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Helen Gourlay vs Annette Van Zyl H2H: 0-1

Annette Van Zyl holds a 1–0 lead over Helen Gourlay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Annette Van Zyl leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Annette Van Zyl won the 1970 Monte Carlo round of 32 6-0 6-1.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Annette Van Zyl
RSA Age 82

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Annette Van Zyl 6-0 6-1 Helen Gourlay Match data Apr 17, 1970* R32 Monte Carlo 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
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Annette Van Zyl — — — 1,912 107 46 69.9% 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 Annette Van Zyl
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 1968 49–12 80.3% — 1,858 0 4
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1969 16–9 64.0% — 1,865 0 4
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1970 14–9 60.9% — 1,844 0 4
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 — — — — — — —
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 — — — — — — —
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 1973 1–2 33.3% — 1,811 0 4
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 1974 6–3 66.7% — 1,811 0 5
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 1975 11–1 91.7% — 1,901 0 8
32 — — — — — — — 1976 10–7 58.8% — 1,842 0 8
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7 1977 0–3 0.0% — 1,772 0 8

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 Annette Van Zyl
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 %
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — 1968 14 4 18 77.8% 32 5 37 86.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1969 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — — — — — 7 5 12 58.3%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1975 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 1 4 75.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 47 19 66 71.2% 43 12 55 78.2% 10 10 20 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3%

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 Annette Van Zyl
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
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 1968 1858 138.0 — — — — -55 +111 -288 78.1% +2.16 4–4 (50%) — — -2.22
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1969 1865 138.8 — — — — +66 — — 65.4% +1.62 2–2 (50%) — — -2.27
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1970 1845 138.6 — — — — +82 +73 -216 63.3% +1.24 2–3 (40%) — — -2.42
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 1973 1811 97.2 — — — — +26 — — 33.3% -1.50 — — — +0.38
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 1974 1811 127.2 — — — — +46 — — 66.7% +1.33 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +1.13
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 1975 1901 128.1 — — — — +85 — — 78.6% +2.32 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) 104.9 +4.51
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1842 130.8 — — — — +152 +27 -179 59.5% +0.95 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — +0.68
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 1977 1773 96.1 — — — — +116 — — 25.0% -2.25 0–2 0–1 — +0.92
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 1912 141.2 — — — — +44 +93 -227 69.0% +1.59 14–17 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 92.9 +0.47

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.