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Billie Jean King vs Betty Stove H2H: 16-3

Billie Jean King holds a 16–3 lead over Betty Stove in their WTA head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 8–2 on hard courts and 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1979 Stockholm final 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
16 – 3
19 main-draw meetings
Betty Stove
NED Age 81 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 Betty Stove Match data Nov 4, 1979* F Stockholm WTA 250 Hard
Betty Stove 6-2 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Aug 24, 1979* R16 Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Jun 24, 1978* QF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Betty Stove Match data Mar 31, 1978* QF Philadelphia WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-4 2-6 6-3 Betty Stove Match data Dec 12, 1977* SF London WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-3 Betty Stove Match data Nov 1, 1977 RR Palm Springs WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-4 2-6 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Oct 29, 1977* SF San Juan WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Oct 23, 1977* F São Paulo Open WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Oct 17, 1974* R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Betty Stove 8-5 Billie Jean King Match data Oct 13, 1974* BR Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-0 Betty Stove Match data Jan 18, 1974* R16 San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Oct 7, 1973* QF Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 7-6(1) 6-3 Betty Stove Match data Aug 11, 1973* QF Nashville WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-2 Betty Stove Match data Aug 5, 1973* F Denver WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Betty Stove Match data Sep 23, 1972* R16 Albany WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-0 6-4 Betty Stove Match data Sep 16, 1972* R16 Charlotte WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-0 Betty Stove Match data Aug 26, 1972* R16 Newport WTA 250 Grass
Betty Stove 6-3 7-6(4) Billie Jean King Match data Feb 21, 1972* QF Oklahoma City WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-0 Betty Stove Match data May 1, 1970* R16 Bournemouth 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
Billie Jean King — #2 — 2,437 684 161 80.9% 8 0 0 4 56 68
Betty Stove — #7 — 2,175 419 307 57.7% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Betty Stove
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1969 27–14 65.9% — 1,639 0 2
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1970 18–20 47.4% — 1,708 0 2
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1971 51–29 63.8% — 1,800 0 4
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1972 46–25 64.8% — 1,967 0 7
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1973 38–28 57.6% — 1,923 0 8
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1974 24–20 54.5% — 1,958 0 8
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 1975 17–18 48.6% — 1,962 0 8
31 1975 23–4 85.2% #4 2,383 8 54 1976 37–20 64.9% #7 2,113 0 8
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,329 8 54 1977 46–25 64.8% #7 2,078 0 8
33 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60 1978 51–24 68.0% #9 2,079 0 8
34 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,339 8 60 1979 26–24 52.0% — 1,906 0 8
35 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,187 8 62 1980 24–23 51.1% — 1,840 0 8
36 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,153 8 65 1981 5–20 20.0% — 1,695 0 8
37 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,045 8 65 1982 9–15 37.5% — 1,673 0 8
38 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,942 8 66 1983 0–2 0.0% — 1,631 0 8
39 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,058 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 Betty Stove
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 %
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1969 — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 11 2 13 84.6%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1970 1 4 5 20.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1971 2 2 4 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 24 12 36 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 20 6 26 76.9% 12 10 22 54.5%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 19 9 28 67.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1974 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1975 2 6 8 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
31 1975 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1976 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 11 26 57.7%
32 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 10 5 15 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 19 11 30 63.3%
33 1977 20 0 20 100.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 1978 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 34 14 48 70.8%
34 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 13 19 31.6%
35 1979 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1980 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 6 10 16 37.5%
36 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 28 11 39 71.8% 1981 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 7 7 0.0%
37 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 1983 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
39 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 151 29 180 83.9% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3% — 64 60 124 51.6% 90 60 150 60.0% 127 68 195 65.1% 137 118 255 53.7%

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 Billie Jean King Betty Stove
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
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1969 1640 122.6 — — — — +178 -76 -43 66.3% +1.17 5–7 (42%) — — +3.66
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1970 1708 123.3 — — — — -25 -123 -13 46.5% -0.17 6–6 (50%) — — -0.85
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1971 1801 147.0 — — — — -99 +35 +44 61.5% +0.86 12–16 (43%) 7–1 (88%) 102.6 -1.34
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1972 1968 154.8 — — — — -73 -37 +44 61.5% +0.73 14–7 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 110.1 -8.46
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1973 1923 154.1 — — — — +22 +28 +18 55.8% +0.50 9–8 (53%) 6–8 (43%) 98.5 -10.56
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.73 1974 1959 153.1 — — — — +1 +50 -54 54.2% +0.23 6–6 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 99.6 -8.42
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +195 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -4.13 1975 1962 152.1 — — — — -51 +59 -20 48.8% -0.22 8–8 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 103.9 -5.12
31 1975 2383 170.4 — — — — +23 — +118 83.1% +2.53 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — -3.54 1976 2113 163.8 — — — — -54 -123 -13 62.5% +1.06 8–8 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 104.9 -9.18
32 1976 2330 114.1 — — — — +56 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.17 1977 2078 163.2 — — — — +22 -51 +44 60.6% +0.81 11–8 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 -6.05
33 1977 2398 165.2 — — — — +131 -139 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.5 -4.00 1978 2079 160.1 — — — — +19 — +45 62.4% +0.65 13–6 (68%) 11–8 (58%) 104.1 -5.92
34 1978 2340 168.0 — — — — +43 — +158 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 93.1 -4.27 1979 1906 150.9 — — — — -21 +107 +207 53.6% +0.27 5–7 (42%) 7–5 (58%) 96.3 -2.23
35 1979 2187 156.8 — — — — +73 — +137 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.15 1980 1840 138.2 — — — — -135 +125 +271 51.4% -0.10 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) 98.0 -4.97
36 1980 2154 165.7 — — — — +100 +123 +193 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.8 -3.61 1981 1696 131.6 — — — — -29 +176 +306 28.3% -1.50 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — -3.67
37 1981 2045 121.5 — — — — +104 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.22 1982 1674 118.5 — — — — -128 +120 +244 39.6% -0.49 2–5 (29%) 4–4 (50%) 93.3 -1.88
38 1982 1943 150.6 — — — — -7 +197 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -1.82 1983 1632 88.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.30
39 1983 2059 156.0 — — — — -44 — +231 79.3% +1.93 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — -1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2437 170.6 — — — — +122 -123 +121 77.4% +2.02 131–59 (69%) 74–36 (67%) 111.0 -6.97 — 2176 155.5 — — — — -18 +6 +77 56.2% +0.43 107–107 (50%) 70–51 (58%) 103.1 -9.01

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.