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

Gail Sherriff vs Virginia Wade H2H: 0-7

Virginia Wade holds a 7–0 lead over Gail Sherriff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 5–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1979 Roland Garros round of 64 7-5 7-6.

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Gail Sherriff
FRA Age 81 Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 7
7 main-draw meetings
Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 7-5 7-6 Gail Sherriff Match data May 31, 1979* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data Apr 1, 1972* SF South African Open WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-2 4-6 6-4 Gail Sherriff Match data Aug 7, 1971* SF Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Wade 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Gail Sherriff Match data Apr 25, 1971* F Catania WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Wade 8-6 6-2 Gail Sherriff Match data Apr 25, 1970* R16 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Wade 6-0 6-4 Gail Sherriff Match data Jun 13, 1969* R16 Bristol WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4 Gail Sherriff Match data Mar 26, 1968* SF Kampala 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
Virginia Wade #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53

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 Virginia Wade
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4
23 1968 69–14 83.1% — 1,861 0 10 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11
24 1969 45–22 67.2% — 1,801 0 14 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16
25 1970 52–19 73.2% — 1,938 0 18 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24
26 1971 49–20 71.0% — 1,929 0 20 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29
27 1972 35–13 72.9% — 1,837 0 25 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35
28 1973 3–7 30.0% — 1,742 0 25 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40
29 1974 30–10 75.0% — 1,854 0 31 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
30 1975 17–10 63.0% — 1,823 0 35 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
31 1976 18–10 64.3% — 1,790 0 35 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50
32 1977 0–3 0.0% — 1,752 0 35 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53
33 1978 15–6 71.4% — 1,769 0 36 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
34 1979 1–4 20.0% — 1,719 0 36 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53
35 1980 9–5 64.3% — 1,701 0 37 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53
36 1981 3–1 75.0% — 1,709 0 38 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53
37 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,697 0 38 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53
38 — — — — — — — 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
39 — — — — — — — 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53

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 Virginia Wade
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 %
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6%
23 1968 — — — — 58 8 66 87.9% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0%
24 1969 3 2 5 60.0% 26 9 35 74.3% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1%
25 1970 — — — — 39 11 50 78.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1971 — — — — 29 11 40 72.5% 20 9 29 69.0% — — — — 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
27 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
28 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3%
29 1974 — — — — 26 6 32 81.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7%
30 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
31 1976 — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4%
32 1977 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1%
33 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
34 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
35 1980 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
36 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 1982 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1%

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 Virginia Wade
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
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62
23 1968 1861 142.2 — — — — — +190 -283 81.1% +2.55 7–4 (64%) — — +1.11 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09
24 1969 1802 140.9 — — — — -199 +203 -86 70.4% +1.76 2–5 (29%) — — -0.45 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67
25 1970 1938 147.4 — — — — -325 +71 -84 69.8% +1.56 7–4 (64%) — — -3.95 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40
26 1971 1929 151.8 — — — — — +128 -64 70.3% +1.59 8–8 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 97.7 -3.26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10
27 1972 1837 140.7 — — — — -55 +123 -77 68.7% +1.58 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +0.94 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
28 1973 1743 112.1 — — — — -27 +149 — 39.1% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +0.20 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22
29 1974 1854 142.4 — — — — — +166 -128 72.0% +1.63 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.12 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74
30 1975 1824 140.3 — — — — -83 +144 — 58.1% +0.79 6–2 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 103.4 -0.18 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
31 1976 1790 139.8 — — — — — +74 — 63.9% +1.52 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 90.7 +0.01 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33
32 1977 1753 108.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 0–1 — -0.46 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47
33 1978 1770 126.7 — — — — — +81 -68 60.4% +0.92 7–1 (88%) 3–2 (60%) 105.3 +0.81 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
34 1979 1719 114.6 — — — — — — — 27.3% -0.64 0–1 0–1 — -0.54 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
35 1980 1702 129.0 — — — — — +183 -49 65.6% +1.69 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.49 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
36 1981 1710 113.1 — — — — — — — 66.7% +2.11 1–0 — — +0.27 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
37 1982 1698 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.21 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1711 118.5 — — — — +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
Career — 1999 147.8 — — — — -122 +140 -103 68.6% +1.59 51–46 (53%) 15–15 (50%) 92.8 -0.90 — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60

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.