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Betsy Nagelsen vs Laurie Tenney H2H: 2-1

Betsy Nagelsen holds a 2–1 lead over Laurie Tenney in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Betsy Nagelsen leads 1–0 on carpet, while Laurie Tenney leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Betsy Nagelsen won the 1976 Atlanta round of 64 6-3 4-6 7-6(4).

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Betsy Nagelsen
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Laurie Tenney
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) Laurie Tenney Match data Sep 15, 1976* R64 Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Betsy Nagelsen 6-1 8-9 6-4 Laurie Tenney Match data Jun 26, 1974* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Laurie Tenney 6-2 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Apr 19, 1973* R32 St Petersburg 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
Betsy Nagelsen #692 #25 28 1,890 266 324 45.1% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Laurie Tenney — — — 1,713 64 80 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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.

Betsy Nagelsen Laurie Tenney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,511 0 1 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,482 0 0
1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,494 0 1 1969 1–1 50.0% — 1,482 0 0
1974 27–18 60.0% — 1,724 0 3 1970 6–5 54.5% — 1,521 0 0
1975 18–17 51.4% — 1,790 0 3 1971 4–6 40.0% — 1,542 0 0
1976 11–19 36.7% — 1,709 0 3 1972 9–9 50.0% — 1,577 0 0
1977 8–15 34.8% — 1,678 0 3 1973 17–11 60.7% — 1,673 0 2
1978 13–24 35.1% — 1,659 0 3 1974 18–21 46.2% — 1,623 0 2
1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,694 0 5 1975 8–15 34.8% — 1,597 0 2
1980 22–27 44.9% — 1,753 0 5 1976 1–10 9.1% — 1,529 0 2
1981 20–21 48.8% — 1,806 0 6 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,511 0 2
1982 12–17 41.4% — 1,705 0 6 — — — — — — —
1983 18–22 45.0% — 1,692 0 6 — — — — — — —
1984 11–18 37.9% #77 1,630 0 6 — — — — — — —
1985 14–12 53.8% #81 1,713 0 6 — — — — — — —
1986 18–17 51.4% #46 1,699 0 6 — — — — — — —
1987 13–15 46.4% #61 1,645 0 6 — — — — — — —
1988 11–19 36.7% #109 1,585 0 6 — — — — — — —
1989 18–15 54.5% #45 1,662 0 6 — — — — — — —
1990 8–12 40.0% #96 1,639 0 6 — — — — — — —
1991 0–2 0.0% #337 1,607 0 6 — — — — — — —
1992 1–5 16.7% #418 1,561 0 6 — — — — — — —
1993 0–4 0.0% #394 1,510 0 6 — — — — — — —
1994 0–1 0.0% #692 1,509 0 6 — — — — — — —

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.

Betsy Nagelsen Laurie Tenney
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 %
1972 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 3 2 5 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 1970 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
1975 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 0 2 2 0.0% 5 11 16 31.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1972 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1977 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1973 9 4 13 69.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
1978 3 7 10 30.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
1979 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
1980 7 7 14 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 5 11 16 31.3% 1976 — — — — 1 7 8 12.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1981 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1982 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 2 7 9 22.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 9 7 16 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 5 13 18 27.8% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 84 114 198 42.4% 29 59 88 33.0% 95 80 175 54.3% 35 67 102 34.3% Career 24 18 42 57.1% 20 29 49 40.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0%

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.

Betsy Nagelsen Laurie Tenney
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
1972 1511 98.7 — — — — — +28 — 53.8% +0.23 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.77 1968 1483 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.13
1973 1495 98.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.55 1969 1482 93.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — +0.17
1974 1725 133.0 — — — — -176 -202 +77 57.7% +0.46 8–6 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 103.4 +0.58 1970 1522 105.8 — — — — +62 — +28 51.9% 0.00 3–2 (60%) — — +2.07
1975 1791 125.1 — — — — -124 -166 -38 45.7% -0.44 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.5 -3.05 1971 1543 114.8 — — — — +39 — +20 45.0% +0.10 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.69
1976 1709 124.2 — — — — -65 -116 +70 41.4% -0.76 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — -1.73 1972 1578 124.5 — — — — +106 — -53 51.4% +0.41 0–1 1–1 — +2.24
1977 1678 123.8 — — — — -30 -105 +46 37.9% -0.62 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.05 1973 1674 130.7 — — — — +113 -135 -171 56.1% +0.51 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 98.3 +1.90
1978 1659 129.6 — — — — -99 -85 +99 40.7% -0.58 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.84 1974 1624 122.0 — — — — +68 +17 -151 46.3% -0.18 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 98.9 +0.54
1979 1695 122.8 — — — — -132 — +12 48.9% +0.08 8–8 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.5 +1.65 1975 1598 122.8 — — — — — +20 -77 42.6% -0.57 1–7 (13%) 2–1 (67%) 94.7 -1.03
1980 1753 130.7 — — — — -148 — +40 47.9% -0.41 7–12 (37%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 -1.78 1976 1530 105.4 — — — — — +25 — 20.8% -2.04 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — -0.59
1981 1806 134.9 — — — — -129 -305 +99 49.5% -0.18 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 103.7 -3.53 1977 1512 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.09
1982 1705 123.2 — — — — -99 -214 +170 47.3% -0.34 5–11 (31%) 9–3 (75%) 100.0 -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1693 126.7 — — — — -32 -138 +114 46.3% -0.46 7–8 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 102.2 +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1631 126.4 — — — — +59 -141 +117 41.4% -0.51 5–7 (42%) 7–3 (70%) 99.2 +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1714 129.5 — — — — -26 — +87 54.2% +0.36 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1699 131.1 — — — — -55 — +171 51.8% +0.01 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 +1.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 1646 121.6 — — — — -24 — +148 46.2% 0.00 5–6 (45%) 4–5 (44%) 97.1 +1.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 1586 116.1 — — — — -27 — +128 42.5% -0.27 4–9 (31%) 5–8 (38%) 93.3 +1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1662 126.0 — — — — -56 — +96 50.6% +0.04 11–6 (65%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 +1.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 1640 115.0 — — — — -81 — +173 40.0% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1608 97.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1561 105.4 — — — — -52 — — 26.7% -1.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 1511 98.5 — — — — -47 — — 20.0% -2.70 0–2 0–1 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 1509 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1891 131.9 — — — — -73 -148 +94 46.5% -0.28 104–128 (45%) 70–69 (50%) 101.1 +0.27 Career 1713 124.8 — — — — +88 -3 -58 45.8% -0.22 14–22 (39%) 8–12 (40%) 93.8 +4.40

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.