H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Betty Stove vs Alena Palmeova West H2H: 2-1 (incl. walkovers)

Betty Stove vs Alena Palmeova West: 2–0 excluding walkovers; 2–1 including 1 walkover. Across 3 main-draw results including walkovers, Betty Stove leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Betty Stove won the 1973 Dutch Open semifinal 6-4 6-4.

NED Age 81 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H including walkovers
2 1
3 main-draw results

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Betty Stove 6-4 6-4 Alena Palmeova West Match data Jul 21, 1973* SF Dutch Open WTA 250 Clay
Alena Palmeova West (w/o) Betty Stove Match data Apr 5, 1972* R32 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Betty Stove 7-5 11-9 Alena Palmeova West Match data Jul 31, 1971* QF Dutch Open 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
Betty Stove #7 2,171 419 307 57.7% 0 0 0 0 8 8
Alena Palmeova West 1,757 95 75 55.9% 0 0 0 0 12 12

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 Betty Stove Alena Palmeova West
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 1968 9–5 64.3% 1,572 0 2
24 1969 27–14 65.9% 1,639 0 2 1969 15–11 57.7% 1,619 0 4
25 1970 18–20 47.4% 1,708 0 2 1970 8–12 40.0% 1,600 0 4
26 1971 51–29 63.8% 1,800 0 4 1971 17–10 63.0% 1,667 0 6
27 1972 46–25 64.8% 1,967 0 7 1972 22–13 62.9% 1,701 0 9
28 1973 38–28 57.6% 1,923 0 8 1973 9–8 52.9% 1,661 0 10
29 1974 24–20 54.5% 1,958 0 8 1974 8–7 53.3% 1,669 0 11
30 1975 17–18 48.6% 1,962 0 8 1975 5–3 62.5% 1,682 0 12
31 1976 37–20 64.9% #7 2,086 0 8 1976 0–1 0.0% 1,677 0 12
32 1977 46–25 64.8% #7 2,073 0 8 1977 1–1 50.0% 1,662 0 12
33 1978 51–24 68.0% #9 2,076 0 8
34 1979 26–24 52.0% 1,904 0 8
35 1980 24–23 51.1% 1,840 0 8 1980 1–3 25.0% 1,606 0 12
36 1981 5–20 20.0% 1,695 0 8 1981 0–1 0.0% 1,585 0 12
37 1982 9–15 37.5% 1,672 0 8
38 1983 0–2 0.0% 1,630 0 8

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 Betty Stove Alena Palmeova West
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 %
23 1968 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1969 8 6 14 57.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1969 2 0 2 100.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1970 1 4 5 20.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1971 2 2 4 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1971 0 2 2 0.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 20 6 26 76.9% 12 10 22 54.5% 1972 21 11 32 65.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 19 9 28 67.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 10 19 47.4% 1973 7 7 14 50.0%
29 1974 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1974 8 7 15 53.3%
30 1975 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 1975 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1976 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 1976 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1977 10 5 15 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 19 11 30 63.3% 1977 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1978 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 34 14 48 70.8%
34 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 13 19 31.6%
35 1980 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 6 10 16 37.5% 1980 1 2 3 33.3%
36 1981 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 7 7 0.0%
37 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 1983 0 2 2 0.0%
Career 64 60 124 51.6% 90 60 150 60.0% 127 68 195 65.1% 137 118 255 53.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 80 54 134 59.7% 5 7 12 41.7% 4 5 9 44.4%

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 Betty Stove Alena Palmeova West
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
23 1968 1573 113.0 +58 61.3% +0.90 2–1 (67%) +0.76
24 1969 1640 122.6 +178 -76 -43 66.3% +1.17 5–7 (42%) +3.66 1969 1619 119.9 -31 +44 55.4% +0.55 3–3 (50%) +2.17
25 1970 1708 123.3 -25 -123 -13 46.5% -0.17 6–6 (50%) -0.85 1970 1601 106.8 -39 +50 -55 41.9% -0.98 3–2 (60%) +0.09
26 1971 1801 147.0 -99 +35 +44 61.5% +0.86 12–16 (43%) 7–1 (88%) 102.6 -1.34 1971 1667 122.3 +100 -111 61.3% +0.77 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) +3.40
27 1972 1968 154.8 -73 -37 +44 61.5% +0.73 14–7 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 110.1 -8.24 1972 1701 122.2 +71 -156 56.6% +0.46 7–3 (70%) 0–2 +3.06
28 1973 1923 154.1 +22 +28 +18 55.8% +0.50 9–8 (53%) 6–8 (43%) 98.5 -10.73 1973 1662 119.5 +41 51.3% +0.54 3–2 (60%) 1–0 +2.10
29 1974 1959 153.1 0 +50 -54 54.2% +0.23 6–6 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 99.6 -9.60 1974 1670 119.7 +38 52.9% +0.24 2–2 (50%) 1–1 +1.16
30 1975 1962 152.1 -51 +58 -20 48.8% -0.22 8–8 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 103.9 -5.95 1975 1683 115.2 +43 58.8% +0.88 1–0 1–1 +1.00
31 1976 2086 160.5 -55 -98 -2 62.5% +1.06 8–8 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -8.33 1976 1678 106.4 0.0% -4.00 -0.34
32 1977 2074 163.1 +16 -50 +40 60.6% +0.81 11–8 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 98.9 -6.03 1977 1662 102.3 60.0% +1.20 0–1 0–1 +0.26
33 1978 2076 159.6 +18 +42 62.4% +0.65 13–6 (68%) 11–8 (58%) 104.2 -3.70
34 1979 1905 150.7 -22 +107 +204 53.6% +0.27 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 96.3 -2.84
35 1980 1840 138.2 -138 +123 +266 51.4% -0.10 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) 98.0 -4.96 1980 1606 98.7 +46 30.0% -0.30 1–1 0–2 +0.30
36 1981 1695 131.2 -30 +175 +304 28.3% -1.50 3–7 (30%) 1–1 -3.68 1981 1585 93.3 0.0% -5.00 +0.04
37 1982 1673 118.2 -130 +120 +243 39.6% -0.49 2–5 (29%) 4–4 (50%) 93.3 -2.06
38 1983 1631 88.3 0.0% -4.25 +0.30
Career 2172 155.1 -20 +7 +76 56.2% +0.43 107–107 (50%) 70–51 (58%) 103.1 -8.96 1757 122.9 -33 +60 -108 53.8% +0.34 26–19 (58%) 4–9 (31%) 99.7 +8.38

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.