H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Evonne Goolagong vs Joyce Williams H2H: 5-3

Evonne Goolagong holds a 5–3 lead over Joyce Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Evonne Goolagong leads 5–2 on clay, while Joyce Williams leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Evonne Goolagong won the 1972 Guildford final 7-5 6-2.

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Evonne Goolagong
AUS Age 74 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
Joyce Williams
Age 81

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 21, 1972* Guildford WTA 250 F Clay Evonne Goolagong 7-5 6-2 Joyce Williams Match data
Aug 12, 1971 Toronto WTA 250 QF Clay Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-3 Joyce Williams Match data
May 8, 1971* Guildford WTA 250 SF Clay Evonne Goolagong 3-6 6-3 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data
May 2, 1971* Sutton WTA 250 F Clay Evonne Goolagong 7-5 2-6 6-3 Joyce Williams Match data
May 30, 1970* Surbiton WTA 250 QF Grass Joyce Williams 9-7 6-4 Evonne Goolagong Match data
Apr 15, 1970* Poole WTA 250 F Clay Joyce Williams 6-2 6-0 Evonne Goolagong Match data
Apr 6, 1970* Stalybridge WTA 250 F Clay Joyce Williams 6-4 6-3 Evonne Goolagong Match data
Apr 2, 1970* Southport England WTA 250 F Clay Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-3 Joyce Williams Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Evonne Goolagong #85 #35 — 2,471 735 158 82.3% 7 2 1 8 66 84
Joyce Williams — — — 1,966 188 88 68.1% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Evonne Goolagong Joyce Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 9–4 69.2% — 1,578 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1969 13–8 61.9% — 1,630 0 3 — — — — — — —
18 1970 74–19 79.6% — 1,999 0 13 — — — — — — —
19 1971 96–16 85.7% — 2,174 2 26 — — — — — — —
20 1972 89–10 89.9% — 2,238 2 38 — — — — — — —
21 1973 102–14 87.9% — 2,297 2 50 — — — — — — —
22 1974 64–11 85.3% — 2,326 3 58 — — — — — — —
23 1975 53–13 80.3% — 2,265 4 62 1968 35–20 63.6% — 1,638 0 2
24 1976 57–6 90.5% — 2,425 5 69 1969 36–20 64.3% — 1,801 0 3
25 1977 20–1 95.2% — 2,435 6 73 1970 46–17 73.0% — 1,860 0 6
26 1978 47–9 83.9% — 2,353 6 79 1971 23–12 65.7% — 1,911 0 7
27 1979 53–11 82.8% — 2,314 6 83 1972 30–8 78.9% — 1,935 0 9
28 1980 38–19 66.7% — 2,165 7 84 1973 5–4 55.6% — 1,862 0 9
29 1981 5–3 62.5% — 2,144 7 84 1974 1–3 25.0% — 1,842 0 9
30 1982 6–6 50.0% — 2,052 7 84 1975 5–1 83.3% — 1,858 0 11
31 1983 9–7 56.2% — 1,943 7 84 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,835 0 11
33 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,914 7 84 — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — 1979 7–2 77.8% — 1,821 0 11