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Anne Smith vs Kathy May H2H: 0-1

Kathy May holds a 1–0 lead over Anne Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kathy May leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Kathy May won the 1979 Los Angeles round of 32 6-2 6-4.

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Anne Smith
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy May 6-2 6-4 Anne Smith Match data Feb 15, 1979* R32 Los Angeles WTA 500 Carpet

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
Anne Smith — — — 2,051 221 173 56.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Kathy May — — — 1,908 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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.

Age Anne Smith Kathy May
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,536 0 0
17 1977 8–3 72.7% — 1,634 0 1 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1
18 1978 14–7 66.7% — 1,776 0 2 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4
19 1979 28–28 50.0% — 1,849 0 2 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5
20 1980 21–21 50.0% — 1,866 0 2 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6
21 1981 36–25 59.0% — 1,936 0 2 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,802 0 6
22 1982 27–19 58.7% — 1,899 0 2 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6
23 1983 11–9 55.0% — 1,898 0 2 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,829 0 6
24 1984 1–2 33.3% — 1,874 0 2 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,731 0 6
25 1985 10–4 71.4% — 1,900 0 3 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,713 0 6
26 1986 8–13 38.1% — 1,718 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1987 15–9 62.5% — 1,785 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1988 8–8 50.0% — 1,777 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 1989 10–6 62.5% — 1,850 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 1990 16–14 53.3% — 1,827 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 1991 8–5 61.5% — 1,821 0 3 — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — 1990 1–1 50.0% — 1,705 0 6

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Anne Smith Kathy May
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 1978 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 1974 7 0 7 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1979 9 6 15 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 13 24 45.8% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 11 19 42.1% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1981 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 11 27 59.3% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1982 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 17 13 30 56.7% 1978 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1983 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 1985 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1991 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 67 49 116 57.8% 20 24 44 45.5% 37 27 64 57.8% 88 73 161 54.7% — 31 19 50 62.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 20 17 37 54.1% 21 22 43 48.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Anne Smith Kathy May
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1497 102.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.25
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1537 105.3 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.71 2–0 — — +1.22
17 1977 1634 138.6 — — — — +87 — — 70.4% +1.74 2–3 (40%) — — +1.53 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52
18 1978 1777 139.8 — — — — +30 — — 68.3% +1.39 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 101.7 +0.88 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.53
19 1979 1849 152.6 — — — — -9 -187 -232 48.5% -0.04 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 108.4 -3.77 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -2.15
20 1980 1866 144.9 — — — — -31 -177 -216 47.8% -0.08 6–4 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 101.9 -5.69 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24
21 1981 1936 153.7 — — — — +39 -231 -156 57.9% +0.56 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 98.6 -4.67 1977 1803 147.7 — — — — +22 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.29
22 1982 1899 156.9 — — — — +43 -216 -37 60.2% +0.58 5–8 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 97.2 -0.82 1978 1830 146.4 — — — — +43 -105 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -1.49
23 1983 1898 139.9 — — — — +42 — — 51.1% +0.02 5–2 (71%) 1–2 (33%) 100.5 -2.37 1979 1830 136.1 — — — — +67 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.55
24 1984 1875 92.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — 0–1 — -0.29 1980 1731 114.5 — — — — +40 — -26 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.13
25 1985 1900 131.1 — — — — — -248 -3 64.5% +0.90 3–0 (100%) 2–0 — -1.34 1981 1713 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
26 1986 1719 120.9 — — — — +23 -56 — 40.9% -0.36 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 1786 131.9 — — — — +7 — +60 60.0% +0.69 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — +0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 1778 135.5 — — — — +14 — — 50.0% +0.21 1–1 0–2 — -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 1851 140.5 — — — — -6 — — 58.3% +0.50 3–1 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 105.0 -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1828 147.1 — — — — -8 — +19 53.7% +0.49 3–4 (43%) 5–3 (63%) 98.2 -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1991 1822 132.5 — — — — 0 — — 60.7% +0.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1705 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 2051 154.3 — — — — +14 -189 -73 54.9% +0.38 58–49 (54%) 38–35 (52%) 106.1 -4.21 — 1909 141.8 — — — — +50 -105 -61 55.0% +0.31 31–28 (53%) 23–13 (64%) 107.6 -0.29

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.