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Lynn Tholen

USA WTA Tour years active: 1978–1981

Lynn Tholen represented the United States on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Lynn Tholen 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

1501 (5th 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 →

Lynn Tholen's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Erika Smith	2-6 7-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1981*	R16	Berkeley	WTA 250	—
Kathy Kaer	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1981*	R32	Berkeley	WTA 250	—
Kathy Obrien	4-6 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1978*	R32	Los Angeles Sectionals	WTA 250	—

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Lynn Tholen's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Erika Smith	0	1	1	May 3, 1981	H2H
Kathy Kaer	1	0	1	May 2, 1981	H2H
Kathy Obrien	0	1	1	May 17, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Lynn Tholen career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1981	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lynn Tholen 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 %
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%

Advanced Stats

Lynn Tholen 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
1978	1484	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.04
1981	1483	101.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.40	0–1	1–0	—	+0.14
Career	1501	100.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	0–2	1–0	—	+6.00

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Lynn Tholen WTA 250 results by season
Season	BER	LOS	W-L Win %
1978	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1981	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (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 Lynn Tholen represent?: Lynn Tholen represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Lynn Tholen won?: Lynn Tholen has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Lynn Tholen won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lynn Tholen's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Lynn Tholen's career win-loss record?: Lynn Tholen has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 2 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Lynn Tholen's career appear in TennisDB?: Lynn Tholen appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1978 through 1981.
Who has Lynn Tholen faced most often?: Lynn Tholen's most frequent opponent is Erika Smith, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.