H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Janet Newberry vs Wendy Overton H2H: 4-1

Janet Newberry holds a 4–1 lead over Wendy Overton in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Janet Newberry leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Janet Newberry won the 1977 Chicago round of 32 6-3 6-4.

USA Age 73 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 1
5 main-draw meetings

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Janet Newberry 6-3 6-4 Wendy Overton Match data Feb 10, 1977* R32 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Janet Newberry 6-4 6-1 Wendy Overton Match data Jan 7, 1977* R16 Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet
Janet Newberry 6-0 7-5 Wendy Overton Match data Apr 24, 1975* R32 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay
Janet Newberry 7-6(4) 6-4 Wendy Overton Match data Apr 7, 1973* R16 Philadelphia WTA 250 Carpet
Wendy Overton 6-3 6-1 Janet Newberry Match data Sep 22, 1972* R32 Albany WTA 250 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
Janet Newberry 1,922 238 187 56.0% 0 0 0 1 7 8
Wendy Overton 1,913 123 142 46.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Wendy Overton
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
20 1974 22–22 50.0% 1,812 0 5
21 1975 31–22 58.5% 1,903 0 6 1968 2–1 66.7% 1,520 0 0
22 1976 14–10 58.3% 1,862 0 6 1969 7–4 63.6% 1,604 0 0
23 1977 25–22 53.2% 1,875 0 7 1970 6–11 35.3% 1,584 0 0
24 1978 15–14 51.7% 1,831 0 7 1971 9–9 50.0% 1,680 0 0
25 1979 12–21 36.4% 1,680 0 7 1972 40–30 57.1% 1,884 0 0
26 1980 12–8 60.0% 1,643 0 8 1973 14–23 37.8% 1,753 0 0
27 1974 12–18 40.0% 1,769 0 0
28 1975 17–14 54.8% 1,853 0 0
29 1976 10–17 37.0% 1,756 0 0
30 1977 5–11 31.2% 1,716 0 0
31 1978 1–4 20.0% 1,652 0 0

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 Wendy Overton
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%
20 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
21 1975 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1968 2 1 3 66.7%
22 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1969 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
23 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1970 2 5 7 28.6% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1971 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1979 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1972 6 5 11 54.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 10 5 15 66.7% 13 10 23 56.5%
26 1980 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 0 4 100.0% 1973 3 4 7 42.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
27 1974 7 5 12 58.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
28 1975 8 6 14 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0%
29 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 9 13 30.8%
30 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 73 50 123 59.3% 72 48 120 60.0% 60 41 101 59.4% 28 43 71 39.4% 30 28 58 51.7% 37 43 80 46.2% 22 22 44 50.0% 34 49 83 41.0%

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 Janet Newberry Wendy Overton
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
20 1974 1813 140.5 -4 -63 -20 50.5% +0.13 4–5 (44%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.47
21 1975 1904 152.7 -63 +15 -117 57.6% +0.47 6–6 (50%) 6–1 (86%) 104.5 -5.60 1968 1520 100.5 +35 57.1% +0.28 1–0 +0.26
22 1976 1863 123.7 -83 +57 -40 51.8% -0.23 7–1 (88%) 3–1 (75%) 107.1 -1.77 1969 1604 121.0 -45 +42 53.8% +0.42 4–0 (100%) +0.01
23 1977 1875 146.0 -74 +55 -101 52.8% +0.28 6–6 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 95.9 -3.22 1970 1585 124.1 -72 +70 34.3% -0.69 1–2 (33%) -1.02
24 1978 1831 138.7 -69 +30 +11 50.7% +0.12 5–4 (56%) 0–4 (0%) 95.6 -2.30 1971 1680 141.5 -10 -102 -27 50.0% +0.38 3–3 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 99.6 -0.38
25 1979 1681 129.3 +2 +125 +112 39.1% -0.90 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.3 +0.41 1972 1885 149.2 -37 -158 -105 56.0% +0.37 8–6 (57%) 7–5 (58%) 106.3 -9.20
26 1980 1644 112.8 -10 +207 60.0% +0.76 4–3 (57%) 1–1 +2.97 1973 1754 141.1 +10 -31 -10 41.0% -0.63 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 98.8 -5.52
27 1974 1770 145.0 +11 -70 42.4% -0.03 2–3 (40%) 1–1 -4.75
28 1975 1853 144.7 +22 -113 53.5% +0.27 7–4 (64%) 1–5 (17%) 97.8 -1.20
29 1976 1757 127.1 -15 -29 40.0% -0.58 2–4 (33%) 1–1 -2.30
30 1977 1716 121.9 -23 -28 32.4% -1.05 3–2 (60%) 0–1 -1.17
31 1978 1653 101.8 +3 33.3% -0.75 0–2 +0.74
Career 1922 142.9 +13 +8 -28 54.9% +0.32 62–49 (56%) 28–25 (53%) 101.7 -2.59 1914 146.3 -6 -86 -20 46.7% -0.10 36–32 (53%) 14–22 (39%) 100.3 -9.43

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.