H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Brenda Kirk vs Rita Bentley H2H: 1-0

Brenda Kirk holds a 1–0 lead over Rita Bentley in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Brenda Kirk leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Brenda Kirk won the 1970 Sutton round of 32 8-6 1-6 6-2.

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Brenda Kirk
RSA
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rita Bentley
GBR

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brenda Kirk 8-6 1-6 6-2 Rita Bentley Match data Apr 23, 1970* R32 Sutton 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
Brenda Kirk — — — 1,790 102 116 46.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Rita Bentley — — — 1,568 16 30 34.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Rita Bentley
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 — — — — — — —
23 1974 3–2 60.0% — 1,677 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 1976 1–1 50.0% — 1,682 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,665 0 2 — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — 1968 0–2 0.0% — 1,478 0 0
37 — — — — — — — 1969 1–2 33.3% — 1,476 0 0
38 — — — — — — — 1970 9–12 42.9% — 1,516 0 0
39 — — — — — — — 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,530 0 0
40 — — — — — — — 1972 0–2 0.0% — 1,509 0 0
41 — — — — — — — 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,482 0 0
42 — — — — — — — 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
48 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,454 0 0
49 — — — — — — — 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,441 0 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 Rita Bentley
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1677 110.0 — — — — — — — 54.5% +0.45 1–0 — — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1976 1683 109.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 1–0 — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1977 1666 100.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1478 98.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.17
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1476 107.9 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 0–1 — — +0.17
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1516 116.1 — — — — — +2 +13 42.6% -0.17 3–4 (43%) — — +0.56
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1531 112.0 — — — — — +43 -42 46.4% +0.04 3–1 (75%) — — +0.57
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1510 101.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.14
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1482 96.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +0.17
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1470 100.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.10
48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1454 97.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.07
49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1441 98.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.16
Career — 1791 128.6 — — — — +57 -115 +11 46.9% -0.33 24–23 (51%) 10–6 (63%) 103.8 +0.61 — 1569 111.8 — — — — — +16 -10 37.9% -0.53 6–9 (40%) — — +3.31

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.