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

Brenda Kirk vs Nell Truman H2H: 1-3

Nell Truman holds a 3–1 lead over Brenda Kirk in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Nell Truman leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nell Truman won the 1970 Bournemouth round of 64 6-2 6-3.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Brenda Kirk
RSA
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Nell Truman
GBR

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nell Truman 6-2 6-3 Brenda Kirk Match data Apr 29, 1970* R64 Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Brenda Kirk 4-6 6-2 7-5 Nell Truman Match data Jun 18, 1969* R64 Queen's Club Championships WTA 250 Grass
Nell Truman 7-5 5-7 6-2 Brenda Kirk Match data Jan 16, 1969* R16 Cape Town WTA 250 Hard
Nell Truman 7-5 6-1 Brenda Kirk Match data Jan 9, 1969* R16 Bloemfontein WTA 250 Hard

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
Brenda Kirk — — — 1,790 102 116 46.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nell Truman — — — 1,764 112 106 51.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Brenda Kirk Nell Truman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 1–4 20.0% — 1,460 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1969 13–18 41.9% — 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 15–22 40.5% — 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1971 26–23 53.1% — 1,678 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1972 37–25 59.7% — 1,774 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1973 6–20 23.1% — 1,673 0 2 1968 23–19 54.8% — 1,559 0 0
23 1974 3–2 60.0% — 1,677 0 2 1969 24–23 51.1% — 1,615 0 1
24 — — — — — — — 1970 26–31 45.6% — 1,605 0 1
25 1976 1–1 50.0% — 1,682 0 2 1971 26–23 53.1% — 1,655 0 2
26 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,665 0 2 1972 13–10 56.5% — 1,753 0 2

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 Brenda Kirk Nell Truman
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 1968 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 6 4 10 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 12 3 15 80.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1968 3 6 9 33.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
23 1974 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2 4 6 33.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
25 1976 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 3 2 5 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 5 6 11 45.5%
26 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 33 31 64 51.6% 29 40 69 42.0% 29 35 64 45.3% 9 9 18 50.0% — 15 17 32 46.9% 36 34 70 51.4% 39 35 74 52.7% 19 19 38 50.0%

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 Brenda Kirk Nell Truman
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 1968 1460 95.8 — — — — -15 — — 27.3% -1.55 0–1 — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 1528 115.7 — — — — +3 -45 +44 46.0% -0.36 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1577 119.6 — — — — +10 -102 +23 40.0% -0.74 4–2 (67%) — — -1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1678 130.6 — — — — -21 -84 +10 52.7% +0.15 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +3.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1775 136.1 — — — — +141 -190 -45 57.0% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 +0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1673 116.8 — — — — +33 -98 +38 24.6% -2.40 3–2 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 102.2 -2.93 1968 1560 112.7 — — — — +8 -5 +5 52.6% +0.35 7–6 (54%) — — +0.10
23 1974 1677 110.0 — — — — — — — 54.5% +0.45 1–0 — — +0.41 1969 1616 126.6 — — — — +5 -51 +2 48.1% +0.41 8–6 (57%) — — +0.86
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1606 127.9 — — — — -62 -22 +35 48.4% -0.19 6–12 (33%) 1–1 — -1.65
25 1976 1683 109.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 1–0 — +0.05 1971 1655 134.1 — — — — -44 -29 +22 54.3% +0.71 7–11 (39%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 +1.98
26 1977 1666 100.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13 1972 1754 135.4 — — — — -57 -51 -65 53.7% +0.11 5–3 (63%) 5–3 (63%) 105.4 -2.04
Career — 1791 128.6 — — — — +57 -115 +11 46.9% -0.33 24–23 (51%) 10–6 (63%) 103.8 +0.61 — 1765 130.5 — — — — -28 -30 +12 51.1% +0.28 33–38 (46%) 8–6 (57%) 100.4 -0.35

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.