H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Helen Gourlay vs Billie Jean King H2H: 0-8

Billie Jean King holds an 8–0 lead over Helen Gourlay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Billie Jean King won the 1977 Oldsmar round of 32 2-6 6-3 6-3.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
0 – 8
8 main-draw meetings
Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Billie Jean King 2-6 6-3 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Sep 29, 1977* R32 Oldsmar WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Oct 18, 1974* QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Billie Jean King 0-6 6-3 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Aug 6, 1972* QF Columbus WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 7-6(1) 7-5 Helen Gourlay Match data Jan 24, 1972* QF Long Beach WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-0 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Aug 14, 1971* SF Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Jun 19, 1971* QF Queen's Club Championships WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 7-5 Helen Gourlay Match data Apr 19, 1969* QF Durban WTA 250 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
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Billie Jean King #22 #2 — 2,437 684 160 81.0% 8 0 0 3 57 68

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 Billie Jean King
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 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54
32 — — — — — — — 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,336 8 54
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60
34 — — — — — — — 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,336 8 60
35 — — — — — — — 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,185 8 62
36 — — — — — — — 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,151 8 65
37 — — — — — — — 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,043 8 65
38 — — — — — — — 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,941 8 66
39 — — — — — — — 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,057 8 68

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 Billie Jean King
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 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7%
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0%
29 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5%
30 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6%
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1975 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1977 20 0 20 100.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 28 11 39 71.8%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 9 18 50.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 2 7 71.4%
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 151 28 179 84.4% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3%

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 Billie Jean King
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 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 1975 2391 169.1 — — — — +33 — +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -2.95
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2337 113.7 — — — — +67 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.15
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 1977 2398 164.8 — — — — +140 -140 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.3 -3.92
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2337 167.5 — — — — +44 — +160 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 92.9 -4.22
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 2185 156.7 — — — — +75 — +139 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.21
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2152 165.5 — — — — +100 +122 +192 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.7 -3.21
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2044 121.4 — — — — +105 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.51
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1941 150.4 — — — — -6 +196 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -2.64
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 2057 155.9 — — — — -43 — +231 79.3% +1.93 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — -1.11
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 2437 170.4 — — — — +124 -123 +121 77.5% +2.03 131–58 (69%) 74–35 (68%) 111.2 -6.96

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.