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Gretchen Magers vs Ginger Helgeson H2H: 1-0

Gretchen Magers holds a 1–0 lead over Ginger Helgeson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Gretchen Magers leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gretchen Magers won the 1991 Manhattan Beach round of 32 6-4 7-5.

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Gretchen Magers
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ginger Helgeson
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gretchen Magers #122 6-4 7-5 Ginger Helgeson #58 Match data Aug 15, 1991* R32 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent 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
Gretchen Magers #433 #3 40 1,905 152 127 54.5% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Ginger Helgeson #467 #29 246 1,865 94 95 49.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Gretchen Magers Ginger Helgeson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1982 4–1 80.0% — 1,608 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1983 9–6 60.0% — 1,689 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1984 8–7 53.3% #81 1,706 0 1 1989 0–2 0.0% #239 1,485 0 0
21 1985 1–5 16.7% #3 1,644 0 1 1990 1–2 33.3% #246 1,498 0 0
22 1986 6–8 42.9% #70 1,666 0 1 1991 17–17 50.0% #58 1,647 0 0
23 1987 21–17 55.3% #52 1,713 0 2 1992 12–15 44.4% #71 1,648 0 0
24 1988 31–20 60.8% #43 1,756 0 3 1993 22–20 52.4% #54 1,736 0 0
25 1989 40–24 62.5% #29 1,891 0 4 1994 29–17 63.0% #30 1,777 0 1
26 1990 22–19 53.7% #35 1,771 0 4 1995 8–7 53.3% #111 1,772 0 1
27 1991 10–15 40.0% #114 1,649 0 4 1996 0–2 0.0% #792 1,721 0 1
28 1992 0–5 0.0% #390 1,591 0 4 1997 3–8 27.3% #167 1,639 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1998 2–5 28.6% #152 1,572 0 1

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 Gretchen Magers Ginger Helgeson
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 %
18 1982 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1983 1 3 4 25.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1985 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1986 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 9 7 16 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1987 11 5 16 68.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1988 22 12 34 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1989 19 12 31 61.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1994 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1990 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1995 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1991 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 77 58 135 57.0% 28 27 55 50.9% 30 25 55 54.5% 16 17 33 48.5% — 55 50 105 52.4% 28 24 52 53.8% 9 13 22 40.9% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Gretchen Magers Ginger Helgeson
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
18 1982 1608 127.4 — — — — +80 — — 64.3% +0.43 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1983 1690 116.7 — — — — -22 -1 — 52.8% -0.08 5–1 (83%) 0–1 — +0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1984 1707 119.6 — — — — -54 — -40 51.4% 0.00 3–4 (43%) 1–0 — -0.42 1989 1486 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.02
21 1985 1644 103.2 — — — — — -40 — 16.7% -2.17 — — — -0.32 1990 1498 100.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -2.00 1–0 — — -0.32
22 1986 1667 123.6 — — — — -7 — — 40.6% -0.56 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — -0.81 1991 1647 138.4 — — — — -14 +44 — 48.1% -0.22 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 106.2 -1.02
23 1987 1713 137.3 — — — — +20 -82 -75 56.1% +0.48 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.78 1992 1649 128.8 — — — — +13 +33 -159 48.5% -0.17 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 98.8 +0.26
24 1988 1757 133.2 — — — — +16 -60 -137 57.6% +0.58 10–6 (63%) 10–7 (59%) 107.1 +2.74 1993 1737 139.0 — — — — -44 -4 -162 52.6% +0.62 7–6 (54%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.91
25 1989 1891 149.4 — — — — -10 -129 -183 58.3% +0.65 12–6 (67%) 9–8 (53%) 106.1 -1.97 1994 1777 146.6 — — — — +6 -21 -203 61.0% +0.87 5–3 (63%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +1.21
26 1990 1771 138.9 — — — — -17 -8 +111 53.2% +0.10 6–8 (43%) 8–3 (73%) 102.8 -1.04 1995 1773 137.3 — — — — -13 +12 — 60.0% +0.67 0–4 (0%) 0–2 — -0.56
27 1991 1650 122.9 — — — — +25 — +165 44.1% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 0–6 (0%) 90.1 +2.03 1996 1721 92.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.20
28 1992 1591 98.0 — — — — +23 — — 9.1% -2.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.47 1997 1639 107.6 — — — — -14 — -6 30.4% -1.22 0–1 — — -0.15
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1573 99.1 — — — — +16 — — 41.2% -0.71 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.9 +1.00
Career — 1906 140.6 — — — — +3 -59 -17 52.7% +0.20 47–40 (54%) 33–27 (55%) 106.7 -0.21 — 1865 140.4 — — — — -9 +11 -127 50.6% +0.14 23–28 (45%) 18–17 (51%) 99.4 -0.14

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.