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Beverly Bowes vs Melissa Gurney H2H: 0-1

Melissa Gurney holds a 1–0 lead over Beverly Bowes in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Melissa Gurney leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Melissa Gurney won the 1986 Berkeley semifinal 6-3 6-3.

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Beverly Bowes
USA Age 61 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Melissa Gurney
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Melissa Gurney #73 6-3 6-3 Beverly Bowes #124 Match data Jul 26, 1986* SF Berkeley WTA 250 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
Beverly Bowes #597 #49 16 1,676 69 120 36.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa Gurney #1,006 #17 33 1,884 63 61 50.8% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Beverly Bowes Melissa Gurney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1984 5–5 50.0% #84 1,561 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1985 9–12 42.9% #78 1,628 0 0
17 1983 3–6 33.3% — 1,526 0 0 1986 31–16 66.0% #23 1,866 0 2
18 1984 1–5 16.7% #161 1,482 0 0 1987 10–14 41.7% #92 1,660 0 2
19 1985 6–6 50.0% #170 1,526 0 0 1988 8–13 38.1% #97 1,580 0 2
20 1986 6–8 42.9% #100 1,585 0 0 1989 0–1 0.0% #260 1,561 0 2
21 1987 7–18 28.0% #75 1,590 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1988 14–19 42.4% #62 1,639 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1989 13–19 40.6% #101 1,618 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1990 5–13 27.8% #147 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1991 2–5 28.6% #156 1,520 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1992 3–8 27.3% #113 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1993 8–11 42.1% #130 1,551 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1994 1–2 33.3% #426 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Beverly Bowes Melissa Gurney
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
17 1983 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
18 1984 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1988 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1987 2 6 8 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1988 11 13 24 45.8% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1989 12 13 25 48.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1990 3 8 11 27.3% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1993 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1994 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 44 66 110 40.0% 19 33 52 36.5% 1 11 12 8.3% 2 8 10 20.0% — 44 33 77 57.1% 7 10 17 41.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 12 20 40.0%

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 Beverly Bowes Melissa Gurney
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1561 123.0 — — — — +69 — — 50.0% +0.41 1–1 — — +0.59
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1629 129.4 — — — — +38 — -65 48.9% -0.04 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.14
17 1983 1527 109.4 — — — — — +94 — 36.4% -1.36 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 101.4 -0.02 1986 1866 150.1 — — — — +7 -270 -266 64.8% +1.29 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 101.5 +0.40
18 1984 1483 102.6 — — — — +16 — — 28.6% -1.50 0–2 — — +0.56 1987 1660 107.0 — — — — +22 — — 43.4% -0.53 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 96.3 +2.75
19 1985 1526 113.9 — — — — -36 +84 — 50.0% +0.12 1–1 1–1 — +0.37 1988 1581 108.1 — — — — +23 -38 — 40.8% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 0–2 — +0.93
20 1986 1585 113.1 — — — — -13 — — 44.8% -0.52 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.61 1989 1562 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.18
21 1987 1590 126.7 — — — — -36 +54 -102 32.1% -1.34 4–4 (50%) 0–4 (0%) 99.5 -1.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1988 1640 128.2 — — — — -42 -20 — 44.4% -0.44 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1989 1618 121.7 — — — — +15 -8 — 43.6% -0.61 6–8 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1990 1537 112.4 — — — — +27 +14 — 34.8% -0.67 4–6 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1991 1521 98.6 — — — — +25 -2 — 35.3% -1.35 1–2 (33%) — — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1992 1511 111.3 — — — — +22 +24 — 32.0% -1.16 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1993 1552 118.8 — — — — +24 -12 — 42.9% -0.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1994 1558 112.1 — — — — +22 — — 28.6% -2.43 1–0 — — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1677 124.6 — — — — -4 +21 -102 39.6% -0.78 26–34 (43%) 8–18 (31%) 93.9 -0.15 — 1884 133.3 — — — — +24 -137 -180 52.2% +0.24 10–20 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 91.7 +4.02

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.