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

Helen Gourlay vs Joyce Williams H2H: 2-3

Joyce Williams holds a 3–2 lead over Helen Gourlay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 2–1 on grass, while Joyce Williams leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1975 Wimbledon round of 128 7-5 6-4.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Joyce Williams
GBR Age 82

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 7-5 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data Jun 25, 1975* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Joyce Williams 6-2 6-4 Helen Gourlay Match data Jul 15, 1972* QF Newport Wales WTA 250 Grass
Joyce Williams 8-6 6-4 Helen Gourlay Match data May 20, 1972* SF Guildford WTA 250 Clay
Helen Gourlay 6-1 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data Aug 28, 1971* QF South Orange WTA 250 Grass
Joyce Williams 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Oct 18, 1969* R16 Perth Scotland WTA 250 Carpet

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
Joyce Williams — — — 1,971 188 88 68.1% 0 0 0 0 10 10

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 Joyce Williams
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 1968 35–20 63.6% — 1,627 0 1
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 1969 36–20 64.3% — 1,790 0 2
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1970 46–17 73.0% — 1,860 0 5
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1971 23–12 65.7% — 1,916 0 6
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1972 30–8 78.9% — 1,939 0 8
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 1973 5–4 55.6% — 1,866 0 8
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 1974 1–3 25.0% — 1,847 0 8
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 1975 5–1 83.3% — 1,863 0 10
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,841 0 10
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7 — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — 1979 7–2 77.8% — 1,824 0 10

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 Joyce Williams
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% — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 6 18 66.7%
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 16 10 26 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1970 2 1 3 66.7% 19 4 23 82.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 — — — — 9 5 14 64.3% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — —
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1973 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1975 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1976 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 7 4 11 63.6% 63 21 84 75.0% 68 38 106 64.2% 43 24 67 64.2%

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 Joyce Williams
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 1968 1627 120.2 — — — — +50 -54 +16 60.5% +0.82 7–4 (64%) — — -0.49
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 1969 1791 139.2 — — — — -16 -45 -22 64.0% +1.31 3–5 (38%) — — -2.77
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1970 1860 148.3 — — — — +2 +76 -31 70.6% +1.70 6–6 (50%) 0–1 — -0.69
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1971 1916 145.9 — — — — — -2 +19 63.8% +1.09 5–5 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 -3.52
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 1972 1940 143.0 — — — — -65 +57 +25 74.4% +1.87 6–4 (60%) 3–0 (100%) 102.7 +0.35
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 1973 1866 117.7 — — — — — +112 +57 59.1% +1.18 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.76
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 1974 1848 116.4 — — — — -33 — — 25.0% -0.38 — 0–2 — -0.62
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 1975 1864 125.8 — — — — — — — 76.9% +3.00 1–0 — — +0.14
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 1976 1841 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.01
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1825 119.8 — — — — — +146 — 70.0% +1.70 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.13
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 1971 143.4 — — — — +2 +30 +3 65.9% +1.37 31–28 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 101.6 -2.10

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.