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Diane Desfor vs Marise Kruger H2H: 0-1

Marise Kruger holds a 1–0 lead over Diane Desfor in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marise Kruger leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marise Kruger won the 1979 Hollywood round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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Diane Desfor
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Marise Kruger
RSA Age 68 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marise Kruger 6-1 6-1 Diane Desfor Match data Jan 25, 1979* R32 Hollywood 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
Diane Desfor — — — 1,773 70 90 43.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Marise Kruger — — — 1,888 71 70 50.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Diane Desfor Marise Kruger
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1974 0–3 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1975 0–1 0.0% — 1,450 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1976 18–9 66.7% — 1,742 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1977 21–18 53.8% — 1,810 0 1
19 1974 1–2 33.3% — 1,482 0 0 1978 14–18 43.8% — 1,722 0 1
20 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,524 0 0 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,756 0 1
21 1976 4–1 80.0% — 1,580 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1977 1–1 50.0% — 1,567 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1978 14–17 45.2% — 1,640 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1979 15–22 40.5% — 1,689 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1980 19–22 46.3% — 1,648 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1981 8–17 32.0% — 1,614 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,586 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 Diane Desfor Marise Kruger
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 3 4 7 42.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 5 7 28.6%
19 1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
20 1975 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1979 7 6 13 53.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
21 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 7 6 13 53.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 1 4 5 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 19 27 46 41.3% 5 16 21 23.8% 29 29 58 50.0% 8 15 23 34.8% — 15 23 38 39.5% 17 12 29 58.6% 20 15 35 57.1% 19 20 39 48.7%

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 Diane Desfor Marise Kruger
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1480 89.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.12
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1464 103.9 — — — — +22 — — 0.0% -2.33 — 0–1 — -0.03
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1450 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.35
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1742 141.2 — — — — -145 -156 +19 64.5% +1.10 4–4 (50%) 1–1 — +0.04
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1810 142.4 — — — — -212 -40 -2 52.3% +0.18 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.94
19 1974 1483 94.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 0–1 — +0.60 1978 1722 135.6 — — — — -72 — +53 44.9% +0.06 4–5 (44%) 2–7 (22%) 94.9 -0.75
20 1975 1525 105.5 — — — — — — +34 55.0% +0.05 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — +1.01 1979 1757 137.9 — — — — +42 -21 -33 45.8% -0.40 9–4 (69%) 3–3 (50%) 107.2 +1.22
21 1976 1580 118.1 — — — — — — — 72.7% +1.91 1–0 1–0 — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1568 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 — — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1641 122.7 — — — — +29 -130 -96 44.6% -0.07 7–7 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 98.8 +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1979 1690 130.1 — — — — -36 -167 -74 40.2% -0.57 5–5 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 98.9 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1980 1648 126.0 — — — — -117 -123 +77 46.3% -0.19 7–8 (47%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1981 1614 112.9 — — — — -85 -99 +82 33.3% -1.11 2–4 (33%) — — -1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1982 1587 105.7 — — — — -75 — — 42.1% +0.32 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1773 125.1 — — — — -49 -132 +21 43.6% -0.29 27–28 (49%) 13–18 (42%) 99.3 +0.86 — 1888 141.9 — — — — -56 -61 +20 49.4% +0.05 23–19 (55%) 7–15 (32%) 101.6 -0.71

Career Rivalries

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