley appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1981.
On which surface does Rita Bentley have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rita Bentley's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 26.9% (7–19).
Who has Rita Bentley faced most often?: Rita Bentley's most frequent opponent is Joyce Williams, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.