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

Billie Jean King vs Kathy Jordan H2H: 4-0

Billie Jean King holds a 4–0 lead over Kathy Jordan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1983 Wimbledon quarterfinal 7-5 6-4.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 7-5 6-4 Kathy Jordan Match data Jul 1, 1983* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-3 Kathy Jordan Match data Mar 18, 1983* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-4 Kathy Jordan Match data Jan 28, 1982* R32 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-1 Kathy Jordan Match data Mar 15, 1980* QF Boston 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
Kathy Jordan #520 #5 44 2,093 249 155 61.6% 0 0 0 0 2 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 Billie Jean King Kathy Jordan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,893 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,001 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,921 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,884 0 2
23 — — — — — — — 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,023 0 2
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,979 0 2
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 — — — — — — —
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,874 0 2
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,791 0 2
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 Kathy Jordan
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1989 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% 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
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% — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6%

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 Kathy Jordan
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1561 118.9 — — — — — — +39 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.09
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1894 155.9 — — — — +33 — -200 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.19
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2001 163.9 — — — — +36 -360 -260 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.58
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1921 148.1 — — — — +51 -258 -73 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.1 +1.06
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1884 146.3 — — — — +58 -205 -59 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.84
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 2010 155.5 — — — — -21 -247 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.02
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1984 2024 159.6 — — — — -49 -276 +117 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.73
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1985 1979 155.4 — — — — +58 — +38 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.92
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1986 1911 153.3 — — — — +58 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.31
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1987 1892 137.2 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.65
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +34 — +142 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37
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 — 2094 160.4 — — — — +32 -275 -8 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.03

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.