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Helen Gourlay vs Anne Hobbs H2H: 1-0

Helen Gourlay holds a 1–0 lead over Anne Hobbs in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Helen Gourlay leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1977 Wimbledon round of 64 6-4 6-3.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Anne Hobbs
GBR Age 67 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-3 Anne Hobbs Match data Jun 24, 1977* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Anne Hobbs — #35 18 1,834 172 164 51.2% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Helen Gourlay Anne Hobbs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,550 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1977 6–6 50.0% — 1,573 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 1978 23–13 63.9% — 1,720 0 3
19 — — — — — — — 1979 12–11 52.2% — 1,749 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1980 27–19 58.7% — 1,752 0 5
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 1981 22–18 55.0% — 1,825 0 5
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 1982 8–13 38.1% — 1,727 0 6
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 1983 18–19 48.6% — 1,751 0 7
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 1984 14–14 50.0% #59 1,736 0 7
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1985 13–12 52.0% — 1,777 0 8
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1986 6–14 30.0% #99 1,680 0 8
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1987 14–11 56.0% #42 1,714 0 8
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 — — — — — — —
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 1989 2–7 22.2% #231 1,610 0 8
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,898 0 7 — — — — — — —
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,883 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,797 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Helen Gourlay Anne Hobbs
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7%
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1983 7 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4%
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — 1984 1 4 5 20.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0%
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1987 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 19 31 50 38.0% 34 36 70 48.6% 71 50 121 58.7% 29 42 71 40.8%

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 Helen Gourlay Anne Hobbs
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1551 106.9 — — — — +100 — — 50.0% -0.13 1–3 (25%) — — +2.72
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1574 106.1 — — — — +108 -76 — 44.8% -0.31 4–1 (80%) 0–1 — +2.73
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1720 125.0 — — — — -15 — -73 59.5% +0.81 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 105.9 +1.71
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1750 138.2 — — — — -75 — -19 50.0% -0.20 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -1.78
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1752 132.6 — — — — -133 -51 -43 56.6% +0.60 8–6 (57%) 3–5 (38%) 100.9 -0.11
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 1981 1825 132.4 — — — — -129 -98 -24 51.6% +0.07 10–5 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.7 -2.57
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 1982 1728 117.2 — — — — -110 -94 +65 43.4% -0.13 4–7 (36%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 -0.54
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 1983 1752 128.9 — — — — -64 -56 +25 47.7% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +0.58
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 1984 1736 126.0 — — — — -107 -51 +109 50.7% -0.03 7–8 (47%) 4–1 (80%) 102.3 +0.76
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1985 1778 134.0 — — — — -156 — +123 51.9% -0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.21
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -3.02 1986 1680 122.2 — — — — -134 -59 +222 32.6% -1.09 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -1.22
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -6.39 1987 1715 125.8 — — — — -121 — +118 53.6% +0.21 4–4 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 97.9 +1.55
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +76 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 1989 1611 99.5 — — — — -110 — +183 30.4% -1.52 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.06
30 1977 1899 154.0 — — — — -104 -102 +102 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -3.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +41 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1962 144.3 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -5.98 — 1835 133.0 — — — — -75 -67 +52 50.1% +0.01 63–54 (54%) 27–30 (47%) 100.4 +1.40

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.