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

Billie Jean King vs Tracy Austin H2H: 1-5

Tracy Austin holds a 5–1 lead over Billie Jean King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Tracy Austin leads 3–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1982 Wimbledon quarterfinal 3-6 6-4 6-2.

USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 5
6 main-draw meetings
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 3-6 6-4 6-2 Tracy Austin Match data Jul 2, 1982* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tracy Austin 6-3 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 17, 1980 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-3 6-0 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 15, 1980* SF Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-3 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Jan 12, 1980* SF Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-3 2-6 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Dec 15, 1979* SF Tokyo Emeron Cup WTA 250 Hard
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-7 6-2 Billie Jean King Match data Jul 6, 1979* QF 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
Tracy Austin #81 #1 19 2,502 339 88 79.4% 2 0 1 5 20 28

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 Tracy Austin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1977 14–8 63.6% 1,780 0 1
15 1978 43–13 76.8% #6 2,057 0 2
16 1979 73–12 85.9% #3 2,431 1 9
17 1980 81–10 89.0% #2 2,450 1 19
18 1981 56–7 88.9% #2 2,442 2 27
19 1982 35–12 74.5% #4 2,262 2 28
20 1983 24–8 75.0% #9 2,185 2 28
21 1984 2–2 50.0% #27 2,136 2 28
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 1989 0–2 0.0% 2,078 2 28
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 1993 6–6 50.0% #117 1,970 2 28
31 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54 1994 5–8 38.5% #81 1,850 2 28
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 Tracy Austin
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 %
14 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
15 1978 16 5 21 76.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 13 3 16 81.3%
16 1979 22 4 26 84.6% 10 0 10 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 33 6 39 84.6%
17 1980 18 4 22 81.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 44 4 48 91.7%
18 1981 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 20 4 24 83.3%
19 1982 11 2 13 84.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 6 21 71.4%
20 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 5 17 70.6%
21 1984 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3%
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%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1993 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1975 7 2 9 77.8% 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1994 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 101 26 127 79.5% 44 13 57 77.2% 49 14 63 77.8% 141 34 175 80.6%

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 Tracy Austin
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 1977 1780 149.9 -85 -30 59.1% +0.55 2–0 1–0 -1.15
15 1978 2057 163.2 +12 -252 -337 72.6% +1.96 6–3 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 108.8 -0.48
16 1979 2431 178.8 +6 -369 -545 80.9% +2.33 13–3 (81%) 6–3 (67%) 110.9 -9.11
17 1980 2451 179.3 +144 -317 -403 85.3% +3.11 12–3 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 104.4 -3.63
18 1981 2442 175.7 +118 -334 -333 84.6% +2.88 7–3 (70%) 7–4 (64%) 101.7 -3.49
19 1982 2263 167.1 +182 -144 -203 75.5% +2.05 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 94.0 -1.08
20 1983 2186 159.6 +138 -57 -80 76.5% +1.88 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 94.9 -1.73
21 1984 2137 114.9 +108 50.0% +0.13 +0.03
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 1989 2079 101.4 20.0% -2.00 0–1 -0.04
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 1993 1970 123.3 +25 46.4% -0.97 3–1 (75%) -0.65
31 1975 2391 169.1 +33 +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 -2.95 1994 1851 118.5 +76 +127 36.7% -0.97 3–1 (75%) 0–1 -1.54
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 2502 175.2 +84 -168 -342 76.2% +2.12 52–25 (68%) 33–14 (70%) 109.1 -5.41

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.