H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Bettina Bunge vs Marise Kruger H2H: 2-0

Bettina Bunge holds a 2–0 lead over Marise Kruger in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Bettina Bunge leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Bettina Bunge won the 1979 Roland Garros round of 32 6-1 5-7 7-5.

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Bettina Bunge
GER Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Marise Kruger
RSA Age 68 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bettina Bunge 6-1 5-7 7-5 Marise Kruger Match data Jun 3, 1979* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Bettina Bunge 7-6 7-6 Marise Kruger Match data Aug 31, 1978* R128 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.

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 #135 #7 58 2,119 294 182 61.8% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Marise Kruger — — — 1,888 71 70 50.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Marise Kruger
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
15 1978 2–2 50.0% — 1,534 0 0 1974 0–3 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
16 1979 16–20 44.4% — 1,699 0 0 1975 0–1 0.0% — 1,450 0 0
17 1980 31–23 57.4% — 1,883 0 0 1976 18–9 66.7% — 1,742 0 1
18 1981 50–23 68.5% #9 2,025 0 0 1977 21–18 53.8% — 1,812 0 1
19 1982 43–21 67.2% #9 2,009 0 4 1978 14–18 43.8% — 1,721 0 1
20 1983 26–11 70.3% #7 2,009 0 5 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,755 0 1
21 1984 28–21 57.1% #21 1,908 0 5 — — — — — — —
22 1985 25–17 59.5% #22 1,846 0 5 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Marise Kruger
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1978 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1979 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1980 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1981 14 6 20 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 25 11 36 69.4% 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 5 7 28.6%
19 1982 6 3 9 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 17 11 28 60.7% 1978 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
20 1983 — — — — 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 1979 7 6 13 53.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
21 1984 8 4 12 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1985 9 5 14 64.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 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% — 15 23 38 39.5% 17 12 29 58.6% 20 15 35 57.1% 19 20 39 48.7%

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 Marise Kruger
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1480 89.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.12
15 1978 1534 105.0 — — — — +90 — — 55.6% -0.22 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.04 1974 1464 103.9 — — — — +22 — — 0.0% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.03
16 1979 1700 137.5 — — — — -79 -106 +10 45.0% -0.31 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 -0.09 1975 1450 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.35
17 1980 1884 156.3 — — — — -86 -197 -78 57.3% +0.69 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 101.9 -5.90 1976 1742 141.1 — — — — -145 -155 +19 64.5% +1.10 4–4 (50%) 1–1 — 0.00
18 1981 2025 161.1 — — — — +1 -284 -111 64.3% +1.20 12–7 (63%) 11–2 (85%) 110.3 -3.78 1977 1812 142.1 — — — — -216 -42 -4 52.3% +0.18 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.60
19 1982 2009 161.7 — — — — -23 -181 -42 64.0% +1.24 7–5 (58%) 6–10 (38%) 98.2 -4.38 1978 1722 135.4 — — — — -70 — +53 44.9% +0.06 4–5 (44%) 2–7 (22%) 94.9 -0.79
20 1983 2010 158.5 — — — — +80 -107 -71 69.6% +1.56 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 97.6 -1.99 1979 1756 137.6 — — — — +42 -21 -31 45.8% -0.40 9–4 (69%) 3–3 (50%) 107.2 +1.23
21 1984 1909 146.2 — — — — +51 -110 +54 56.4% +0.62 8–6 (57%) 9–5 (64%) 102.9 -3.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1985 1846 153.9 — — — — +42 -9 +97 61.1% +1.04 3–5 (38%) 4–6 (40%) 96.3 -2.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1888 141.6 — — — — -56 -62 +20 49.4% +0.05 23–19 (55%) 7–15 (32%) 101.5 -0.52

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.