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

Helen Gourlay vs Virginia Wade H2H: 1-7

Virginia Wade holds a 7–1 lead over Helen Gourlay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 3–0 on grass and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1974 Phoenix final 6-1 6-2.

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Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79
H2H
1 – 7
8 main-draw meetings
Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Oct 13, 1974* F Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-4 Helen Gourlay Match data Jun 21, 1974* R16 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Jul 5, 1972* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Helen Gourlay 1-6 6-4 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Feb 5, 1972* R16 Fort Lauderdale Pro WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Jan 17, 1972* QF San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 7-5 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Nov 22, 1969* R16 Wembley WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 4-6 6-3 6-1 Helen Gourlay Match data Oct 26, 1969* QF Stalybridge WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-0 Helen Gourlay Match data Jul 20, 1968* QF Hoylake 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
Virginia Wade #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53

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 Virginia Wade
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 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4
23 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11
24 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16
25 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24
26 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29
27 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35
28 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40
29 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
30 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
31 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50
32 — — — — — — — 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53
33 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
34 — — — — — — — 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53
35 — — — — — — — 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53
36 — — — — — — — 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53
37 — — — — — — — 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53
38 — — — — — — — 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
39 — — — — — — — 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53

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 Virginia Wade
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% 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6%
23 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0%
24 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — — 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1%
25 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
27 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
28 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3%
29 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7%
30 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
31 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1%
33 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3% — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1%

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 Virginia Wade
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 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62
23 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09
24 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67
25 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40
26 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10
27 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
28 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22
29 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74
30 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
31 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47
33 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1711 118.5 — — — — +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
Career — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03 — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60

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.