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

Helen Gourlay vs Rissman H2H: 1-0

Helen Gourlay holds a 1–0 lead over Rissman in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Helen Gourlay leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1969 West Berlin round of 32 UNK.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rissman
GER

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay UNK Rissman Match data May 22, 1969* R32 West Berlin WTA 250 Clay

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
Rissman — — — 1,500 0 1 0.0% 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.

Helen Gourlay Rissman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0
1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5 — — — — — — —
1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 — — — — — — —
1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 — — — — — — —
1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 — — — — — — —
1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 — — — — — — —
1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 — — — — — — —
1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 — — — — — — —
1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 — — — — — — —
1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 — — — — — — —
1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 — — — — — — —
1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Helen Gourlay Rissman
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 %
1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Helen Gourlay Rissman
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
1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47 1969 1493 — — — — — — — — — — — — — -0.20
1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1500 — — — — — — — — — — — — — -20.00

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.