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

Janet Newberry vs Diane Desfor H2H: 2-0

Janet Newberry holds a 2–0 lead over Diane Desfor in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Janet Newberry leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Janet Newberry won the 1978 Chichester quarterfinal 7-5 6-4.

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Janet Newberry
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Diane Desfor
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Janet Newberry 7-5 6-4 Diane Desfor Match data Jun 17, 1978* QF Chichester WTA 250 Grass
Janet Newberry 6-4 6-4 Diane Desfor Match data May 26, 1978* R16 Italian Open 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
Janet Newberry — — — 1,922 238 187 56.0% 0 0 0 1 7 8
Diane Desfor — — — 1,775 69 89 43.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Janet Newberry Diane Desfor
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1968 7–5 58.3% — 1,542 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1969 13–6 68.4% — 1,631 0 2 — — — — — — —
16 1970 20–7 74.1% — 1,718 0 5 — — — — — — —
17 1971 15–9 62.5% — 1,757 0 5 — — — — — — —
18 1972 20–17 54.1% — 1,707 0 5 — — — — — — —
19 1973 32–24 57.1% — 1,851 0 5 1974 1–2 33.3% — 1,482 0 0
20 1974 22–22 50.0% — 1,812 0 5 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,524 0 0
21 1975 31–22 58.5% — 1,903 0 6 1976 4–1 80.0% — 1,580 0 1
22 1976 14–10 58.3% — 1,862 0 6 1977 1–1 50.0% — 1,567 0 1
23 1977 25–22 53.2% — 1,875 0 7 1978 14–17 45.2% — 1,641 0 1
24 1978 15–14 51.7% — 1,831 0 7 1979 15–22 40.5% — 1,688 0 1
25 1979 12–21 36.4% — 1,680 0 7 1980 18–21 46.2% — 1,648 0 1
26 1980 12–8 60.0% — 1,643 0 8 1981 8–17 32.0% — 1,613 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,586 0 2

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 Janet Newberry Diane Desfor
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 %
14 1968 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1969 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1970 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1971 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1972 6 4 10 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1973 6 5 11 54.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1975 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
21 1975 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1978 7 6 13 53.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
25 1979 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1980 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — 1981 1 4 5 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 73 50 123 59.3% 72 48 120 60.0% 60 41 101 59.4% 28 43 71 39.4% — 19 27 46 41.3% 5 16 21 23.8% 29 29 58 50.0% 7 14 21 33.3%

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 Janet Newberry Diane Desfor
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
14 1968 1542 104.3 — — — — +45 — — 55.6% +0.41 2–1 (67%) — — +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1969 1632 120.1 — — — — +106 — -86 67.4% +1.19 2–3 (40%) — — +1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1970 1719 128.8 — — — — +177 -163 -147 70.0% +1.70 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +3.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1971 1758 132.0 — — — — +111 — -30 56.9% +0.65 4–1 (80%) — — +0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1972 1707 131.6 — — — — +164 -98 -1 54.3% +0.39 5–4 (56%) 0–2 — -0.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1973 1852 140.9 — — — — -29 -44 -119 55.8% +0.08 11–8 (58%) 7–1 (88%) 106.5 -4.59 1974 1483 94.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 0–1 — +0.64
20 1974 1813 140.5 — — — — -4 -63 -20 50.5% +0.13 4–5 (44%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.47 1975 1525 105.5 — — — — — — +34 55.0% +0.05 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — +0.97
21 1975 1904 152.7 — — — — -63 +15 -117 57.6% +0.47 6–6 (50%) 6–1 (86%) 104.5 -5.60 1976 1580 118.1 — — — — — — — 72.7% +1.91 1–0 1–0 — -0.10
22 1976 1863 123.7 — — — — -83 +57 -40 51.8% -0.23 7–1 (88%) 3–1 (75%) 107.1 -1.77 1977 1568 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 — — +0.33
23 1977 1875 146.0 — — — — -74 +55 -101 52.8% +0.28 6–6 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 95.9 -3.22 1978 1641 122.6 — — — — +30 -131 -97 44.6% -0.07 7–7 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 98.7 +0.61
24 1978 1831 138.7 — — — — -69 +30 +11 50.7% +0.12 5–4 (56%) 0–4 (0%) 95.6 -2.30 1979 1689 129.6 — — — — -37 -166 -73 40.2% -0.57 5–5 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 98.8 +0.12
25 1979 1681 129.3 — — — — +2 +125 +112 39.1% -0.90 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.3 +0.41 1980 1649 126.4 — — — — -120 -124 +77 46.7% -0.22 6–8 (43%) 5–3 (63%) 101.5 -1.43
26 1980 1644 112.8 — — — — -10 — +207 60.0% +0.76 4–3 (57%) 1–1 — +2.97 1981 1614 112.5 — — — — -87 -99 +82 33.3% -1.11 2–4 (33%) — — -1.06
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1586 105.7 — — — — -77 — — 42.1% +0.32 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.83
Career — 1922 142.9 — — — — +13 +8 -28 54.9% +0.32 62–49 (56%) 28–25 (53%) 101.7 -2.59 — 1775 125.0 — — — — -48 -132 +21 43.6% -0.30 26–28 (48%) 13–18 (42%) 98.7 +0.59

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.