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

Helen Gourlay vs Sally Holdsworth H2H: 2-0

Helen Gourlay holds a 2–0 lead over Sally Holdsworth in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1971 Newport Wales round of 16 6-3 3-6 6-4.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Sally Holdsworth
GBR Age 82

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 6-3 3-6 6-4 Sally Holdsworth Match data Jul 9, 1971* R16 Newport Wales WTA 250 Grass
Helen Gourlay 6-0 6-2 Sally Holdsworth Match data May 23, 1970* SF Lee-On-Solent 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
Sally Holdsworth — — — 1,571 40 68 37.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Sally Holdsworth
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 2–10 16.7% — 1,447 0 0
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1969 18–18 50.0% — 1,571 0 3
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1970 5–18 21.7% — 1,493 0 3
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1971 11–18 37.9% — 1,518 0 3
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 1972 4–4 50.0% — 1,533 0 3
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 Sally Holdsworth
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 — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 12 11 23 52.2% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — —
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 1 3 4 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — —
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1971 0 2 2 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — —
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
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% — 2 6 8 25.0% 25 33 58 43.1% 9 28 37 24.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 Sally Holdsworth
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 1448 92.8 — — — — — +20 — 36.4% -1.59 0–4 (0%) — — -0.32
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1969 1571 107.7 — — — — — -13 -149 48.7% -0.05 4–2 (67%) — — +2.16
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1970 1493 104.1 — — — — +11 +12 -118 28.0% -1.42 0–4 (0%) — — +0.91
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 1971 1518 108.1 — — — — — +67 -144 38.1% -1.24 3–2 (60%) — — +0.31
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 1972 1533 100.3 — — — — — — -97 55.6% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.56
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 — 1572 105.4 — — — — +11 +19 -128 40.7% -0.79 9–14 (39%) 0–1 — +3.45

Career Rivalries

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