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Chris Evert vs Helen Kelesi H2H: 4-1 (incl. walkovers)

Chris Evert vs Helen Kelesi: 4–0 excluding walkovers; 4–1 including 1 walkover. Across 5 main-draw results including walkovers, Chris Evert leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Chris Evert won the 1989 Key Biscayne quarterfinal 6-3 4-6 7-6.

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Chris Evert
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H including walkovers
4 – 1
5 main-draw results
Helen Kelesi
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Chris Evert #4 6-3 4-6 7-6 Helen Kelesi #16 Match data Mar 25, 1989* QF Key Biscayne WTA 250 Hard
Helen Kelesi #40 (w/o) Chris Evert #3 Match data May 6, 1988* R16 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Chris Evert #3 6-2 6-0 Helen Kelesi #32 Match data Aug 22, 1987* QF Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Chris Evert #2 6-4 6-1 Helen Kelesi #37 Match data Apr 11, 1986* R16 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Chris Evert #2 6-1 6-2 Helen Kelesi #94 Match data May 16, 1985* R32 Berlin Open WTA 500 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
Chris Evert — #1 231 2,617 1,246 158 88.7% 18 0 5 19 112 154
Helen Kelesi — #13 54 1,954 213 165 56.3% 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 Chris Evert Helen Kelesi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1969 4–2 66.7% — 1,560 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1970 14–4 77.8% — 1,744 0 0 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0
16 1971 28–2 93.3% — 2,003 0 4 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1
17 1972 45–8 84.9% — 2,249 0 8 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1
18 1973 86–9 90.5% — 2,374 0 20 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,815 0 2
19 1974 100–7 93.5% — 2,459 2 36 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2
20 1975 88–7 92.6% #1 2,560 4 52 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,785 0 2
21 1976 71–5 93.4% #1 2,566 6 64 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2
22 1977 63–4 94.0% #1 2,580 7 75 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2
23 1978 49–4 92.5% #2 2,614 8 82 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2
24 1979 82–14 85.4% #2 2,444 9 90 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2
25 1980 66–9 88.0% #1 2,471 11 98 — — — — — — —
26 1981 65–9 87.8% #1 2,480 12 107 — — — — — — —
27 1982 67–6 91.8% #2 2,497 14 117 — — — — — — —
28 1983 59–11 84.3% #2 2,403 15 123 — — — — — — —
29 1984 68–8 89.5% #2 2,412 16 129 — — — — — — —
30 1985 78–8 90.7% #2 2,434 17 139 — — — — — — —
31 1986 56–6 90.3% #2 2,425 18 145 — — — — — — —
32 1987 68–12 85.0% #3 2,336 18 150 — — — — — — —
33 1988 62–13 82.7% #3 2,286 18 154 — — — — — — —
34 1989 27–10 73.0% #10 2,167 18 154 — — — — — — —

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 Chris Evert Helen Kelesi
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 1969 — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1970 — — — — 14 2 16 87.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1971 — — — — 20 1 21 95.2% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
17 1972 3 1 4 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 18 3 21 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1973 17 1 18 94.4% 46 4 50 92.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 8 0 8 100.0% 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1974 19 1 20 95.0% 42 0 42 100.0% 24 2 26 92.3% 14 4 18 77.8% 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1975 27 2 29 93.1% 37 0 37 100.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 3 21 85.7% 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1976 15 1 16 93.8% 11 0 11 100.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1977 12 0 12 100.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 31 2 33 93.9% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1978 17 0 17 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1979 19 4 23 82.6% 20 1 21 95.2% 12 1 13 92.3% 31 8 39 79.5% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1980 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 23 8 31 74.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 15 2 17 88.2% 25 1 26 96.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 24 1 25 96.0% 23 2 25 92.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 16 7 23 69.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 21 1 22 95.5% 24 3 27 88.9% 16 2 18 88.9% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 21 2 23 91.3% 22 1 23 95.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 19 3 22 86.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 21 2 23 91.3% 20 1 21 95.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 18 5 23 78.3% 23 2 25 92.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 18 3 21 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1989 14 5 19 73.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 332 37 369 90.0% 423 26 449 94.2% 209 33 242 86.4% 279 62 341 81.8% — 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9%

