H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Beth Norton vs Kathy May H2H: 1-0

Beth Norton holds a 1–0 lead over Kathy May in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Beth Norton leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Beth Norton won the 1976 US Open round of 64 3-6 6-4 6-0.

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Beth Norton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Beth Norton 3-6 6-4 6-0 Kathy May Match data Sep 4, 1976* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Beth Norton #267 #233 1 1,815 62 93 40.0% 0 0 0 0 1 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 Beth Norton 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 — — — — — — — 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1
18 1975 3–2 60.0% — 1,572 0 0 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4
19 1976 14–9 60.9% — 1,725 0 1 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5
20 1977 2–3 40.0% — 1,730 0 1 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6
21 1978 11–10 52.4% — 1,765 0 1 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,802 0 6
22 1979 0–3 0.0% — 1,723 0 1 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6
23 1980 5–13 27.8% — 1,637 0 1 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,829 0 6
24 1981 17–20 45.9% — 1,712 0 1 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,731 0 6
25 1982 6–17 26.1% — 1,622 0 1 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,713 0 6
26 1983 2–10 16.7% — 1,523 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1985 2–5 28.6% — 1,498 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,485 0 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 Beth Norton 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 1975 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 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% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 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 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1983 0 6 6 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 12 23 35 34.3% 21 21 42 50.0% 16 25 41 39.0% 13 22 35 37.1% — 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 Beth Norton 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52
18 1975 1572 122.8 — — — — — +37 — 53.3% -0.07 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.39 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.53
19 1976 1726 133.1 — — — — — +25 -121 61.5% +0.89 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 +1.10 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -2.15
20 1977 1730 105.9 — — — — -141 — — 38.5% -0.61 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.07 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24
21 1978 1765 140.2 — — — — -75 — -104 54.2% -0.04 4–4 (50%) 5–0 (100%) 107.0 +0.04 1977 1803 147.7 — — — — +22 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.29
22 1979 1723 102.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — -0.34 1978 1830 146.4 — — — — +43 -105 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -1.49
23 1980 1637 117.5 — — — — -26 — -31 28.2% -1.21 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — -0.98 1979 1830 136.1 — — — — +67 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.55
24 1981 1712 141.4 — — — — -6 +66 -131 48.3% -0.03 5–8 (38%) 3–8 (27%) 92.0 -2.36 1980 1731 114.5 — — — — +40 — -26 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.13
25 1982 1622 124.4 — — — — +42 +28 -38 32.8% -0.90 5–7 (42%) 3–2 (60%) 98.9 -1.76 1981 1713 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
26 1983 1523 96.7 — — — — +47 — — 27.6% -1.55 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 92.6 +1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1499 97.2 — — — — — — +53 26.7% -1.87 1–0 0–1 — +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1485 97.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1705 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 1816 133.7 — — — — -15 +38 -67 42.9% -0.45 25–33 (43%) 14–19 (42%) 94.1 -1.49 — 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.