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

Billie Jean King vs Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H: 8-0

Billie Jean King holds an 8–0 lead over Valerie Ziegenfuss in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 5–0 on carpet and 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1973 Mobile semifinal 7-5 6-4.

USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
8 0
8 main-draw meetings

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 7-5 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Jun 9, 1973* SF Mobile WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-3 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data May 14, 1973* QF Tokyo Sillook WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-3 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Apr 16, 1973* QF Quincy WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-1 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data May 30, 1972* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-1 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Feb 5, 1972* R16 Fort Lauderdale Pro WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-2 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Mar 23, 1971* QF Rochester WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Feb 2, 1971* R16 Oklahoma City WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-2 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Nov 9, 1970* R16 Richmond WTA 250 Clay

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
Valerie Ziegenfuss 1,954 231 232 49.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Valerie Ziegenfuss
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1968 35–24 59.3% 1,605 0 0
20 1969 28–24 53.8% 1,733 0 1
21 1970 40–28 58.8% 1,779 0 2
22 1971 23–29 44.2% 1,798 0 3
23 1972 26–24 52.0% 1,820 0 3
24 1968 40–5 88.9% 1,865 1 1 1973 33–29 53.2% 1,761 0 3
25 1969 58–14 80.6% 2,056 1 6 1974 12–14 46.2% 1,788 0 3
26 1970 47–11 81.0% 2,180 1 11 1975 16–16 50.0% 1,830 0 3
27 1971 114–15 88.4% 2,302 2 28 1976 12–20 37.5% 1,746 0 3
28 1972 89–15 85.6% 2,378 5 39 1977 2–12 14.3% 1,677 0 3
29 1973 56–12 82.4% 2,349 6 46 1978 3–11 21.4% 1,654 0 3
30 1974 54–8 87.1% 2,326 7 52 1979 1–1 50.0% 1,667 0 3
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 Valerie Ziegenfuss
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 %
19 1968 5 4 9 55.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 13 9 22 59.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1969 5 6 11 45.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1970 12 7 19 63.2% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1971 4 6 10 40.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 10 13 23.1%
23 1972 6 4 10 60.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1973 5 6 11 45.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 12 12 24 50.0%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1974 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1975 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1976 3 3 6 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1978 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1979 1 1 2 50.0%
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% 52 52 104 50.0% 76 64 140 54.3% 58 48 106 54.7% 42 65 107 39.3%

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 Valerie Ziegenfuss
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
19 1968 1605 119.1 -45 +58 +13 57.4% +0.80 9–4 (69%) -0.64
20 1969 1734 126.4 -175 -30 +9 51.4% +0.32 6–3 (67%) -2.24
21 1970 1780 133.1 -34 -31 +26 55.6% +0.45 11–4 (73%) 0–1 -2.50
22 1971 1799 143.5 -114 +2 0 46.0% -0.35 5–8 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 -6.44
23 1972 1821 139.7 -47 -20 -41 48.2% +0.09 9–3 (75%) 4–4 (50%) 105.3 -5.05
24 1968 1865 141.1 -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) +1.76 1973 1761 143.5 -2 +54 +48 54.3% +0.18 7–9 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.0 -5.77
25 1969 2056 154.1 +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) -3.94 1974 1789 134.2 +8 46.6% -0.29 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 97.0 -2.64
26 1970 2181 166.1 +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 -9.32 1975 1830 135.8 +53 -30 49.3% -0.35 6–5 (55%) 2–2 (50%) 99.8 -0.81
27 1971 2303 170.6 +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1976 1746 126.6 +34 -51 +32 41.1% -0.78 3–6 (33%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 -2.74
28 1972 2378 173.1 +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1977 1678 124.2 +10 -22 16.7% -2.17 1–1 1–3 (25%) -1.87
29 1973 2349 168.6 +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1978 1654 130.9 -20 +22 29.4% -1.50 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.1 -2.61
30 1974 2327 171.4 +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91 1979 1667 111.1 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 -0.15
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 1954 139.2 -28 -1 +15 49.3% -0.01 63–50 (56%) 20–24 (45%) 101.1 -7.31

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.