Diane Desfor
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wade | 2 | 3 | 5 | Apr 22, 1981 | H2H |
| Regina Marsikova | 0 | 5 | 5 | Sep 11, 1980 | H2H |
| Bettina Bunge | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nov 25, 1981 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jun 24, 1981 | H2H |
| Mima Jausovec | 4 | 0 | 4 | Jun 29, 1979 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
Diane Desfor holds a 1–0 lead over Marjorie Blackwood in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Diane Desfor leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Diane Desfor won the 1981 Surbiton quarterfinal 7-5 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Desfor | 7-5 6-3 | Marjorie Blackwood | Match data | Jun 13, 1981* | QF | Surbiton | WTA 250 | 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.
| 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 |
| Marjorie Blackwood | — | — | — | 1,645 | 27 | 51 | 34.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Marjorie Blackwood | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,492 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1974 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,483 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1975 | 5–3 | 62.5% | — | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 3–3 | 50.0% | — | 1,496 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1976 | 4–1 | 80.0% | — | 1,580 | 0 | 1 | 1978 | 2–11 | 15.4% | — | 1,466 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1977 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,567 | 0 | 1 | 1979 | 1–5 | 16.7% | — | 1,458 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1978 | 14–17 | 45.2% | — | 1,640 | 0 | 1 | 1980 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,470 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1979 | 15–22 | 40.5% | — | 1,689 | 0 | 1 | 1981 | 15–17 | 46.9% | — | 1,625 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1980 | 19–22 | 46.3% | — | 1,648 | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 4–6 | 40.0% | — | 1,621 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1981 | 8–17 | 32.0% | — | 1,614 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1982 | 3–5 | 37.5% | — | 1,586 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Marjorie Blackwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1977 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 23 | 1978 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1979 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1981 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 1980 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1982 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 19 | 27 | 46 | 41.3% | 5 | 16 | 21 | 23.8% | 29 | 29 | 58 | 50.0% | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34.8% | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14.3% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 20 | 25 | 45 | 44.4% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
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 | Marjorie Blackwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1493 | 95.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.83 | — | — | — | +0.41 |
| 19 | 1974 | 1483 | 94.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.6% | -1.57 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.60 | 1976 | 1483 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.26 |
| 20 | 1975 | 1525 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +34 | 55.0% | +0.05 | 3–1 (75%) | 2–0 | — | +1.01 | 1977 | 1496 | 103.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +62 | 40.0% | -0.60 | — | — | — | +0.70 |
| 21 | 1976 | 1580 | 118.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72.7% | +1.91 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.02 | 1978 | 1466 | 96.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +21 | 20.7% | -2.24 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | -0.27 |
| 22 | 1977 | 1568 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | +1.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.32 | 1979 | 1459 | 106.8 | — | — | — | — | +100 | — | — | 15.4% | -1.85 | 1–0 | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.15 |
| 23 | 1978 | 1641 | 122.7 | — | — | — | — | +29 | -130 | -96 | 44.6% | -0.07 | 7–7 (50%) | 3–6 (33%) | 98.8 | +0.28 | 1980 | 1471 | 114.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.2% | -2.44 | 1–0 | — | — | -0.41 |
| 24 | 1979 | 1690 | 130.1 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -167 | -74 | 40.2% | -0.57 | 5–5 (50%) | 2–6 (25%) | 98.9 | +0.18 | 1981 | 1625 | 123.6 | — | — | — | — | -88 | -63 | +27 | 48.1% | -0.19 | 6–7 (46%) | 3–2 (60%) | 102.5 | +1.77 |
| 25 | 1980 | 1648 | 126.0 | — | — | — | — | -117 | -123 | +77 | 46.3% | -0.19 | 7–8 (47%) | 5–3 (63%) | 102.6 | -0.83 | 1982 | 1622 | 112.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +75 | 40.0% | -0.75 | 2–0 | 2–2 (50%) | — | +0.16 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1600 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.26 |
| Career | — | 1773 | 125.1 | — | — | — | — | -49 | -132 | +21 | 43.6% | -0.29 | 27–28 (49%) | 13–18 (42%) | 99.3 | +0.86 | — | 1645 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -20 | -63 | +40 | 35.9% | -1.07 | 11–9 (55%) | 6–9 (40%) | 102.6 | +3.26 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wade | 2 | 3 | 5 | Apr 22, 1981 | H2H |
| Regina Marsikova | 0 | 5 | 5 | Sep 11, 1980 | H2H |
| Bettina Bunge | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nov 25, 1981 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jun 24, 1981 | H2H |
| Mima Jausovec | 4 | 0 | 4 | Jun 29, 1979 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renata Tomanova | 1 | 3 | 4 | Dec 4, 1981 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruzici | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jul 18, 1981 | H2H |
| Sue Saliba | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dec 6, 1981 | H2H |
| Martina Navratilova | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nov 26, 1981 | H2H |
| Joanne Russell | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 4, 1981 | H2H |