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Wendy Appleby

USA WTA Tour years active: 1969–1974

Wendy Appleby represented the United States on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Wendy Appleby finished with a career record of 16–43 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

1534 (17th percentile)

Career record

16–43 (27.1%)

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 →

Wendy Appleby's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cecilia Martinez	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 1974*	QF	Atlanta	WTA 250	—
Naoko Sato	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1974*	R16	Atlanta	WTA 250	—
Carol Baily	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 25, 1974*	R32	Atlanta	WTA 250	—
Lindsay Blachford	1-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1974*	R64	Dallas Aztec	WTA 250	—
Penny Moor	6-2 6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1974*	R64	Phoenix Aztec	WTA 250	Hard

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Wendy Appleby's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Mary Struthers	0	4	4	Mar 27, 1974	H2H
Betty Stove	0	3	3	Oct 5, 1973	H2H
Janet Newberry	0	3	3	Aug 2, 1973	H2H
Cecilia Martinez	1	1	2	Apr 27, 1974	H2H
Lindsay Blachford	0	2	2	Apr 17, 1974	H2H

Career Results

Wendy Appleby career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1971	4	11	15	26.7%	—	—
1972	7	12	19	36.8%	—	—
1973	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—
1974	2	8	10	20.0%	—	—
Career	16	43	59	27.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Wendy Appleby career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1971	1	2	3	33.3%	0	5	5	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	4	11	15	26.7%
1972	1	1	2	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	12	19	36.8%
1973	1	4	5	20.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
1974	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%
Career	4	12	16	25.0%	4	14	18	22.2%	6	12	18	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	16	43	59	27.1%

Advanced Stats

Wendy Appleby advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	1491	100.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.13
1970	1479	94.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.4%	-1.00	1–0	—	—	+0.84
1971	1492	109.8	—	—	—	—	+48	-30	+46	31.4%	-1.46	2–3 (40%)	1–0	—	-0.96
1972	1523	104.2	—	—	—	—	-4	-29	+14	38.5%	-1.08	2–1 (67%)	1–0	—	+0.81
1973	1501	109.2	—	—	—	—	+19	—	—	22.2%	-2.11	0–2	3–0 (100%)	—	-0.60
1974	1426	89.2	—	—	—	—	+19	—	—	27.3%	-1.50	0–2	0–1	—	+0.87
Career	1534	103.0	—	—	—	—	+20	-29	+28	31.5%	-1.43	5–8 (38%)	5–1 (83%)	101.4	+1.46

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Wendy Appleby Grand Slams results by season
Season	W	USO	W-L Win %
1972	R128	R32	2–2 (50%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)

WTA 500

Wendy Appleby WTA 500 results by season
Season	PAR	SPB	PAC	W-L Win %
1971	R16	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1972	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)

WTA 250

Wendy Appleby WTA 250 results by season
Season	ATL	CIN	DAL	HOU	NWP	ANA	BEA	BEC	BOS	CHI	CHI	COL	COS	DEN	GRE	GUI	HAM	JAC	LEI	LOS	OCA	PEN	PHO	PHO	PRO	ROC	ST.	SUR	TUC	WES	W-L Win %
1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
1971	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	3–9 (25%)
1972	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	R64	F	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	R32	5–9 (36%)
1973	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	1–7 (12%)
1974	QF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	R32	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	2–8 (20%)
W-L	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	13–38 (25%)

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 Wendy Appleby represent?: Wendy Appleby represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Wendy Appleby won?: Wendy Appleby has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Wendy Appleby won?: TennisDB does not group any of Wendy Appleby's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Wendy Appleby's career win-loss record?: Wendy Appleby has a career WTA singles record of 16 wins and 43 losses (27.1%).
Which seasons of Wendy Appleby's career appear in TennisDB?: Wendy Appleby appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1969 through 1974.
Who has Wendy Appleby faced most often?: Wendy Appleby's most frequent opponent is Mary Struthers, with a head-to-head record of 0–4 across 4 meetings.