H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Billie Jean King vs Rosalyn Fairbank H2H: 2-1

Billie Jean King holds a 2–1 lead over Rosalyn Fairbank in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Billie Jean King leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rosalyn Fairbank won the 1982 Eastbourne Open round of 32 6-1 1-6 6-3.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Rosalyn Fairbank
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rosalyn Fairbank 6-1 1-6 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data Jun 17, 1982* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-1 Rosalyn Fairbank Match data Jun 13, 1982* F Birmingham WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-3 7-6 Rosalyn Fairbank Match data Jan 14, 1982* R32 Cincinnati Open 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
Rosalyn Fairbank #325 #15 51 1,932 336 309 52.1% 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 Rosalyn Fairbank
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1978 3–2 60.0% — 1,539 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1979 17–10 63.0% — 1,723 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1980 22–20 52.4% — 1,677 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1981 15–22 40.5% — 1,656 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1982 32–21 60.4% — 1,897 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1983 24–19 55.8% — 1,918 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1984 22–26 45.8% #32 1,766 0 1
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1985 28–23 54.9% #38 1,806 0 1
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1986 23–20 53.5% #28 1,824 0 1
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1987 21–20 51.2% #36 1,755 0 1
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1988 27–22 55.1% #37 1,772 0 1
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1989 27–18 60.0% #22 1,845 0 1
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1990 26–20 56.5% #24 1,787 0 1
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 1991 14–19 42.4% #90 1,637 0 1
31 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54 1992 16–16 50.0% #46 1,726 0 1
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,336 8 54 1993 17–19 47.2% #63 1,766 0 1
33 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60 1994 0–4 0.0% #284 1,704 0 1
34 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,336 8 60 1995 2–8 20.0% #261 1,598 0 1
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 Rosalyn Fairbank
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 3 6 9 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 9 13 30.8%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 5 8 13 38.5%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 7 11 36.4%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1985 13 11 24 54.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1986 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1987 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1988 11 11 22 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1989 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1990 13 9 22 59.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1991 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1975 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1992 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
32 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 9 11 20 45.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 1994 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
34 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
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% — 109 110 219 49.8% 44 51 95 46.3% 128 76 204 62.7% 51 70 121 42.1%

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 Rosalyn Fairbank
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1539 104.5 — — — — — — +66 75.0% +0.75 — 2–0 — +0.38
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1724 136.7 — — — — — -159 -3 61.3% +1.02 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.5 +0.70
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1678 128.5 — — — — -83 -36 +37 52.1% +0.08 6–8 (43%) 1–0 — -0.49
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1657 122.8 — — — — -41 +16 +48 40.7% -0.51 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 103.2 +0.67
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1897 150.2 — — — — -180 -228 +28 57.5% +0.52 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 105.2 -2.75
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1919 136.6 — — — — -79 -271 +29 53.1% +0.19 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 101.2 -2.11
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1767 136.1 — — — — +21 -164 +101 46.8% +0.05 7–8 (47%) 3–8 (27%) 94.2 +0.03
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1985 1806 136.7 — — — — -14 -143 +37 51.3% +0.09 9–4 (69%) 9–2 (82%) 109.3 -1.60
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1986 1824 142.9 — — — — +15 -154 -17 52.5% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 5–4 (56%) 102.0 -2.16
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1987 1756 134.7 — — — — -60 -105 +159 50.0% +0.03 8–6 (57%) 5–1 (83%) 103.9 -0.46
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1988 1772 141.1 — — — — -53 -160 +181 56.0% +0.38 7–11 (39%) 8–5 (62%) 98.3 +0.48
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1989 1845 147.2 — — — — -106 -205 +177 57.8% +0.54 7–5 (58%) 6–8 (43%) 101.7 -0.49
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1990 1787 137.3 — — — — -6 — +236 51.9% +0.13 11–3 (79%) 5–2 (71%) 108.9 +0.60
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91 1991 1637 127.7 — — — — +34 -74 +316 46.1% -0.10 3–7 (30%) 1–5 (17%) 88.8 +1.07
31 1975 2391 169.1 — — — — +33 — +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -2.95 1992 1726 133.0 — — — — -39 -176 +270 51.5% -0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 100.5 -1.50
32 1976 2337 113.7 — — — — +67 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.15 1993 1766 146.5 — — — — -14 -176 +196 45.3% -0.44 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -2.22
33 1977 2398 164.8 — — — — +140 -140 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.3 -3.92 1994 1704 104.2 — — — — -15 — — 0.0% -3.63 — — — -0.30
34 1978 2337 167.5 — — — — +44 — +160 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 92.9 -4.22 1995 1599 97.0 — — — — +23 — +239 15.8% -2.47 0–1 — — +0.12
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 — 1932 143.7 — — — — -36 -134 +112 51.1% +0.09 105–87 (55%) 65–57 (53%) 105.0 -1.56

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.