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Billie Jean King vs Joanne Russell H2H: 0-1

Joanne Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Billie Jean King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1980 Atlanta round of 16 5-7 6-2 6-4.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 5-7 6-2 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Sep 26, 1980* R16 Atlanta 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 — #2 — 2,437 684 161 80.9% 8 0 0 4 56 68
Joanne Russell — — — 1,938 205 200 50.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 — — — — — — — 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 — — — — — — — 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1975 23–4 85.2% #4 2,383 8 54 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,535 0 5
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,329 8 54 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,515 0 5
33 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60 — — — — — — —
34 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,339 8 60 — — — — — — —
35 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,187 8 62 — — — — — — —
36 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,153 8 65 — — — — — — —
37 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,045 8 65 — — — — — — —
38 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,942 8 66 — — — — — — —
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 Joanne Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 1975 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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 29 180 83.9% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 70 76 146 47.9%

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 Joanne Russell
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.73 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +195 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -4.13 1985 1614 112.1 — — — — +50 +14 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.10
31 1975 2383 170.4 — — — — +23 — +118 83.1% +2.53 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — -3.54 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +63 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.27
32 1976 2330 114.1 — — — — +56 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.17 1987 1515 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
33 1977 2398 165.2 — — — — +131 -139 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.5 -4.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1978 2340 168.0 — — — — +43 — +158 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 93.1 -4.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1979 2187 156.8 — — — — +73 — +137 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1980 2154 165.7 — — — — +100 +123 +193 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.8 -3.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1981 2045 121.5 — — — — +104 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1982 1943 150.6 — — — — -7 +197 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -1.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1939 143.7 — — — — -12 -35 -120 48.9% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -4.55

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.