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Lena Jacobs

RSA WTA Tour years active: 1980–1981

Lena Jacobs represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Lena Jacobs finished with a career record of 2–2 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

1537 (18th percentile)

Career record

2–2 (50.0%)

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 →

Lena Jacobs's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Yvonne Vermaak	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 28, 1981*	R32	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Brigette Cuypers	UNK	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1980*	QF	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Janice Rapp	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 28, 1980*	R16	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard
Vicki Beggs	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1980*	R32	South African Open	WTA 250	Hard

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Lena Jacobs's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Yvonne Vermaak	0	1	1	Nov 28, 1981	H2H
Brigette Cuypers	0	1	1	Nov 29, 1980	H2H
Janice Rapp	1	0	1	Nov 28, 1980	H2H
Vicki Beggs	1	0	1	Nov 27, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Lena Jacobs career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lena Jacobs career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%

Advanced Stats

Lena Jacobs 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
1980	1532	113.2	—	—	—	—	+68	—	—	100.0%	+4.25	—	—	—	+0.16
1981	1523	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.03
Career	1537	106.0	—	—	—	—	+68	—	—	66.7%	+1.83	—	—	—	+3.25

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Lena Jacobs WTA 250 results by season
Season	SOU	W-L Win %
1980	QF	2–1 (67%)
1981	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)

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 Lena Jacobs represent?: Lena Jacobs represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Lena Jacobs won?: Lena Jacobs has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Lena Jacobs won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lena Jacobs's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Lena Jacobs' career win-loss record?: Lena Jacobs has a career WTA singles record of 2 wins and 2 losses (50.0%).
Which seasons of Lena Jacobs's career appear in TennisDB?: Lena Jacobs appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1980 through 1981.
Who has Lena Jacobs faced most often?: Lena Jacobs' most frequent opponent is Yvonne Vermaak, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.