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

Chris Matison vs Virginia Wade H2H: 0-2

Virginia Wade holds a 2–0 lead over Chris Matison in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1973 Bournemouth quarterfinal 6-1 6-2.

H2H
0 2
2 main-draw meetings
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2 Chris Matison Match data May 12, 1973* QF Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Wade 6-0 6-0 Chris Matison Match data Dec 26, 1972 R32 Australian 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
Chris Matison 1,611 51 70 42.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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.

Chris Matison Virginia Wade
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 1–1 50.0% 1,484 0 0 1968 85–19 81.7% 1,940 1 4
1969 0–1 0.0% 1,473 0 0 1969 82–18 82.0% 2,122 1 11
1970 0–5 0.0% 1,433 0 0 1970 69–22 75.8% 2,090 1 16
1971 1–1 50.0% 1,438 0 1 1971 63–14 81.8% 2,177 1 24
1972 6–6 50.0% 1,508 0 2 1972 76–24 76.0% 2,145 2 29
1973 10–17 37.0% 1,489 0 3 1973 63–16 79.7% 2,163 2 35
1974 5–10 33.3% 1,481 0 4 1974 60–16 78.9% 2,202 2 40
1975 11–11 50.0% 1,550 0 4 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
1976 2–5 28.6% 1,523 0 4 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
1977 4–8 33.3% 1,501 0 4 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50
1978 3–2 60.0% 1,536 0 4 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53
1980 3–1 75.0% 1,559 0 4 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
1981 5–2 71.4% 1,611 0 4 1980 30–21 58.8% 1,872 3 53
1981 25–21 54.3% 1,820 3 53
1982 6–13 31.6% 1,746 3 53
1983 10–9 52.6% 1,787 3 53
1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Chris Matison 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 %
1968 1 1 2 50.0% 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6%
1969 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0%
1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1%
1971 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
1972 5 6 11 45.5% 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
1973 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
1974 2 3 5 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3%
1975 1 1 2 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7%
1976 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
1977 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4%
1978 3 2 5 60.0% 1978 29 7 36 80.6% 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1%
1980 3 1 4 75.0% 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
1981 2 1 3 66.7% 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 0 5 5 0.0% 11 17 28 39.3% 33 43 76 43.4% Career 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Chris Matison 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
1968 1485 96.1 0.0% -4.00 +0.10 1968 1941 139.9 +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) -3.62
1969 1474 95.6 0.0% -4.50 +0.09 1969 2123 150.9 +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) -6.09
1970 1434 95.6 +11 0.0% -3.10 -0.09 1970 2091 154.6 +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67
1971 1439 97.2 50.0% -0.34 1–1 +0.13 1971 2177 159.9 +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40
1972 1509 112.4 +26 52.0% -0.08 0–1 2–2 (50%) +0.77 1972 2146 164.1 +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10
1973 1490 111.5 +16 +10 39.0% -1.02 2–3 (40%) +1.01 1973 2163 164.2 +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
1974 1481 106.2 +37 -23 29.0% -0.94 2–3 (40%) 0–1 +0.71 1974 2203 161.1 +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22
1975 1550 108.9 +23 49.1% -0.19 5–4 (56%) 1–1 +3.10 1975 2324 169.2 +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74
1976 1523 105.1 +62 31.3% -1.25 1–1 +1.23 1976 2267 165.3 +93 -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
1977 1502 101.0 +5 39.3% -0.82 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +1.27 1977 2273 169.3 +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33
1978 1537 106.7 +28 54.5% +0.18 1–0 +0.96 1978 2252 167.0 +51 +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47
1980 1560 109.1 +52 66.7% +1.56 1–0 +0.94 1979 2070 163.2 +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
1981 1611 114.1 +45 61.1% +1.33 3–1 (75%) 1–1 +0.11 1980 1873 153.0 +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
1981 1821 137.9 +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
1982 1747 125.1 +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
1983 1788 124.5 +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
1984 1729 127.2 +32 +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 -0.64
1985 1711 118.5 +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
Career 1612 110.9 +11 +21 +19 41.9% -0.57 17–17 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 100.9 +8.68 Career 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.