H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Gail Sherriff vs Helen Gourlay H2H: 2-3

Helen Gourlay holds a 3–2 lead over Gail Sherriff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 2–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1971 Newport Wales quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Gail Sherriff
FRA Age 81 Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data Jul 10, 1971* QF Newport Wales WTA 250 Grass
Helen Gourlay 6-4 3-6 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data May 31, 1971* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gail Sherriff 6-2 5-7 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Jan 15, 1971* R16 Sydney International WTA 500 Grass
Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-1 Gail Sherriff Match data May 11, 1968* QF Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Gail Sherriff 6-2 2-6 6-0 Helen Gourlay Match data Mar 6, 1968* SF Cairo 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.

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
Gail Sherriff — — — 1,998 346 145 70.5% 0 0 0 0 38 38
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Helen Gourlay
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5
23 1968 69–14 83.1% — 1,861 0 10 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7
24 1969 45–22 67.2% — 1,801 0 14 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7
25 1970 52–19 73.2% — 1,938 0 18 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7
26 1971 49–20 71.0% — 1,929 0 20 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7
27 1972 35–13 72.9% — 1,837 0 25 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7
28 1973 3–7 30.0% — 1,742 0 25 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7
29 1974 30–10 75.0% — 1,854 0 31 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7
30 1975 17–10 63.0% — 1,823 0 35 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7
31 1976 18–10 64.3% — 1,790 0 35 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7
32 1977 0–3 0.0% — 1,752 0 35 — — — — — — —
33 1978 15–6 71.4% — 1,769 0 36 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7
34 1979 1–4 20.0% — 1,719 0 36 — — — — — — —
35 1980 9–5 64.3% — 1,701 0 37 — — — — — — —
36 1981 3–1 75.0% — 1,709 0 38 — — — — — — —
37 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,697 0 38 — — — — — — —

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 Gail Sherriff Helen Gourlay
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 1968 — — — — 58 8 66 87.9% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — —
24 1969 3 2 5 60.0% 26 9 35 74.3% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — —
25 1970 — — — — 39 11 50 78.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9%
26 1971 — — — — 29 11 40 72.5% 20 9 29 69.0% — — — — 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3%
28 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5%
29 1974 — — — — 26 6 32 81.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1976 — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 1977 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
34 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1980 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1982 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 12 7 19 63.2% 244 78 322 75.8% 69 51 120 57.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3%

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 Gail Sherriff Helen Gourlay
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37
23 1968 1861 142.2 — — — — — +190 -283 81.1% +2.55 7–4 (64%) — — +1.11 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63
24 1969 1802 140.9 — — — — -199 +203 -86 70.4% +1.76 2–5 (29%) — — -0.45 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93
25 1970 1938 147.4 — — — — -325 +71 -84 69.8% +1.56 7–4 (64%) — — -3.95 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23
26 1971 1929 151.8 — — — — — +128 -64 70.3% +1.59 8–8 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 97.7 -3.26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97
27 1972 1837 140.7 — — — — -55 +123 -77 68.7% +1.58 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +0.94 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00
28 1973 1743 112.1 — — — — -27 +149 — 39.1% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +0.20 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67
29 1974 1854 142.4 — — — — — +166 -128 72.0% +1.63 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.12 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42
30 1975 1824 140.3 — — — — -83 +144 — 58.1% +0.79 6–2 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 103.4 -0.18 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97
31 1976 1790 139.8 — — — — — +74 — 63.9% +1.52 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 90.7 +0.01 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80
32 1977 1753 108.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 0–1 — -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1978 1770 126.7 — — — — — +81 -68 60.4% +0.92 7–1 (88%) 3–2 (60%) 105.3 +0.81 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81
34 1979 1719 114.6 — — — — — — — 27.3% -0.64 0–1 0–1 — -0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1980 1702 129.0 — — — — — +183 -49 65.6% +1.69 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1981 1710 113.1 — — — — — — — 66.7% +2.11 1–0 — — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1982 1698 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1999 147.8 — — — — -122 +140 -103 68.6% +1.59 51–46 (53%) 15–15 (50%) 92.8 -0.90 — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03

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.