H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 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 second round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 31, 1979* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Virginia Wade 7-5 7-6 Gail Sherriff Match data
Apr 1, 1972* Johannesburg WTA 250 SF Hard Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data
Aug 7, 1971* Cincinnati WTA 1000 SF Clay Virginia Wade 6-2 4-6 6-4 Gail Sherriff Match data
Apr 25, 1971* Catania WTA 250 F Clay Virginia Wade 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Gail Sherriff Match data
Apr 25, 1970* Rome WTA 1000 R16 Clay Virginia Wade 8-6 6-2 Gail Sherriff Match data
Jun 13, 1969* Bristol WTA 250 R16 Grass Virginia Wade 6-0 6-4 Gail Sherriff Match data
Mar 26, 1968* Kampala WTA 250 SF Clay Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4 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
Virginia Wade #138 #40 — 2,313 865 314 73.4% 3 2 0 2 51 58

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% — 1,945 1 9
23 1968 65–14 82.3% — 1,847 0 13 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16
24 1969 45–22 67.2% — 1,800 0 17 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21
25 1970 52–19 73.2% — 1,933 0 21 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29
26 1971 49–20 71.0% — 1,921 0 23 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34
27 1972 35–13 72.9% — 1,860 0 28 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40
28 1973 3–7 30.0% — 1,758 0 28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45
29 1974 30–10 75.0% — 1,877 0 34 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51
30 1975 17–10 63.0% — 1,833 0 38 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53
31 1976 18–10 64.3% — 1,793 0 38 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55
32 1977 0–3 0.0% — 1,755 0 38 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58
33 1978 15–6 71.4% — 1,772 0 39 1979 51–26 66.2% — 2,088 3 58
34 1979 1–4 20.0% — 1,721 0 39 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,885 3 58
35 1980 9–5 64.3% — 1,704 0 40 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,824 3 58
36 1981 3–1 75.0% — 1,711 0 41 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,749 3 58
37 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,701 0 41 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,788 3 58
38 — — — — — — — 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 58
39 — — — — — — — 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,712 3 58