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Elly Appel vs Joanne Russell H2H: 0-1

Joanne Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Elly Appel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1981 Chicago round of 64 7-6 6-3.

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Elly Appel
NED
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 7-6 6-3 Elly Appel Match data Jan 28, 1981* R64 Chicago WTA 250 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
Elly Appel — — — 1,716 64 80 44.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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.

Elly Appel Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,520 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
1973 7–9 43.8% — 1,580 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
1974 6–10 37.5% — 1,583 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
1975 6–6 50.0% — 1,639 0 1 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
1976 10–13 43.5% — 1,700 0 1 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
1977 1–3 25.0% — 1,668 0 1 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
1978 7–7 50.0% — 1,642 0 2 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
1979 3–7 30.0% — 1,597 0 3 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
1980 15–9 62.5% — 1,668 0 3 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
1981 6–10 37.5% — 1,645 0 3 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,606 0 3 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
— — — — — — — 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
— — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
— — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
— — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5

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.

Elly Appel Joanne Russell
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 %
1972 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1974 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
1976 — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
1980 — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
1981 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
1982 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 2 6 8 25.0% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 13 18 27.8% 13 23 36 36.1% Career 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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.

Elly Appel Joanne Russell
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
1972 1521 112.0 — — — — — +24 — 53.8% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.54 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
1973 1580 117.2 — — — — +77 -56 — 41.2% -0.21 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +1.69 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
1974 1584 114.4 — — — — +15 -68 -4 34.3% -1.03 3–2 (60%) — — +0.24 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
1975 1640 123.1 — — — — — -18 — 46.2% -0.23 2–0 0–2 — +0.73 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
1976 1701 139.2 — — — — -77 +10 — 42.3% -0.33 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.46 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
1977 1669 101.8 — — — — — — -137 36.4% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.15 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
1978 1643 112.7 — — — — -40 +62 — 50.0% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +2.01 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
1979 1597 108.4 — — — — — +85 — 34.8% -1.39 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 97.3 +0.76 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
1980 1669 123.7 — — — — -89 +52 — 57.9% +0.54 6–3 (67%) 2–0 — +0.94 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
1981 1646 112.6 — — — — -46 +77 — 36.4% -1.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.15 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
1982 1607 97.5 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.30 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
Career 1717 127.3 — — — — -21 +24 -48 43.5% -0.39 22–22 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 103.4 +4.27 Career 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.