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Helen Retter

GBR WTA Tour years active: 1968–1969

Helen Retter represented the United Kingdom on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Helen Retter finished with a career record of 1–2 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

1516 (10th percentile)

Career record

1–2 (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 →

Helen Retter's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Veronica Burton	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1969*	R16	Frinton-On-Sea	WTA 250	Grass
Virginia Wade	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 8, 1968*	R16	Torquay	WTA 250	Carpet
Sue Templer	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 7, 1968*	R32	Torquay	WTA 250	Carpet

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Helen Retter's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Veronica Burton	0	1	1	Jul 18, 1969	H2H
Virginia Wade	0	1	1	Nov 8, 1968	H2H
Sue Templer	1	0	1	Nov 7, 1968	H2H

Career Results

Helen Retter career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Helen Retter 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 %
1968	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%

Advanced Stats

Helen Retter 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
1968	1512	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-1.25	—	—	—	-0.26
1969	1494	93.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	+0.27
Career	1516	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.33

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Helen Retter WTA 250 results by season
Season	FRI	TOR	W-L Win %
1968	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1969	R16	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

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 Helen Retter represent?: Helen Retter represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Helen Retter won?: Helen Retter has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Helen Retter won?: TennisDB does not group any of Helen Retter's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Helen Retter's career win-loss record?: Helen Retter has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 2 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Helen Retter's career appear in TennisDB?: Helen Retter appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1969.
Who has Helen Retter faced most often?: Helen Retter's most frequent opponent is Veronica Burton, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.