H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Gail Sherriff vs Heide Orth H2H: 2-1
Gail Sherriff holds a 2–1 lead over Heide Orth in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Gail Sherriff leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Gail Sherriff won the 1974 Monte Carlo final 6-5 RET.
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FRA
Age 81
Right-Handed
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
GER
Age 83
Right-Handed
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1974* | Monte Carlo | WTA 250 | F | Clay | Gail Sherriff | 6-5 (ret.) | Heide Orth | Match data |
| Apr 8, 1974* | Nice | WTA 250 | F | Clay | Gail Sherriff | 6-3 6-1 | Heide Orth | Match data |
| Apr 22, 1972* | Nice | WTA 250 | QF | Clay | Heide Orth | 9-11 7-5 6-3 | Gail Sherriff | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Sherriff | — | — | — | 1,978 | 342 | 145 | 70.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| Heide Orth | — | — | — | 1,802 | 62 | 53 | 53.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 | Gail Sherriff | Heide Orth | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 23 | 1968 | 65–14 | 82.3% | — | 1,847 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1969 | 45–22 | 67.2% | — | 1,800 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1970 | 52–19 | 73.2% | — | 1,933 | 0 | 21 | 1968 | 3–5 | 37.5% | — | 1,479 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1971 | 49–20 | 71.0% | — | 1,921 | 0 | 23 | 1969 | 6–4 | 60.0% | — | 1,555 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 1972 | 35–13 | 72.9% | — | 1,860 | 0 | 28 | 1970 | 5–5 | 50.0% | — | 1,589 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 1973 | 3–7 | 30.0% | — | 1,758 | 0 | 28 | 1971 | 18–14 | 56.2% | — | 1,711 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 1974 | 30–10 | 75.0% | — | 1,877 | 0 | 34 | 1972 | 16–8 | 66.7% | — | 1,772 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 1975 | 17–10 | 63.0% | — | 1,833 | 0 | 38 | 1973 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,676 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 1976 | 18–10 | 64.3% | — | 1,793 | 0 | 38 | 1974 | 8–6 | 57.1% | — | 1,695 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | 1977 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,755 | 0 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1978 | 15–6 | 71.4% | — | 1,772 | 0 | 39 | 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,675 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | 1979 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,721 | 0 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 1980 | 9–5 | 64.3% | — | 1,704 | 0 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1981 | 3–1 | 75.0% | — | 1,711 | 0 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 1982 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,701 | 0 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |