H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Beth Herr vs Lisa Spain Short H2H: 1-0

Beth Herr holds a 1–0 lead over Lisa Spain Short in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Beth Herr leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Beth Herr won the 1985 San Diego round of 32 4-6 7-6 6-1.

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Beth Herr
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Lisa Spain Short
USA Age 64

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Beth Herr 4-6 7-6 6-1 Lisa Spain Short Match data Apr 25, 1985* R32 San Diego WTA 500 Hard

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
Beth Herr #424 #31 18 1,766 107 128 45.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Lisa Spain Short — — — 1,571 21 40 34.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Beth Herr Lisa Spain Short
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1981 0–4 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1982 8–5 61.5% — 1,625 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1983 19–18 51.4% — 1,702 0 0 1981 3–3 50.0% — 1,510 0 0
20 1984 20–21 48.8% #39 1,699 0 0 1982 1–3 25.0% — 1,478 0 0
21 1985 17–23 42.5% #47 1,630 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,467 0 0
22 1986 22–15 59.5% #52 1,707 0 1 1984 6–6 50.0% — 1,534 0 0
23 1987 7–16 30.4% #126 1,583 0 1 1985 9–21 30.0% — 1,512 0 0
24 1988 5–10 33.3% #98 1,544 0 1 1986 2–6 25.0% — 1,509 0 0
25 1989 9–14 39.1% #132 1,539 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1990 0–2 0.0% #373 1,518 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Beth Herr Lisa Spain Short
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 %
17 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1984 13 5 18 72.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 1982 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1985 11 13 24 45.8% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1983 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1986 17 8 25 68.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1984 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1987 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1985 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 1988 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1986 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1989 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1990 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 69 61 130 53.1% 15 29 44 34.1% 9 17 26 34.6% 14 21 35 40.0% — 8 16 24 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 9 13 30.8% 3 5 8 37.5%

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 Beth Herr Lisa Spain Short
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
17 1981 1483 116.0 — — — — +92 — — 11.1% -2.44 0–1 0–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1982 1626 130.3 — — — — +65 -105 — 58.6% +0.48 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1983 1703 130.1 — — — — +4 -34 -74 52.2% +0.27 7–9 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 101.7 +0.51 1981 1510 99.2 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.50 2–0 0–1 — -0.12
20 1984 1699 124.5 — — — — +40 -72 -81 47.9% -0.17 9–7 (56%) 3–3 (50%) 103.5 +0.62 1982 1478 94.1 — — — — +77 — — 22.2% -1.78 1–0 1–0 — +0.53
21 1985 1630 116.2 — — — — +40 -30 -81 41.3% -0.46 8–4 (67%) 6–0 (100%) 107.3 +1.50 1983 1467 96.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.11
22 1986 1707 128.7 — — — — +52 -147 — 60.5% +0.78 2–7 (22%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 +4.62 1984 1535 118.2 — — — — +48 — — 53.3% +0.20 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 98.7 +1.19
23 1987 1583 108.5 — — — — +35 -89 -19 34.7% -0.98 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.29 1985 1513 116.2 — — — — +26 +20 +38 34.3% -0.99 4–6 (40%) 4–7 (36%) 96.8 +1.48
24 1988 1544 102.6 — — — — +15 — — 36.8% -0.76 4–6 (40%) 0–1 — +0.77 1986 1509 103.6 — — — — +6 — +39 27.8% -1.61 1–1 0–2 — +0.07
25 1989 1540 114.6 — — — — +18 — — 43.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — +1.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1990 1519 101.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1766 126.0 — — — — +36 -57 -62 46.7% -0.17 37–45 (45%) 22–17 (56%) 102.6 +4.60 — 1572 112.2 — — — — +33 +20 +38 37.1% -0.85 10–11 (48%) 7–11 (39%) 97.6 +5.34

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.