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Bettina Bunge vs Joanne Russell H2H: 3-1

Bettina Bunge holds a 3–1 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Bettina Bunge leads 2–1 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Bettina Bunge won the 1981 Tampa round of 16 6-1 7-6.

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Bettina Bunge
GER Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bettina Bunge 6-1 7-6 Joanne Russell Match data Oct 9, 1981* R16 Tampa WTA 250 Hard
Bettina Bunge 6-2 6-4 Joanne Russell Match data Mar 7, 1981* QF Los Angeles WTA 500 Carpet
Joanne Russell 7-5 6-4 Bettina Bunge Match data Jan 22, 1981* R32 Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Carpet
Bettina Bunge 6-4 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data Feb 14, 1980* R32 Oakland WTA 250 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
Bettina Bunge — #7 58 2,121 294 182 61.8% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Joanne Russell — — — 1,938 205 200 50.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Bettina Bunge Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1978 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1979 16–20 44.4% — 1,699 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1980 31–23 57.4% — 1,885 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1981 50–23 68.5% #9 2,027 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1982 43–21 67.2% #9 2,011 0 4 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1983 26–11 70.3% #7 2,010 0 5 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1984 28–21 57.1% #21 1,909 0 5 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 1985 25–17 59.5% — 1,846 0 5 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 1986 34–20 63.0% #12 2,016 0 5 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 1987 32–19 62.7% #15 1,936 0 5 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 1989 7–5 58.3% #72 1,927 0 5 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,535 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,515 0 5

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 Bettina Bunge Joanne Russell
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 1978 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1979 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1981 14 6 20 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 25 11 36 69.4% 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1982 6 3 9 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 17 11 28 60.7% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1983 — — — — 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1984 8 4 12 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1985 9 5 14 64.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1986 8 5 13 61.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1987 14 5 19 73.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 1989 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 73 41 114 64.0% 55 36 91 60.4% 63 35 98 64.3% 100 70 170 58.8% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 70 76 146 47.9%

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 Bettina Bunge Joanne Russell
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 1978 1533 104.3 — — — — +86 — — 55.6% -0.22 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1979 1699 137.7 — — — — -79 -104 +10 45.0% -0.31 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 +0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 1885 156.5 — — — — -84 -197 -79 57.3% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 102.0 -5.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1981 2027 161.4 — — — — 0 -285 -113 64.3% +1.20 12–7 (63%) 11–2 (85%) 110.3 -3.43 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 1982 2011 162.0 — — — — -24 -182 -43 64.0% +1.24 7–5 (58%) 6–10 (38%) 98.2 -3.95 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 1983 2011 158.7 — — — — +80 -107 -72 69.6% +1.56 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 -1.66 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 1984 1909 146.3 — — — — +51 -109 +54 56.4% +0.62 8–6 (57%) 9–5 (64%) 102.9 -3.24 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 1985 1847 154.1 — — — — +42 -10 +97 61.1% +1.04 3–5 (38%) 4–6 (40%) 96.3 -2.92 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 1986 2016 163.3 — — — — +9 -153 -24 59.2% +0.74 11–6 (65%) 8–6 (57%) 106.1 -5.55 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 1987 1936 153.3 — — — — +62 -100 +10 62.7% +1.05 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 97.6 -1.05 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 1989 1928 139.1 — — — — +25 — — 57.7% +0.77 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 99.1 -0.42 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1614 112.1 — — — — +50 +14 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.10
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +63 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.27
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
Career — 2121 162.0 — — — — +7 -130 -15 60.3% +0.89 62–49 (56%) 57–51 (53%) 105.8 -5.90 — 1939 143.7 — — — — -12 -35 -120 48.9% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -4.55

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.