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Eva Pfaff vs Joanne Russell H2H: 0-1

Joanne Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Eva Pfaff 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 Los Angeles round of 16 6-3 6-1.

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Eva Pfaff
GER Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 6-3 6-1 Eva Pfaff Match data Mar 6, 1981* R16 Los Angeles WTA 500 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
Eva Pfaff #420 #17 21 1,901 155 202 43.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Age Eva Pfaff Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1980 12–11 52.2% — 1,608 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1981 14–19 42.4% — 1,632 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1982 18–22 45.0% — 1,775 0 0 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
22 1983 31–21 59.6% — 1,856 0 0 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
23 1984 14–14 50.0% #31 1,797 0 0 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1985 9–11 45.0% #39 1,738 0 0 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
25 1986 14–19 42.4% #58 1,689 0 0 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
26 1987 19–20 48.7% #44 1,744 0 0 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
27 1988 8–17 32.0% #74 1,648 0 0 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1989 12–23 34.3% #104 1,587 0 0 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
29 1990 3–12 20.0% #152 1,522 0 0 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1991 1–10 9.1% #203 1,469 0 0 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1992 0–2 0.0% #420 1,459 0 0 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5

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 Eva Pfaff 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 %
16 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1980 — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1983 2 3 5 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1985 4 4 8 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
26 1987 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1988 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1989 9 13 22 40.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1990 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 35 64 99 35.4% 34 47 81 42.0% 44 40 84 52.4% 42 50 92 45.7% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Eva Pfaff 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
16 1977 1481 98.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
19 1980 1608 120.9 — — — — -1 -3 — 48.0% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.2 -0.17 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
20 1981 1632 123.3 — — — — -25 +25 -30 45.1% -0.34 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.4 +3.33 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
21 1982 1776 132.7 — — — — -157 -167 -35 45.2% -0.12 7–6 (54%) 4–5 (44%) 102.8 -1.00 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
22 1983 1856 145.3 — — — — -97 -97 -29 57.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 9–3 (75%) 108.6 +1.01 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
23 1984 1797 132.6 — — — — +13 -37 -33 47.5% +0.07 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 101.0 -1.64 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
24 1985 1739 120.7 — — — — +36 -86 +41 46.3% -0.29 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.71 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
25 1986 1690 126.2 — — — — +52 -70 +30 42.1% -0.32 6–4 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.8 -0.19 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
26 1987 1744 139.8 — — — — +26 -162 +23 49.4% -0.34 4–5 (44%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -1.04 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
27 1988 1648 121.4 — — — — +54 -103 +45 33.9% -1.09 5–3 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.9 +0.07 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
28 1989 1587 119.6 — — — — +15 — +82 36.3% -1.10 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -0.75 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
29 1990 1522 111.5 — — — — -4 — — 33.3% -1.19 0–6 (0%) 0–2 — +0.39 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
30 1991 1469 118.5 — — — — +22 — — 16.0% -2.28 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.6 -0.26 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
31 1992 1459 103.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.15 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
Career — 1902 135.5 — — — — -11 -65 -2 44.1% -0.41 49–53 (48%) 36–40 (47%) 102.6 +0.12 — 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.