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

Helen Kelesi vs Jill Hetherington H2H: 2-0

Helen Kelesi holds a 2–0 lead over Jill Hetherington in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Helen Kelesi leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Helen Kelesi won the 1989 Nashville round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Helen Kelesi
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Jill Hetherington
CAN Age 61 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Kelesi #17 6-4 7-6 Jill Hetherington #121 Match data Nov 9, 1989* R32 Nashville WTA 250 Hard
Helen Kelesi #32 7-6 6-3 Jill Hetherington Match data Aug 19, 1987* R64 Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard

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 Kelesi #755 #13 54 1,954 213 165 56.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Jill Hetherington #748 #64 12 1,645 31 58 34.8% 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 Kelesi Jill Hetherington
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,814 0 2 1983 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2 1984 2–2 50.0% #121 1,543 0 0
20 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,784 0 2 1985 0–2 0.0% #118 1,522 0 0
21 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2 1986 1–1 50.0% #386 1,536 0 0
22 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2 1987 2–4 33.3% #169 1,534 0 0
23 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2 1988 15–19 44.1% #81 1,573 0 1
24 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2 1989 8–17 32.0% #122 1,532 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 1990 1–6 14.3% #247 1,482 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% #245 1,475 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 1992 1–3 25.0% #277 1,458 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1993 0–2 0.0% #468 1,437 0 1

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 Kelesi Jill Hetherington
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 1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1984 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1986 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 1988 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — —
24 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 6 14 20 30.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9% — 24 42 66 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 10 15 33.3% 0 2 2 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 Kelesi Jill Hetherington
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 1985 1642 120.5 — — — — +6 -36 — 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1986 1745 135.4 — — — — -29 -31 -160 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1987 1785 144.2 — — — — -39 +12 -185 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1988 1815 148.0 — — — — -89 +155 — 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.81 1983 1507 98.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.67 1–1 — — +0.39
19 1989 1872 151.1 — — — — -33 +146 — 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -2.05 1984 1543 109.8 — — — — +46 — — 54.5% +0.64 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.28
20 1990 1785 139.7 — — — — -66 +217 — 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69 1985 1523 106.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.21
21 1991 1715 141.4 — — — — -34 +257 -139 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82 1986 1537 105.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — +0.01
22 1992 1633 124.6 — — — — -3 — — 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03 1987 1534 111.8 — — — — — +29 — 33.3% -0.17 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.14
23 1993 1756 136.5 — — — — -3 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21 1988 1573 119.5 — — — — +34 — -38 46.9% -0.23 5–8 (38%) 4–4 (50%) 98.9 +1.57
24 1994 1647 125.5 — — — — +73 +113 — 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.09 1989 1532 113.9 — — — — -43 — +52 36.8% -0.89 2–5 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 97.3 +0.78
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1482 97.6 — — — — -40 — — 25.0% -1.63 0–2 — — +0.39
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1476 101.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 0–1 — -0.05
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1459 96.2 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 — — +0.64
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1438 95.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — 0.00
Career — 1955 146.3 — — — — -28 +126 -159 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -1.21 — 1645 115.3 — — — — -1 +29 -5 40.2% -0.64 11–22 (33%) 9–14 (39%) 91.7 +3.80

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.