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Lisa Pennington holds a 1–0 lead over Ellinore Lightbody in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lisa Pennington leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Lisa Pennington won the 1981 Southport England semifinal 6-4 4-6 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Pennington | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Ellinore Lightbody | Match data | Apr 19, 1981* | SF | Southport England | WTA 250 | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellinore Lightbody | — | — | — | 1,533 | 13 | 21 | 38.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Pennington | — | — | — | 1,537 | 13 | 22 | 37.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Ellinore Lightbody | Lisa Pennington | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,483 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,459 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 10–9 | 52.6% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1978 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1979 | 3–1 | 75.0% | — | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1980 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,505 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1981 | 7–8 | 46.7% | — | 1,515 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,454 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 1982 | 2–9 | 18.2% | — | 1,443 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,445 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,435 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,395 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Ellinore Lightbody | Lisa Pennington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1985 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1986 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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 | Ellinore Lightbody | Lisa Pennington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1976 | 1483 | 96.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.38 | 1980 | 1459 | 84.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -3.30 | — | — | — | +0.02 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1485 | 103.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +87 | — | 51.2% | +0.27 | 2–1 (67%) | 0–2 | — | +2.20 |
| 19 | 1978 | 1484 | 107.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | +2.20 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1979 | 1518 | 112.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75.0% | +2.63 | — | 1–1 | — | +0.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1980 | 1505 | 102.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1981 | 1516 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.6% | +0.11 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–0 | — | +1.58 | 1985 | 1454 | 95.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.75 | — | — | — | +0.17 |
| 23 | 1982 | 1444 | 95.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +60 | — | 32.0% | -1.24 | 1–4 (20%) | 3–3 (50%) | 96.0 | +0.68 | 1986 | 1445 | 91.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +85 | — | 28.6% | -2.57 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.44 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1435 | 88.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.67 | — | — | — | +0.51 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1396 | 94.5 | — | — | — | — | +80 | — | — | 14.3% | -2.14 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.44 |
| Career | — | 1534 | 107.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +60 | — | 46.5% | -0.05 | 2–9 (18%) | 5–5 (50%) | 92.2 | +8.21 | — | 1538 | 90.6 | — | — | — | — | +80 | +86 | — | 37.3% | -1.09 | 3–2 (60%) | 0–3 (0%) | 98.8 | +10.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Luscombe | 2 | 0 | 2 | May 8, 1981 | H2H |
| Masako Yanagi | 0 | 1 | 1 | Oct 22, 1982 | H2H |
| Natalya Borodina | 1 | 0 | 1 | Oct 21, 1982 | H2H |
| Phyllis Blackwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 5, 1982 | H2H |
| Jamie Golder | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 29, 1982 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Nelson | 0 | 2 | 2 | Dec 3, 1987 | H2H |
| Natasha Marcucci | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nov 10, 1988 | H2H |
| Jonna Jonerup | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 21, 1988 | H2H |
| Lindsay Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feb 3, 1988 | H2H |
| Carin Bakkum | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dec 2, 1987 | H2H |