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

Joanne Russell vs Joyce Williams H2H: 1-0

Joanne Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Joyce Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1976 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-3 2-6 6-4.

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Joanne Russell
USA Age 71
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Joyce Williams
GBR Age 82

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 6-3 2-6 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data Jun 16, 1976* R64 Eastbourne Open 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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Joyce Williams — — — 1,971 188 88 68.1% 0 0 0 0 10 10

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 Joanne Russell Joyce Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2 1968 35–20 63.6% — 1,627 0 1
24 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3 1969 36–20 64.3% — 1,790 0 2
25 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3 1970 46–17 73.0% — 1,860 0 5
26 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3 1971 23–12 65.7% — 1,916 0 6
27 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3 1972 30–8 78.9% — 1,939 0 8
28 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3 1973 5–4 55.6% — 1,866 0 8
29 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5 1974 1–3 25.0% — 1,847 0 8
30 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5 1975 5–1 83.3% — 1,863 0 10
31 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,841 0 10
32 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — 1979 7–2 77.8% — 1,824 0 10

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 Joanne Russell Joyce Williams
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 %
18 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 6 18 66.7%
24 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 16 10 26 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8%
25 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 1970 2 1 3 66.7% 19 4 23 82.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
26 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5% 1971 — — — — 9 5 14 64.3% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — —
27 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
28 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1973 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1975 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6% — 7 4 11 63.6% 63 21 84 75.0% 68 38 106 64.2% 43 24 67 64.2%

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 Joanne Russell Joyce Williams
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
18 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77 1968 1627 120.2 — — — — +50 -54 +16 60.5% +0.82 7–4 (64%) — — -0.49
24 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29 1969 1791 139.2 — — — — -16 -45 -22 64.0% +1.31 3–5 (38%) — — -2.77
25 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24 1970 1860 148.3 — — — — +2 +76 -31 70.6% +1.70 6–6 (50%) 0–1 — -0.69
26 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37 1971 1916 145.9 — — — — — -2 +19 63.8% +1.09 5–5 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 -3.52
27 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29 1972 1940 143.0 — — — — -65 +57 +25 74.4% +1.87 6–4 (60%) 3–0 (100%) 102.7 +0.35
28 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15 1973 1866 117.7 — — — — — +112 +57 59.1% +1.18 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.76
29 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75 1974 1848 116.4 — — — — -33 — — 25.0% -0.38 — 0–2 — -0.62
30 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04 1975 1864 125.8 — — — — — — — 76.9% +3.00 1–0 — — +0.14
31 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07 1976 1841 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.01
32 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1825 119.8 — — — — — +146 — 70.0% +1.70 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.13
Career — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03 — 1971 143.4 — — — — +2 +30 +3 65.9% +1.37 31–28 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 101.6 -2.10

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.