H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Bettina Bunge and Leigh Anne Thompson are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Leigh Anne Thompson won the 1982 Mahwah final 7-6 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Anne Thompson | 7-6 6-3 | Bettina Bunge | Match data | Aug 29, 1982* | F | Mahwah | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Bettina Bunge | 2-6 7-6 6-3 | Leigh Anne Thompson | Match data | Sep 7, 1981* | R32 | US Open | Grand Slam | 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.
| 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 | #135 | #7 | 58 | 2,119 | 294 | 182 | 61.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Leigh Anne Thompson | — | — | — | 1,792 | 42 | 73 | 36.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Leigh Anne Thompson | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1978 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,534 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1979 | 16–20 | 44.4% | — | 1,699 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1980 | 31–23 | 57.4% | — | 1,883 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | 4–5 | 44.4% | — | 1,542 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1981 | 50–23 | 68.5% | #9 | 2,025 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | 20–23 | 46.5% | — | 1,765 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1982 | 43–21 | 67.2% | #9 | 2,009 | 0 | 4 | 1983 | 7–17 | 29.2% | — | 1,715 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1983 | 26–11 | 70.3% | #7 | 2,009 | 0 | 5 | 1984 | 0–8 | 0.0% | — | 1,589 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1984 | 28–21 | 57.1% | #21 | 1,908 | 0 | 5 | 1985 | 6–11 | 35.3% | — | 1,594 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 1985 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #22 | 1,846 | 0 | 5 | 1986 | 5–9 | 35.7% | — | 1,555 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 1986 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #12 | 2,015 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1987 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #15 | 1,935 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1989 | 7–5 | 58.3% | #72 | 1,927 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Leigh Anne Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 | 1981 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 25 | 11 | 36 | 69.4% | 1982 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% |
| 19 | 1982 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 17 | 11 | 28 | 60.7% | 1983 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 20 | 1983 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 1984 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1984 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1985 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1985 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1986 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 23 | 1986 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1987 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1989 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 73 | 41 | 114 | 64.0% | 55 | 36 | 91 | 60.4% | 63 | 35 | 98 | 64.3% | 100 | 70 | 170 | 58.8% | — | 16 | 25 | 41 | 39.0% | 13 | 20 | 33 | 39.4% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 13 | 22 | 35 | 37.1% |
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 | Leigh Anne Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1534 | 105.0 | — | — | — | — | +90 | — | — | 55.6% | -0.22 | 0–1 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1979 | 1700 | 137.5 | — | — | — | — | -79 | -106 | +10 | 45.0% | -0.31 | 5–5 (50%) | 4–5 (44%) | 104.2 | -0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1980 | 1884 | 156.3 | — | — | — | — | -86 | -197 | -78 | 57.3% | +0.69 | 4–5 (44%) | 6–6 (50%) | 101.9 | -5.90 | 1981 | 1543 | 110.4 | — | — | — | — | +61 | +27 | — | 47.6% | 0.00 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.41 |
| 18 | 1981 | 2025 | 161.1 | — | — | — | — | +1 | -284 | -111 | 64.3% | +1.20 | 12–7 (63%) | 11–2 (85%) | 110.3 | -3.78 | 1982 | 1765 | 135.1 | — | — | — | — | +1 | -160 | -227 | 45.7% | -0.04 | 5–5 (50%) | 2–5 (29%) | 100.7 | -0.61 |
| 19 | 1982 | 2009 | 161.7 | — | — | — | — | -23 | -181 | -42 | 64.0% | +1.24 | 7–5 (58%) | 6–10 (38%) | 98.2 | -4.38 | 1983 | 1715 | 134.4 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -84 | — | 38.8% | -0.96 | 0–5 (0%) | 1–1 | — | -2.18 |
| 20 | 1983 | 2010 | 158.5 | — | — | — | — | +80 | -107 | -71 | 69.6% | +1.56 | 2–3 (40%) | 2–2 (50%) | 97.6 | -1.99 | 1984 | 1590 | 92.8 | — | — | — | — | +12 | -27 | — | 11.1% | -2.33 | 0–2 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.15 |
| 21 | 1984 | 1909 | 146.2 | — | — | — | — | +51 | -110 | +54 | 56.4% | +0.62 | 8–6 (57%) | 9–5 (64%) | 102.9 | -3.51 | 1985 | 1594 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | +21 | — | — | 36.8% | -0.66 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.16 |
| 22 | 1985 | 1846 | 153.9 | — | — | — | — | +42 | -9 | +97 | 61.1% | +1.04 | 3–5 (38%) | 4–6 (40%) | 96.3 | -2.81 | 1986 | 1556 | 101.1 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -18 | — | 43.8% | -0.53 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–3 (40%) | 95.1 | +1.93 |
| 23 | 1986 | 2016 | 163.2 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -153 | -25 | 59.2% | +0.74 | 11–6 (65%) | 8–6 (57%) | 106.1 | -6.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1987 | 1936 | 153.2 | — | — | — | — | +61 | -100 | +11 | 62.7% | +1.05 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–5 (44%) | 97.6 | -0.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1989 | 1927 | 139.0 | — | — | — | — | +25 | — | — | 57.7% | +0.77 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–3 (25%) | 99.1 | -0.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2120 | 161.9 | — | — | — | — | +7 | -130 | -14 | 60.3% | +0.89 | 62–49 (56%) | 57–51 (53%) | 105.9 | -6.37 | — | 1793 | 126.6 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -96 | -227 | 40.5% | -0.53 | 10–22 (31%) | 9–13 (41%) | 89.9 | -0.39 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hana Mandlikova | 1 | 15 | 16 | Feb 27, 1987 | H2H |
| Martina Navratilova | 0 | 16 | 16 | Nov 17, 1986 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 4 | 11 | 15 | Nov 7, 1987 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 0 | 13 | 13 | Apr 11, 1987 | H2H |
| Sue Barker | 6 | 5 | 11 | Apr 15, 1983 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lou Piatek | 1 | 2 | 3 | Apr 29, 1986 | H2H |
| Marcella Mesker | 1 | 2 | 3 | Feb 28, 1986 | H2H |
| Catarina Lindqvist Ryan | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sep 2, 1985 | H2H |
| Sandy Collins | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aug 29, 1985 | H2H |
| Joanne Russell | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 7, 1985 | H2H |