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Darlene Hard

USA Age 90 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1971

Darlene Hard represented the United States on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Darlene Hard finished with a career record of 8–12 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

1588 (33rd percentile)

Career record

8–12 (40.0%)

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 →

Darlene Hard's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Stephanie Defina	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1971*	R16	Long Beach	WTA 250	Carpet
Kerry Reid	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1971*	R16	San Francisco	WTA 250	Carpet
Sharon Walsh Pete	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 20, 1970*	R16	Wembley	WTA 250	Carpet
Nancy Richey	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 9, 1970*	R16	Richmond	WTA 250	Clay
Linda Lewis	4-6 6-3 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 24, 1970*	R32	Pacific Southwest Championships	WTA 500	Hard

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Darlene Hard's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Sharon Walsh Pete	2	2	Nov 20, 1970	H2H
Stephanie Defina	1	1	Jan 18, 1971	H2H
Kerry Reid	1	1	Jan 10, 1971	H2H
Nancy Richey	1	1	Nov 9, 1970	H2H
Linda Lewis	1	1	Sep 24, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Darlene Hard career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	32	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1969	33	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—
1970	34	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
1971	35	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
Career		8	12	20	40.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Darlene Hard 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	32	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1969	33	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	4	9	55.6%
1970	34	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1971	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	4	4	8	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	8	12	20	40.0%

Advanced Stats

Darlene Hard 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	32	1511	102.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	-0.05
1969	33	1550	106.1	—	—	—	—	+44	—	—	50.0%	-0.06	3–1 (75%)	—	—	+0.41
1970	34	1552	119.0	—	—	—	—	—	-15	—	35.3%	-0.76	1–2 (33%)	0–1	—	-0.65
1971	35	1543	96.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.04
Career		1588	111.0	—	—	—	—	+44	-15	—	39.5%	-0.65	4–3 (57%)	0–1	—	-1.83

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Darlene Hard Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1969	33	R32	1–1 (50%)
1970	34	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)

WTA 500

Darlene Hard WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	PAC	W-L Win %
1968	32	R16	1–1 (50%)
1969	33	QF	2–1 (67%)
1970	34	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)

WTA 250

Darlene Hard WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	LA	LON	POM	RIC	SAN	WEM	W-L Win %
1969	33	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1970	34	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	1–3 (25%)
1971	35	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–7 (30%)

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

How old is Darlene Hard?: Darlene Hard is 90 years old, born on January 6, 1936.
Which country does Darlene Hard represent?: Darlene Hard represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Darlene Hard?: Darlene Hard is 170 cm / 5'7".
Is Darlene Hard left-handed or right-handed?: Darlene Hard plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Darlene Hard won?: Darlene Hard has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Darlene Hard won?: TennisDB does not group any of Darlene Hard's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Darlene Hard's career win-loss record?: Darlene Hard has a career WTA singles record of 8 wins and 12 losses (40.0%).
Which seasons of Darlene Hard's career appear in TennisDB?: Darlene Hard appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1971.
Who has Darlene Hard faced most often?: Darlene Hard's most frequent opponent is Sharon Walsh Pete, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.