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Billie Jean King vs Beth Norton H2H: 1-0

Billie Jean King holds a 1–0 lead over Beth Norton in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Billie Jean King leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1978 Kansas City round of 16 6-2 6-4.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Beth Norton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-4 Beth Norton Match data Mar 3, 1978* R16 Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet

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
Billie Jean King #22 #2 — 2,437 684 160 81.0% 8 0 0 3 57 68
Beth Norton #267 #233 1 1,815 62 93 40.0% 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 Billie Jean King Beth Norton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1975 3–2 60.0% — 1,572 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1976 14–9 60.9% — 1,725 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1977 2–3 40.0% — 1,730 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1978 11–10 52.4% — 1,765 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1979 0–3 0.0% — 1,723 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1980 5–13 27.8% — 1,637 0 1
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1981 17–20 45.9% — 1,712 0 1
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1982 6–17 26.1% — 1,622 0 1
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1983 2–10 16.7% — 1,523 0 1
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 — — — — — — —
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1985 2–5 28.6% — 1,498 0 1
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,485 0 1
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 — — — — — — —
31 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54 — — — — — — —
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,336 8 54 — — — — — — —
33 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60 — — — — — — —
34 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,336 8 60 — — — — — — —
35 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,185 8 62 — — — — — — —
36 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,151 8 65 — — — — — — —
37 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,043 8 65 — — — — — — —
38 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,941 8 66 — — — — — — —
39 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,057 8 68 — — — — — — —

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 Billie Jean King Beth Norton
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1983 0 6 6 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 20 0 20 100.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 28 11 39 71.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 151 28 179 84.4% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3% — 12 23 35 34.3% 21 21 42 50.0% 16 25 41 39.0% 13 22 35 37.1%

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 Billie Jean King Beth Norton
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1572 122.8 — — — — — +37 — 53.3% -0.07 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.39
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1726 133.1 — — — — — +25 -121 61.5% +0.89 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 +1.10
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1730 105.9 — — — — -141 — — 38.5% -0.61 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.07
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1765 140.2 — — — — -75 — -104 54.2% -0.04 4–4 (50%) 5–0 (100%) 107.0 +0.04
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1723 102.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — -0.34
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1637 117.5 — — — — -26 — -31 28.2% -1.21 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — -0.98
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1981 1712 141.4 — — — — -6 +66 -131 48.3% -0.03 5–8 (38%) 3–8 (27%) 92.0 -2.36
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1982 1622 124.4 — — — — +42 +28 -38 32.8% -0.90 5–7 (42%) 3–2 (60%) 98.9 -1.76
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1983 1523 96.7 — — — — +47 — — 27.6% -1.55 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) 92.6 +1.26
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1985 1499 97.2 — — — — — — +53 26.7% -1.87 1–0 0–1 — +1.04
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1986 1485 97.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.15
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1975 2391 169.1 — — — — +33 — +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1976 2337 113.7 — — — — +67 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1977 2398 164.8 — — — — +140 -140 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.3 -3.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 2337 167.5 — — — — +44 — +160 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 92.9 -4.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 2185 156.7 — — — — +75 — +139 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1980 2152 165.5 — — — — +100 +122 +192 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.7 -3.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 2044 121.4 — — — — +105 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1982 1941 150.4 — — — — -6 +196 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -2.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1983 2057 155.9 — — — — -43 — +231 79.3% +1.93 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — -1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2437 170.4 — — — — +124 -123 +121 77.5% +2.03 131–58 (69%) 74–35 (68%) 111.2 -6.96 — 1816 133.7 — — — — -15 +38 -67 42.9% -0.45 25–33 (43%) 14–19 (42%) 94.1 -1.49

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.