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

Helen Gourlay vs Kristy Pigeon H2H: 4-2

Helen Gourlay holds a 4–2 lead over Kristy Pigeon in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 2–0 on clay, while Kristy Pigeon leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Kristy Pigeon won the 1972 Newport round of 32 3-6 6-4 2-0 RET.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Kristy Pigeon
USA Age 76

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristy Pigeon 3-6 6-4 2-0 (ret.) Helen Gourlay Match data Aug 25, 1972* R32 Newport WTA 250 Grass
Helen Gourlay 6-4 3-6 7-5 Kristy Pigeon Match data Jan 16, 1970* QF Cape Town WTA 250 Hard
Helen Gourlay 4-6 6-2 6-0 Kristy Pigeon Match data Jan 10, 1970* QF Bloemfontein 1 WTA 250 Hard
Helen Gourlay 6-0 6-3 Kristy Pigeon Match data May 24, 1969* QF West Berlin WTA 250 Clay
Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-1 Kristy Pigeon Match data May 17, 1969* QF Barcelona WTA 250 Clay
Kristy Pigeon 6-1 6-4 Helen Gourlay Match data Aug 3, 1968* SF South Orange 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
Kristy Pigeon — — — 1,821 112 95 54.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Kristy Pigeon
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 42–15 73.7% — 1,770 0 3
18 — — — — — — — 1969 28–22 56.0% — 1,706 0 3
19 — — — — — — — 1970 17–15 53.1% — 1,711 0 4
20 — — — — — — — 1971 15–26 36.6% — 1,706 0 4
21 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 1972 5–6 45.5% — 1,736 0 4
22 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 1973 1–2 33.3% — 1,709 0 4
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 1974 4–9 30.8% — 1,701 0 4
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 — — — — — — —
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 Kristy Pigeon
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 8 5 13 61.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 8 38 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 3 4 25.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 10 12 16.7%
21 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
22 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1973 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1974 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 20 22 42 47.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 66 36 102 64.7% 7 17 24 29.2%

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 Kristy Pigeon
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1771 129.5 — — — — -150 -218 +112 71.3% +1.68 5–5 (50%) — — +0.42
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1706 121.3 — — — — -124 -125 +112 51.9% +0.09 8–6 (57%) — — -2.15
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1711 134.9 — — — — -120 -122 +94 56.9% +0.54 3–7 (30%) 1–3 (25%) 93.5 -1.98
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1706 135.1 — — — — -159 -187 +150 41.9% -0.66 4–9 (31%) 1–1 — -2.66
21 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 1972 1737 131.4 — — — — -142 — +80 47.8% 0.00 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -2.14
22 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 1973 1709 102.1 — — — — — — +63 33.3% -1.00 — — — +0.02
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 1974 1702 120.7 — — — — -118 — — 35.7% -1.86 0–2 2–0 — -2.16
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 — 1822 133.8 — — — — -138 -148 +113 54.4% +0.30 20–32 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 93.9 -5.20

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.