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

Billie Jean King vs Marise Kruger H2H: 1-2

Marise Kruger holds a 2–1 lead over Billie Jean King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Marise Kruger leads 1–0 on carpet, while Billie Jean King leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Marise Kruger won the 1979 Atlanta round of 16 1-6 6-4 6-2.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Marise Kruger
RSA Age 68 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marise Kruger 1-6 6-4 6-2 Billie Jean King Match data Sep 27, 1979* R16 Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Marise Kruger 7-6 4-5 (ret.) Billie Jean King Match data Jan 26, 1978* R32 Los Angeles WTA 500 Hard
Billie Jean King 4-6 6-0 6-1 Marise Kruger Match data Jun 29, 1977* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Marise Kruger — — — 1,888 71 70 50.4% 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 Marise Kruger
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1974 0–3 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1975 0–1 0.0% — 1,450 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1976 18–9 66.7% — 1,742 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1977 21–18 53.8% — 1,812 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1978 14–18 43.8% — 1,721 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,755 0 1
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 — — — — — — —
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 — — — — — — —
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 — — — — — — —
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 — — — — — — —
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 — — — — — — —
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Marise Kruger
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1480 89.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.12
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1464 103.9 — — — — +22 — — 0.0% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.03
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1450 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.35
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1742 141.1 — — — — -145 -155 +19 64.5% +1.10 4–4 (50%) 1–1 — 0.00
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1812 142.1 — — — — -216 -42 -4 52.3% +0.18 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.60
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1722 135.4 — — — — -70 — +53 44.9% +0.06 4–5 (44%) 2–7 (22%) 94.9 -0.79
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1756 137.6 — — — — +42 -21 -31 45.8% -0.40 9–4 (69%) 3–3 (50%) 107.2 +1.23
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1888 141.6 — — — — -56 -62 +20 49.4% +0.05 23–19 (55%) 7–15 (32%) 101.5 -0.52

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.