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Barbara Jordan vs Kathy May H2H: 0-1

Kathy May holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Jordan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kathy May leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kathy May won the 1974 Haverford final 6-3 7-5.

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Barbara Jordan
USA Age 69 Right-Handed
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 6-3 7-5 Barbara Jordan Match data Aug 25, 1974* F Haverford WTA 250 Grass

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
Barbara Jordan — — — 1,692 62 100 38.3% 1 0 0 0 0 1
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 Barbara Jordan 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 1974 4–1 80.0% — 1,551 0 0 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1
18 1975 3–1 75.0% — 1,583 0 0 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4
19 1976 1–2 33.3% — 1,573 0 0 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5
20 1977 3–2 60.0% — 1,619 0 0 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6
21 1978 0–6 0.0% — 1,530 0 0 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,802 0 6
22 1979 12–20 37.5% — 1,658 1 1 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6
23 1980 14–17 45.2% — 1,673 1 1 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,829 0 6
24 1981 11–16 40.7% — 1,635 1 1 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,731 0 6
25 1982 8–16 33.3% — 1,615 1 1 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,713 0 6
26 1983 4–12 25.0% — 1,534 1 1 — — — — — — —
27 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,522 1 1 — — — — — — —
28 1985 2–6 25.0% — 1,488 1 1 — — — — — — —
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 Barbara Jordan 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 1974 — — — — — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1974 7 0 7 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1979 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 1978 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 15 29 44 34.1% 20 29 49 40.8% 22 20 42 52.4% 3 20 23 13.0% — 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 Barbara Jordan 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 1974 1552 111.5 — — — — — — +71 72.7% +2.00 1–0 — — +0.97 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52
18 1975 1583 110.0 — — — — — — +70 75.0% +1.88 — — — +0.71 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.53
19 1976 1573 101.9 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — +0.45 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -2.15
20 1977 1619 117.5 — — — — — — — 63.6% +0.36 0–1 — — -0.48 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24
21 1978 1531 102.7 — — — — +7 — — 16.7% -2.17 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.95 1977 1803 147.7 — — — — +22 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.29
22 1979 1658 139.3 — — — — -115 -133 +102 40.8% -0.63 2–5 (29%) 1–4 (20%) 96.1 -0.04 1978 1830 146.4 — — — — +43 -105 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -1.49
23 1980 1674 120.9 — — — — -165 -51 +56 41.9% -0.73 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 106.4 -0.95 1979 1830 136.1 — — — — +67 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.55
24 1981 1635 113.2 — — — — -41 -11 — 42.1% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 +2.07 1980 1731 114.5 — — — — +40 — -26 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.13
25 1982 1615 115.8 — — — — -92 -27 +106 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.6 -0.95 1981 1713 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
26 1983 1534 105.3 — — — — -52 — +160 30.6% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 1522 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1489 92.2 — — — — -32 — — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 — — +1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1705 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 1693 123.3 — — — — -84 -44 +104 40.1% -0.77 11–17 (39%) 12–16 (43%) 98.3 +3.20 — 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.