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Lyn Montgomery

RSA WTA Tour years active: 1969–1972

Lyn Montgomery represented South Africa on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Lyn Montgomery finished with a career record of 8–16 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

1500 (5th percentile)

Career record

8–16 (33.3%)

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 →

Lyn Montgomery's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jackie Fayter	6-8 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 8, 1972*	R32	Chichester	WTA 250	Grass
D J Wray	6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1972*	R64	Chichester	WTA 250	Grass
Wendy Appleby	7-9 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 26, 1972*	R16	Chingford	WTA 250	Clay
Laura Rossouw	7-9 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 19, 1972*	R16	Lee-On-Solent	WTA 250	Clay
Joyce Williams	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 4, 1972*	R32	Sutton	WTA 250	Clay

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Lyn Montgomery's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jenny Helliar	2	0	2	Dec 30, 1971	H2H
Lindsey Beaven	0	2	2	Jan 7, 1971	H2H
Jackie Fayter	0	1	1	Jun 8, 1972	H2H
D J Wray	1	0	1	Jun 7, 1972	H2H
Wendy Appleby	0	1	1	May 26, 1972	H2H

Career Results

Lyn Montgomery career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1971	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—
1972	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—
Career	8	16	24	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lyn Montgomery 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 %
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1971	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
1972	4	3	7	57.1%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
Career	6	11	17	35.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	16	24	33.3%

Advanced Stats

Lyn Montgomery 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	1484	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.05
1970	1493	96.6	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	—	—	—	-0.24
1971	1448	93.9	—	—	—	—	+6	—	—	28.6%	-1.50	0–2	—	—	+1.19
1972	1470	101.1	—	—	—	—	+35	+3	—	41.4%	-0.59	1–0	—	—	+1.18
Career	1500	96.8	—	—	—	—	+21	+3	—	35.3%	-1.12	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+9.08

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Lyn Montgomery WTA 250 results by season
Season	BLO	CAP	CAP	CHI	CHI	DUR	EAS	LEE	NOR	POR	POR	SOU	SUT	W-L Win %
1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1971	R16	R16	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	1–5 (17%)
1972	—	—	R16	R32	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	R32	R32	6–8 (43%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	8–16 (33%)

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 Lyn Montgomery represent?: Lyn Montgomery represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Lyn Montgomery won?: Lyn Montgomery has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Lyn Montgomery won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lyn Montgomery's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Lyn Montgomery's career win-loss record?: Lyn Montgomery has a career WTA singles record of 8 wins and 16 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Lyn Montgomery's career appear in TennisDB?: Lyn Montgomery appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1969 through 1972.
Who has Lyn Montgomery faced most often?: Lyn Montgomery's most frequent opponent is Jenny Helliar, with a head-to-head record of 2–0 across 2 meetings.