Ginny Purdy
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iva Budarova | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 27, 1986 | H2H |
| Corinne Vanier | 2 | 1 | 3 | May 10, 1985 | H2H |
| Tina Mochizuki | 1 | 1 | 2 | Oct 31, 1986 | H2H |
| Pam Casale | 0 | 2 | 2 | Apr 11, 1985 | H2H |
| Liz Smylie | 0 | 2 | 2 | Feb 6, 1985 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Ginny Purdy vs Linda Howell H2H: 0-1
Linda Howell holds a 1–0 lead over Ginny Purdy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Linda Howell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Linda Howell won the 1984 San Diego round of 32 6-4 6-1.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Howell | 6-4 6-1 | Ginny Purdy | Match data | Sep 20, 1984* | R32 | San Diego | WTA 500 | Hard |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginny Purdy | — | — | — | 1,667 | 26 | 36 | 41.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linda Howell | — | — | — | 1,533 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Ginny Purdy | Linda Howell | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 1983 | 13–8 | 61.9% | — | 1,652 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1984 | 5–14 | 26.3% | — | 1,564 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1985 | 6–11 | 35.3% | — | 1,532 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1986 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,548 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1987 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,534 | 0 | 1 | 1984 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Ginny Purdy | Linda Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 16 | 1983 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1984 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1985 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1986 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
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 | Ginny Purdy | Linda Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 1652 | 112.4 | — | — | — | — | +74 | -86 | — | 55.8% | -0.12 | 3–2 (60%) | 6–2 (75%) | 105.1 | +2.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1984 | 1564 | 105.4 | — | — | — | — | +90 | -48 | — | 32.6% | -0.93 | 1–4 (20%) | 1–3 (25%) | 95.4 | +0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1985 | 1532 | 95.6 | — | — | — | — | +60 | -28 | — | 35.9% | -1.26 | 3–2 (60%) | 1–3 (25%) | 100.3 | +1.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1986 | 1548 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | +47 | — | — | 44.4% | -1.33 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1987 | 1534 | 97.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.01 | 1984 | 1500 | 116.5 | — | — | — | — | +73 | — | — | 41.2% | -0.24 | 0–3 (0%) | 0–3 (0%) | 93.8 | +0.02 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1481 | 100.7 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | — | 27.3% | -1.55 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.54 |
| Career | — | 1668 | 104.2 | — | — | — | — | +73 | -43 | — | 41.2% | -0.83 | 8–8 (50%) | 9–8 (53%) | 102.5 | +8.26 | — | 1533 | 109.2 | — | — | — | — | +73 | — | — | 35.7% | -0.75 | 0–4 (0%) | 0–4 (0%) | 91.9 | +4.67 |
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.
Linda Howell
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgitta Lindstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sep 12, 1985 | H2H |
| Debbie Spence Nasim | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 25, 1985 | H2H |
| Julie Richardson | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 18, 1985 | H2H |
| Rosalyn Fairbank | 0 | 1 | 1 | Apr 26, 1985 | H2H |
| Sandy Collins | 1 | 0 | 1 | Apr 25, 1985 | H2H |