H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Annabel Croft vs Shelly Walpole H2H: 0-1

Shelly Walpole holds a 1–0 lead over Annabel Croft in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Shelly Walpole leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Shelly Walpole won the 1982 Lee-On-Solent final 6-7 6-3 7-5.

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Annabel Croft
GBR Age 60
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Shelly Walpole
GBR Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shelly Walpole 6-7 6-3 7-5 Annabel Croft Match data May 16, 1982* F Lee-On-Solent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Annabel Croft — — — 1,780 84 92 47.7% 0 0 0 1 0 1
Shelly Walpole — — — 1,618 14 12 53.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Annabel Croft Shelly Walpole
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 1981 1–2 33.3% — 1,484 0 0
1981 9–5 64.3% — 1,535 0 0 1982 12–5 70.6% — 1,593 0 1
1982 14–9 60.9% — 1,588 0 0 1983 1–3 25.0% — 1,588 0 1
1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,595 0 0 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,577 0 1
1984 11–14 44.0% — 1,615 0 0 — — — — — — —
1985 23–20 53.5% — 1,761 0 1 — — — — — — —
1986 10–19 34.5% — 1,653 0 1 — — — — — — —
1987 8–14 36.4% — 1,574 0 1 — — — — — — —
1988 3–3 50.0% — 1,562 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Annabel Croft Shelly Walpole
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1980 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1981 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1982 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1982 — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
1983 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1984 6 4 10 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 11 6 17 64.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 32 29 61 52.5% 13 19 32 40.6% 15 27 42 35.7% 11 12 23 47.8% Career 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Annabel Croft Shelly Walpole
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1980 1481 96.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.31 1981 1484 95.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 0–1 — +0.74
1981 1535 118.4 — — — — — — +47 57.7% +1.42 1–1 0–1 — +0.81 1982 1594 119.4 — — — — — +20 — 69.2% +1.51 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.26
1982 1589 120.1 — — — — — +11 -34 62.5% +1.17 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — +2.10 1983 1588 105.4 — — — — -6 — — 22.2% -2.67 1–0 1–0 — -0.06
1983 1595 118.1 — — — — -29 — +1 50.0% -0.07 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.87 1984 1577 103.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.35
1984 1615 118.2 — — — — -3 -7 -8 46.4% -0.14 2–4 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 96.5 +0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1762 133.2 — — — — +72 -225 -211 50.5% +0.20 9–4 (69%) 4–4 (50%) 105.5 +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1653 120.6 — — — — +70 -91 -160 38.2% -1.06 4–6 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 99.5 -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 1575 108.2 — — — — +47 — -109 42.3% -0.60 2–6 (25%) 2–4 (33%) 92.2 +0.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 1562 97.6 — — — — +29 — — 42.9% -0.50 2–0 2–2 (50%) — +0.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1780 125.1 — — — — +50 -68 -71 48.1% -0.03 21–28 (43%) 15–20 (43%) 92.1 +3.54 Career 1619 112.8 — — — — -6 +20 — 53.4% +0.10 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +6.12

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.