H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Helen Gourlay vs Barbara Downs H2H: 2-0

Helen Gourlay holds a 2–0 lead over Barbara Downs in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1972 Long Beach round of 16 6-0 6-3.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Barbara Downs
USA Age 72

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 6-0 6-3 Barbara Downs Match data Jan 23, 1972* R16 Long Beach WTA 250 Carpet
Helen Gourlay 7-5 6-2 Barbara Downs Match data Aug 20, 1971* R16 Haverford WTA 250 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
Barbara Downs — — — 1,611 30 74 28.8% 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 Helen Gourlay Barbara Downs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,471 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,466 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1970 2–5 28.6% — 1,469 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1971 3–4 42.9% — 1,509 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1972 7–16 30.4% — 1,583 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1973 6–21 22.2% — 1,570 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1974 5–14 26.3% — 1,558 0 0
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 1975 6–8 42.9% — 1,554 0 0
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 0 0
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1979 0–1 0.0% — — 0 0
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 — — — — — — —
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 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 Barbara Downs
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 13 27 40 32.5% 2 15 17 11.8% 5 13 18 27.8% 4 16 20 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 Helen Gourlay Barbara Downs
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1471 89.9 — — — — -5 — — 33.3% -1.89 0–1 — — +0.12
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1467 100.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.22
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1470 100.3 — — — — -18 — — 28.6% -2.21 — — — +0.26
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1510 111.2 — — — — -30 — +74 40.0% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.29
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1583 130.2 — — — — -61 -96 +37 34.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 99.9 -1.67
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1570 128.0 — — — — +3 -132 +14 22.8% -1.79 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 100.1 -1.73
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1558 117.4 — — — — -18 -117 — 27.5% -1.62 1–1 0–2 — -0.51
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 1975 1555 121.2 — — — — +14 — — 46.9% -0.25 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — +0.40
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 1976 1541 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.03
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 1612 125.3 — — — — -19 -113 +38 31.2% -1.36 6–8 (43%) 3–9 (25%) 96.7 -2.97

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.