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 Chris Evert Helen Kelesi
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 1969 1560 117.6 — — — — — +24 — 63.6% +1.18 0–1 — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1970 1745 152.4 — — — — — +83 — 77.1% +2.63 0–1 2–0 — -0.34 1985 1642 120.7 — — — — +5 -36 — 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.83
16 1971 2004 157.6 — — — — — +17 -224 85.9% +3.36 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 107.3 +1.65 1986 1745 135.5 — — — — -29 -31 -159 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.59
17 1972 2250 173.8 — — — — -437 +32 -205 82.6% +2.69 5–2 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 107.2 -8.05 1987 1786 144.3 — — — — -40 +12 -186 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78
18 1973 2374 178.1 — — — — -194 +102 -190 87.7% +3.21 8–3 (73%) 8–2 (80%) 110.6 -5.25 1988 1815 148.0 — — — — -89 +155 — 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.44
19 1974 2460 181.1 — — — — -66 +155 -101 88.4% +3.39 12–4 (75%) 3–6 (33%) 101.3 -5.58 1989 1872 151.2 — — — — -32 +146 — 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -1.47
20 1975 2561 182.1 — — — — -54 +157 -241 88.9% +3.34 9–3 (75%) 7–2 (78%) 105.5 -5.39 1990 1785 139.7 — — — — -66 +217 — 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69
21 1976 2567 181.1 — — — — +42 +122 -103 87.8% +3.12 10–2 (83%) 8–4 (67%) 102.4 -3.25 1991 1716 141.5 — — — — -36 +257 -140 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82
22 1977 2581 181.8 — — — — +147 +142 -83 90.7% +3.33 5–1 (83%) 4–1 (80%) 104.4 -2.71 1992 1633 124.6 — — — — -3 — — 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03
23 1978 2615 179.6 — — — — +109 +62 -113 87.1% +3.14 9–3 (75%) 1–1 — -2.67 1993 1756 136.5 — — — — -2 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21
24 1979 2445 178.7 — — — — +15 +298 +73 81.0% +2.77 13–2 (87%) 3–4 (43%) 99.7 -3.77 1994 1647 125.6 — — — — +73 +114 — 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.09
25 1980 2472 177.7 — — — — +82 +339 +114 82.6% +2.79 13–0 (100%) 2–4 (33%) 105.0 -4.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 2480 182.5 — — — — +11 +299 +140 86.3% +3.09 9–2 (82%) 7–1 (88%) 105.5 -4.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 2497 179.5 — — — — +60 +259 +77 88.4% +3.34 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.9 -4.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 2404 176.6 — — — — +46 +319 +184 79.9% +2.28 10–3 (77%) 6–3 (67%) 97.9 -4.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 2412 175.6 — — — — +69 +210 +144 82.8% +2.90 11–2 (85%) 2–4 (33%) 99.2 -4.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 2434 176.7 — — — — +28 +244 +130 86.0% +2.88 10–4 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 98.7 -3.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 2426 177.4 — — — — +7 +245 +117 83.6% +2.78 10–0 (100%) 4–3 (57%) 104.6 -3.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 2336 176.4 — — — — +22 +298 +206 81.9% +2.62 7–6 (54%) 4–1 (80%) 96.1 -4.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 2287 173.9 — — — — +33 +322 +236 79.0% +2.37 11–2 (85%) 5–4 (56%) 101.1 -3.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1989 2168 158.7 — — — — +39 +352 +268 73.8% +1.59 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 93.3 -2.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2617 182.2 — — — — +20 +195 0 84.6% +2.92 166–50 (77%) 85–50 (63%) 106.2 -5.42 — 1955 146.4 — — — — -29 +126 -160 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -0.82

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.