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

Gail Sherriff vs Michele Gurdal H2H: 1-2

Michele Gurdal holds a 2–1 lead over Gail Sherriff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Michele Gurdal leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Michele Gurdal won the 1976 Gstaad final 4-6 6-2 6-3.

FRA Age 81 Right-Handed
H2H
1 2
3 main-draw meetings
BEL Age 73 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michele Gurdal 4-6 6-2 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data Jul 11, 1976* F Gstaad WTA 250 Clay
Gail Sherriff 6-7 6-2 6-1 Michele Gurdal Match data May 26, 1976* R64 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Michele Gurdal 6-1 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data May 9, 1974* R16 Rome Mini 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
Michele Gurdal 1,715 90 135 40.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Michele Gurdal
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1970 2–3 40.0% 1,475 0 0
18 1971 1–1 50.0% 1,490 0 0
19 1972 7–13 35.0% 1,464 0 1
20 1973 11–19 36.7% 1,551 0 1
21 1974 19–22 46.3% 1,598 0 1
22 1975 18–24 42.9% 1,589 0 1
23 1968 69–14 83.1% 1,861 0 10 1976 13–14 48.1% 1,675 0 3
24 1969 45–22 67.2% 1,801 0 14 1977 3–11 21.4% 1,576 0 3
25 1970 52–19 73.2% 1,938 0 18 1978 8–15 34.8% 1,550 0 3
26 1971 49–20 71.0% 1,929 0 20 1979 5–6 45.5% 1,536 0 3
27 1972 35–13 72.9% 1,837 0 25 1980 3–6 33.3% 1,516 0 3
28 1973 3–7 30.0% 1,742 0 25 1981 0–1 0.0% 1,511 0 3
29 1974 30–10 75.0% 1,854 0 31
30 1975 17–10 63.0% 1,823 0 35
31 1976 18–10 64.3% 1,790 0 35
32 1977 0–3 0.0% 1,752 0 35
33 1978 15–6 71.4% 1,769 0 36
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 Michele Gurdal
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 %
17 1970 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1971 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 7 8 12.5%
21 1974 12 12 24 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1968 58 8 66 87.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 1976 11 10 21 52.4% 2 4 6 33.3%
24 1969 3 2 5 60.0% 26 9 35 74.3% 16 11 27 59.3% 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1970 39 11 50 78.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1971 29 11 40 72.5% 20 9 29 69.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1981 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1974 26 6 32 81.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1976 18 9 27 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
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%
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% 4 11 15 26.7% 48 61 109 44.0% 28 46 74 37.8% 2 9 11 18.2%

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 Michele Gurdal
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
17 1970 1476 94.7 +10 41.7% -0.67 1–1 +1.60
18 1971 1491 100.3 40.0% -1.00 1–0 +0.19
19 1972 1465 98.0 +97 +73 -5 34.1% -1.43 3–1 (75%) 0–2 +2.30
20 1973 1551 123.8 +12 +55 -111 40.8% -0.65 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) +1.82
21 1974 1599 128.2 -3 -66 48.2% +0.18 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.5 +1.57
22 1975 1590 130.3 -58 +7 +40 48.5% -0.08 2–11 (15%) 3–3 (50%) 90.9 +0.39
23 1968 1861 142.2 +190 -283 81.1% +2.55 7–4 (64%) +1.11 1976 1675 122.7 +10 -55 47.5% -0.69 4–3 (57%) 5–0 (100%) 106.9 -1.11
24 1969 1802 140.9 -199 +203 -86 70.4% +1.76 2–5 (29%) -0.45 1977 1576 111.9 +75 -40 33.3% -1.24 0–5 (0%) 1–0 +0.31
25 1970 1938 147.4 -325 +71 -84 69.8% +1.56 7–4 (64%) -3.95 1978 1551 118.7 -88 +37 +3 36.7% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 +0.56
26 1971 1929 151.8 +128 -64 70.3% +1.59 8–8 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 97.7 -3.26 1979 1536 99.7 +30 44.0% -0.76 2–1 (67%) 1–0 +1.54
27 1972 1837 140.7 -55 +123 -77 68.7% +1.58 5–6 (45%) 1–1 +0.94 1980 1516 97.6 +5 +35 40.0% -0.85 0–2 0–2 +0.29
28 1973 1743 112.1 -27 +149 39.1% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +0.20 1981 1511 103.4 33.3% -3.00 0–1 -0.11
29 1974 1854 142.4 +166 -128 72.0% +1.63 5–3 (63%) 2–0 -0.12
30 1975 1824 140.3 -83 +144 58.1% +0.79 6–2 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 103.4 -0.18
31 1976 1790 139.8 +74 63.9% +1.52 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 90.7 +0.01
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
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 1715 122.8 -4 +24 -20 43.0% -0.55 18–39 (32%) 15–14 (52%) 92.2 +4.17

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.