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Billie Jean King vs Virginia Wade H2H: 21-8 (incl. walkovers)

Billie Jean King vs Virginia Wade: 20–8 excluding walkovers; 21–8 including 1 walkover. Across 29 main-draw results including walkovers, Billie Jean King leads 8–3 on carpet and 9–2 on grass. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1981 Dallas round of 16 6-4 6-3.

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Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H including walkovers
21 – 8
29 main-draw results
Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 13, 1981* R16 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 17, 1980 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-3 7-6 Virginia Wade Match data Sep 7, 1979* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Virginia Wade 1-6 6-2 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 26, 1978 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Billie Jean King (w/o) Virginia Wade Match data Feb 26, 1978* BR Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 7-6 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 21, 1978* SF Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Dec 13, 1977* F London WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 7-5 4-6 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Jun 22, 1975* F Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 3-6 6-3 6-2 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 29, 1975* SF Philadelphia WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 7-6(3) 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 11, 1975* SF San Francisco WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 7-5 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Oct 12, 1974* SF Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 7-5 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Apr 27, 1974* SF Philadelphia WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 7-6(2) Billie Jean King Match data Mar 2, 1974* SF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 8-6 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 17, 1973* F Nottingham WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-2 7-5 Virginia Wade Match data Sep 9, 1972* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 3-6 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Jul 7, 1972* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 5, 1972 RR Nottingham Round Robin WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 1, 1972* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 17, 1972* SF San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 13-11 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Jul 18, 1971* QF West Kirby WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-3 9-8(2) Virginia Wade Match data Jun 19, 1971* SF Queen's Club Championships WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data May 2, 1970* QF Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 3-6 7-5 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Apr 26, 1970* SF Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 21, 1970* SF Sydney International WTA 500 Grass
Virginia Wade 4-6 6-1 8-6 Billie Jean King Match data Feb 13, 1970* R16 New York WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-4 3-6 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Nov 23, 1969* SF Wembley WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Jul 13, 1969* F Dublin WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-8 11-9 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 14, 1969* SF Bristol WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-2 Billie Jean King Match data Sep 11, 1968* F US Open 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
Virginia Wade #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53

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 Virginia Wade
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4
23 — — — — — — — 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
31 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,336 8 54 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53
33 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
34 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,336 8 60 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53
35 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,185 8 62 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53
36 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,151 8 65 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53
37 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,043 8 65 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53
38 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,941 8 66 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
39 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,057 8 68 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53

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 Virginia Wade
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 %
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0%
24 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1%
25 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
27 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3% 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
28 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0% 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3%
29 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5% 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7%
30 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
31 1975 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0% 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4%
32 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1%
33 1977 20 0 20 100.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
34 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
35 1979 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
36 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 28 11 39 71.8% 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 151 28 179 84.4% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3% — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1%

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 Virginia Wade
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
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09
24 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67
25 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40
26 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10
27 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
28 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22
29 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74
30 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
31 1975 2391 169.1 — — — — +33 — +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -2.95 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33
32 1976 2337 113.7 — — — — +67 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.15 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47
33 1977 2398 164.8 — — — — +140 -140 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.3 -3.92 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
34 1978 2337 167.5 — — — — +44 — +160 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 92.9 -4.22 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
35 1979 2185 156.7 — — — — +75 — +139 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.21 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
36 1980 2152 165.5 — — — — +100 +122 +192 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.7 -3.21 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
37 1981 2044 121.4 — — — — +105 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.51 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
38 1982 1941 150.4 — — — — -6 +196 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -2.64 1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64
39 1983 2057 155.9 — — — — -43 — +231 79.3% +1.93 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — -1.11 1985 1711 118.5 — — — — +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
Career — 2437 170.4 — — — — +124 -123 +121 77.5% +2.03 131–58 (69%) 74–35 (68%) 111.2 -6.96 — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60

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.