H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Helen Gourlay vs Kristien Shaw H2H: 4-2

Helen Gourlay holds a 4–2 lead over Kristien Shaw in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on grass, while Helen Gourlay leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1974 Washington Open round of 16 6-0 3-6 6-4.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Kristien Shaw
USA Age 74

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 6-0 3-6 6-4 Kristien Shaw Match data Jan 28, 1974 R16 Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Kristien Shaw 6-1 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Helen Gourlay 9-7 6-1 Kristien Shaw Match data Jun 16, 1972* R16 Bristol WTA 250 Grass
Helen Gourlay 6-4 1-6 6-4 Kristien Shaw Match data Sep 24, 1971* R16 Pacific Southwest Championships WTA 500 Hard
Kristien Shaw 6-4 8-6 Helen Gourlay Match data Jun 9, 1971* R64 Beckenham WTA 250 Grass
Helen Gourlay 5-7 6-3 6-4 Kristien Shaw Match data Aug 21, 1968* R64 Chestnut Hill 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
Kristien Shaw — — — 1,924 119 141 45.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kristien Shaw
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–2 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 5–8 38.5% — 1,514 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 12–10 54.5% — 1,592 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1971 23–25 47.9% — 1,715 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1972 2–13 13.3% — 1,623 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1973 29–24 54.7% — 1,906 0 1
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 1974 10–14 41.7% — 1,811 0 1
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 1975 14–14 50.0% — 1,792 0 1
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 1976 6–4 60.0% — 1,846 0 1
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 1977 17–20 45.9% — 1,834 0 1
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1978 1–7 12.5% — 1,751 0 1
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 Kristien Shaw
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2 4 6 33.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 21 15 36 58.3% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 6 6 12 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 1974 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 12 24 50.0%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1978 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
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% — 31 42 73 42.5% 18 26 44 40.9% 43 37 80 53.8% 27 35 62 43.5%

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 Kristien Shaw
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1485 99.9 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — -0.41
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1515 113.4 — — — — +28 +25 -27 42.3% -0.39 1–1 — — -0.23
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1593 114.0 — — — — +56 — -61 55.3% +0.49 3–2 (60%) — — +2.96
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1716 133.5 — — — — -75 -249 +83 48.6% -0.28 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) 102.1 -3.43
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1624 116.8 — — — — -39 — +85 25.0% -2.00 1–5 (17%) 1–1 — -2.01
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1906 155.3 — — — — -158 -300 -12 51.7% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 6–10 (38%) 106.7 -8.65
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 1974 1812 131.9 — — — — -145 — +87 35.4% -1.00 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -2.83
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 1975 1792 131.3 — — — — -35 -117 — 49.2% +0.13 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 97.4 +0.63
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 1976 1846 129.0 — — — — -16 -194 — 63.6% +0.77 0–2 0–2 — -1.43
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 1977 1834 142.3 — — — — -45 — +56 43.5% -0.34 8–5 (62%) 3–5 (38%) 101.2 -3.83
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1978 1752 112.7 — — — — -71 — — 22.2% -1.61 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.72
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 — 1924 142.0 — — — — -62 -212 +44 45.7% -0.23 33–34 (49%) 17–29 (37%) 98.1 -7.85

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.