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

Janet Newberry vs Kathy Jordan H2H: 1-1

Janet Newberry and Kathy Jordan are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kathy Jordan leads 1–0 on carpet, while Janet Newberry leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1979 Seattle round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Janet Newberry
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan 6-2 6-2 Janet Newberry Match data Feb 8, 1979* R32 Seattle WTA 250 Carpet
Janet Newberry 2-6 7-5 6-1 Kathy Jordan Match data Aug 10, 1978* R32 Indianapolis 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
Kathy Jordan #520 #5 44 2,093 249 155 61.6% 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 Kathy Jordan
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 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0
19 1973 32–24 57.1% — 1,851 0 5 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,893 0 1
20 1974 22–22 50.0% — 1,812 0 5 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,001 0 1
21 1975 31–22 58.5% — 1,903 0 6 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,921 0 1
22 1976 14–10 58.3% — 1,862 0 6 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,884 0 2
23 1977 25–22 53.2% — 1,875 0 7 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2
24 1978 15–14 51.7% — 1,831 0 7 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,023 0 2
25 1979 12–21 36.4% — 1,680 0 7 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,979 0 2
26 1980 12–8 60.0% — 1,643 0 8 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2
27 — — — — — — — 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,874 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,791 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 Kathy Jordan
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% — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
19 1973 6 5 11 54.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
20 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3%
21 1975 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1981 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0%
22 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
23 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 1979 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8%
26 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 0 4 100.0% — — — — 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
Career — 73 50 123 59.3% 72 48 120 60.0% 60 41 101 59.4% 28 43 71 39.4% — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6%

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 Kathy Jordan
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 1978 1561 118.9 — — — — — — +39 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.09
19 1973 1852 140.9 — — — — -29 -44 -119 55.8% +0.08 11–8 (58%) 7–1 (88%) 106.5 -4.59 1979 1894 155.9 — — — — +33 — -200 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.19
20 1974 1813 140.5 — — — — -4 -63 -20 50.5% +0.13 4–5 (44%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.47 1980 2001 163.9 — — — — +36 -360 -260 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.58
21 1975 1904 152.7 — — — — -63 +15 -117 57.6% +0.47 6–6 (50%) 6–1 (86%) 104.5 -5.60 1981 1921 148.1 — — — — +51 -258 -73 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.1 +1.06
22 1976 1863 123.7 — — — — -83 +57 -40 51.8% -0.23 7–1 (88%) 3–1 (75%) 107.1 -1.77 1982 1884 146.3 — — — — +58 -205 -59 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.84
23 1977 1875 146.0 — — — — -74 +55 -101 52.8% +0.28 6–6 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 95.9 -3.22 1983 2010 155.5 — — — — -21 -247 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.02
24 1978 1831 138.7 — — — — -69 +30 +11 50.7% +0.12 5–4 (56%) 0–4 (0%) 95.6 -2.30 1984 2024 159.6 — — — — -49 -276 +117 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.73
25 1979 1681 129.3 — — — — +2 +125 +112 39.1% -0.90 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.3 +0.41 1985 1979 155.4 — — — — +58 — +38 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.92
26 1980 1644 112.8 — — — — -10 — +207 60.0% +0.76 4–3 (57%) 1–1 — +2.97 1986 1911 153.3 — — — — +58 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.31
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1892 137.2 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.65
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +34 — +142 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37
Career — 1922 142.9 — — — — +13 +8 -28 54.9% +0.32 62–49 (56%) 28–25 (53%) 101.7 -2.59 — 2094 160.4 — — — — +32 -275 -8 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.03

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.