H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Billie Jean King vs Julie Heldman H2H: 15-3

Billie Jean King holds a 15–3 lead over Julie Heldman in their WTA head-to-head. Across 18 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 6–1 on carpet and 5–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1975 Sarasota semifinal 6-1 6-2.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
15 – 3
18 main-draw meetings
Julie Heldman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-2 Julie Heldman Match data Jan 18, 1975* SF Sarasota WTA 250 Carpet
Julie Heldman 2-6 6-1 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Sep 21, 1974* SF Orlando WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 2-6 6-3 6-1 Julie Heldman Match data Sep 9, 1974* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-4 Julie Heldman Match data Mar 30, 1974* QF New York WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-3 7-5 Julie Heldman Match data Mar 23, 1974* QF Akron WTA 250 Carpet
Julie Heldman 3-6 6-4 4-1 (ret.) Billie Jean King Match data Sep 6, 1973* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 7-5 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data Aug 4, 1973* SF Denver WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-0 6-0 Julie Heldman Match data Apr 16, 1973* SF Quincy WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-1 Julie Heldman Match data Sep 24, 1972* QF Albany WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-0 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data Aug 27, 1972* SF Newport WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 1-6 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data Aug 19, 1972* QF Denver WTA 250 Hard
Julie Heldman 3-6 6-4 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Feb 24, 1972 R16 Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-2 Julie Heldman Match data Aug 14, 1971* QF Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-4 Julie Heldman Match data Apr 27, 1971* SF San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-0 6-2 Julie Heldman Match data Apr 19, 1971* SF Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-1 Julie Heldman Match data Mar 29, 1971* QF New York WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Julie Heldman Match data Apr 27, 1970* F Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 9-7 6-2 Julie Heldman Match data Dec 2, 1969* F Stockholm 2 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
Julie Heldman — — — 2,133 381 159 70.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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 Julie Heldman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 53–15 77.9% — 1,811 0 6
23 — — — — — — — 1969 74–17 81.3% — 2,020 0 14
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1970 29–12 70.7% — 1,959 0 15
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1971 41–23 64.1% — 2,031 0 16
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1972 32–26 55.2% — 1,962 0 16
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1973 68–31 68.7% — 2,074 0 19
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1974 60–21 74.1% — 2,089 0 21
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1975 24–14 63.2% — 1,995 0 21
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 Julie Heldman
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 %
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 8 3 11 72.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 13 3 16 81.3% 32 4 36 88.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1970 — — — — 19 6 25 76.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1971 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 13 10 23 56.5%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1973 10 4 14 71.4% 17 7 24 70.8% 24 6 30 80.0% 17 14 31 54.8%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1974 — — — — 24 10 34 70.6% 21 5 26 80.8% 15 6 21 71.4%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 11 5 16 68.8%
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% — 46 19 65 70.8% 155 52 207 74.9% 85 33 118 72.0% 89 54 143 62.2%

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 Julie Heldman
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
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1811 138.4 — — — — -128 +140 -203 73.8% +2.05 10–3 (77%) — — -1.49
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 2021 153.7 — — — — +84 +69 -264 74.9% +2.13 16–5 (76%) — — -8.73
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1970 1960 152.1 — — — — — +143 -157 70.9% +1.83 3–5 (38%) — — -3.54
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1971 2032 159.2 — — — — +11 +32 -114 62.0% +1.18 10–8 (56%) 1–3 (25%) 97.7 -6.66
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1972 1963 153.4 — — — — +119 +20 -75 55.3% +0.34 7–9 (44%) 4–0 (100%) 98.9 -9.20
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1973 2075 159.9 — — — — -31 -45 +40 66.5% +1.41 12–9 (57%) 2–8 (20%) 97.9 -10.33
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1974 2090 159.9 — — — — -2 -3 +79 69.7% +1.48 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 102.8 -5.94
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1975 1995 149.5 — — — — +96 -22 — 59.0% +0.87 6–3 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 98.1 -3.41
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 — 2134 158.8 — — — — +33 +56 -56 67.3% +1.47 75–48 (61%) 14–18 (44%) 100.6 -9.28

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.