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

Chris Evert vs Kathy May H2H: 4-0

Chris Evert holds a 4–0 lead over Kathy May in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Chris Evert leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Chris Evert won the 1979 Wimbledon round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Chris Evert
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Chris Evert 6-4 6-3 Kathy May Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Chris Evert 6-3 6-0 Kathy May Match data Mar 16, 1979* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Chris Evert 6-1 6-0 Kathy May Match data Apr 3, 1977* QF Hilton Head WTA 250 Clay
Chris Evert 6-4 6-3 Kathy May Match data Jan 6, 1977* R32 Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet

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 #10 #1 231 2,610 1,228 158 88.6% 18 0 5 13 112 154
Kathy May — — — 1,908 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Kathy May
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1969 4–2 66.7% — 1,560 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1970 14–4 77.8% — 1,744 0 4 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 1971 28–2 93.3% — 2,003 0 11 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,536 0 0
17 1972 45–8 84.9% — 2,249 0 15 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1
18 1973 86–9 90.5% — 2,374 0 27 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4
19 1974 97–7 93.3% — 2,450 2 40 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5
20 1975 85–7 92.4% #1 2,544 4 53 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6
21 1976 63–5 92.6% #1 2,545 6 62 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,802 0 6
22 1977 63–4 94.0% #1 2,568 7 73 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6
23 1978 49–4 92.5% #2 2,607 8 80 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,829 0 6
24 1979 81–14 85.3% #2 2,440 9 87 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,731 0 6
25 1980 66–9 88.0% #1 2,468 11 95 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,713 0 6
26 1981 64–9 87.7% #1 2,475 12 103 — — — — — — —
27 1982 66–6 91.7% #2 2,491 14 112 — — — — — — —
28 1983 59–11 84.3% #2 2,400 15 118 — — — — — — —
29 1984 68–8 89.5% #2 2,409 16 124 — — — — — — —
30 1985 77–8 90.6% #2 2,428 17 133 — — — — — — —
31 1986 56–6 90.3% #2 2,422 18 139 — — — — — — —
32 1987 68–12 85.0% #3 2,334 18 144 — — — — — — —
33 1988 62–13 82.7% #3 2,285 18 148 — — — — — — —
34 1989 27–10 73.0% #10 2,167 18 148 1990 1–1 50.0% — 1,705 0 6

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 Kathy May
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% — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1971 — — — — 20 1 21 95.2% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 1972 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1972 3 1 4 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 18 3 21 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
18 1973 17 1 18 94.4% 46 4 50 92.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 8 0 8 100.0% 1974 7 0 7 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1974 19 1 20 95.0% 40 0 40 100.0% 24 2 26 92.3% 14 4 18 77.8% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1975 26 2 28 92.9% 36 0 36 100.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 3 21 85.7% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1976 12 1 13 92.3% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 31 4 35 88.6% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1977 12 0 12 100.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 31 2 33 93.9% 1978 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1978 17 0 17 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1979 18 4 22 81.8% 20 1 21 95.2% 12 1 13 92.3% 31 8 39 79.5% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 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 14 2 16 87.5% 25 1 26 96.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 24 1 25 96.0% 22 2 24 91.7% 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% 21 1 22 95.5% 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% 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 326 37 363 89.8% 418 26 444 94.1% 205 33 238 86.1% 279 62 341 81.8% — 31 19 50 62.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 20 17 37 54.1% 21 22 43 48.8%

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 Kathy May
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 1971 1497 102.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.25
16 1971 2004 157.6 — — — — — +17 -224 85.9% +3.36 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 107.3 +1.65 1972 1537 105.3 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.71 2–0 — — +1.22
17 1972 2250 173.8 — — — — -437 +32 -205 82.6% +2.69 5–2 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 107.2 -7.71 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52
18 1973 2374 178.1 — — — — -194 +102 -190 87.7% +3.21 8–3 (73%) 8–2 (80%) 110.6 -5.17 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.53
19 1974 2450 180.5 — — — — -56 +162 -92 88.2% +3.37 12–4 (75%) 3–6 (33%) 101.3 -5.59 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -2.15
20 1975 2544 181.4 — — — — -55 +162 -225 89.2% +3.37 8–3 (73%) 6–2 (75%) 104.4 -5.18 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24
21 1976 2546 179.8 — — — — +44 +128 -121 86.5% +3.11 10–2 (83%) 6–4 (60%) 101.6 -3.21 1977 1803 147.7 — — — — +22 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.29
22 1977 2568 181.6 — — — — +148 +144 -101 90.7% +3.33 5–1 (83%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 -2.88 1978 1830 146.4 — — — — +43 -105 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -1.49
23 1978 2608 179.5 — — — — +105 +63 -131 87.1% +3.14 9–3 (75%) 1–1 — -2.79 1979 1830 136.1 — — — — +67 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.55
24 1979 2440 178.4 — — — — +13 +292 +61 81.2% +2.78 12–2 (86%) 3–4 (43%) 99.2 -3.99 1980 1731 114.5 — — — — +40 — -26 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.13
25 1980 2469 177.6 — — — — +80 +330 +100 82.6% +2.79 13–0 (100%) 2–4 (33%) 105.1 -4.31 1981 1713 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
26 1981 2476 182.2 — — — — +9 +291 +130 86.1% +3.10 9–2 (82%) 7–1 (88%) 105.6 -3.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 2491 179.3 — — — — +62 +255 +73 88.2% +3.33 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 98.0 -4.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 2400 176.5 — — — — +47 +316 +178 79.9% +2.28 10–3 (77%) 6–3 (67%) 97.9 -4.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 2410 175.5 — — — — +69 +207 +137 82.8% +2.90 11–2 (85%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 -4.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 2429 176.4 — — — — +30 +241 +127 85.9% +2.88 10–4 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -3.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 2423 177.3 — — — — +9 +241 +113 83.6% +2.78 10–0 (100%) 4–3 (57%) 104.6 -3.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 2335 176.3 — — — — +23 +294 +200 81.9% +2.62 7–6 (54%) 4–1 (80%) 96.2 -4.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 2286 173.9 — — — — +34 +319 +231 79.0% +2.37 11–2 (85%) 5–4 (56%) 101.2 -3.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1989 2167 158.6 — — — — +40 +347 +265 73.8% +1.59 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 93.3 -2.18 1990 1705 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.11
Career — 2610 182.0 — — — — +21 +194 -3 84.5% +2.92 164–50 (77%) 82–50 (62%) 105.8 -5.37 — 1909 141.8 — — — — +50 -105 -61 55.0% +0.31 31–28 (53%) 23–13 (64%) 107.6 -0.29

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.