H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

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 fourth round 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
Age 71

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 9, 1981* Tampa WTA 250 R16 Hard Bettina Bunge 6-1 7-6 Joanne Russell Match data
Mar 7, 1981* Los Angeles WTA 500 QF Carpet Bettina Bunge 6-2 6-4 Joanne Russell Match data
Jan 22, 1981* Cincinnati WTA 1000 R32 Carpet Joanne Russell 7-5 6-4 Bettina Bunge Match data
Feb 14, 1980* Oakland WTA 250 R32 Carpet Bettina Bunge 6-4 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Bettina Bunge #135 #8 58 2,123 294 182 61.8% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Joanne Russell — — — 1,935 203 199 50.5% 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% — 1,534 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1979 16–20 44.4% — 1,701 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1980 31–23 57.4% — 1,882 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1981 50–23 68.5% — 2,023 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1982 43–21 67.2% — 2,019 0 4 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,582 0 1
20 1983 26–11 70.3% — 2,012 0 5 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,693 0 2
21 1984 28–21 57.1% #21 1,908 0 5 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,837 0 2
22 1985 25–17 59.5% #22 1,846 0 5 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,884 0 2
23 1986 34–20 63.0% #12 2,014 0 5 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1987 32–19 62.7% #15 1,925 0 5 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,776 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,872 0 3
26 1989 7–5 58.3% #72 1,903 0 5 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,809 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,797 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5