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

Julie Heldman vs Brenda Kirk H2H: 1-2

Brenda Kirk holds a 2–1 lead over Julie Heldman in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Brenda Kirk leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Brenda Kirk won the 1972 Edingburgh quarterfinal 6-4 1-6 6-4.

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Julie Heldman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Brenda Kirk
RSA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brenda Kirk 6-4 1-6 6-4 Julie Heldman Match data Oct 29, 1972* QF Edingburgh WTA 250 Carpet
Brenda Kirk 3-6 6-4 7-5 Julie Heldman Match data Jun 21, 1972* R64 Queen's Club Championships WTA 250 Grass
Julie Heldman 6-1 6-3 Brenda Kirk Match data Jun 12, 1971* QF Nottingham 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
Julie Heldman — — — 2,133 381 159 70.6% 0 0 0 0 21 21
Brenda Kirk — — — 1,790 102 116 46.8% 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 Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 1–4 20.0% — 1,460 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1969 13–18 41.9% — 1,527 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1970 15–22 40.5% — 1,576 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1971 26–23 53.1% — 1,678 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1972 37–25 59.7% — 1,774 0 2
22 1968 53–15 77.9% — 1,811 0 6 1973 6–20 23.1% — 1,673 0 2
23 1969 74–17 81.3% — 2,020 0 14 1974 3–2 60.0% — 1,677 0 2
24 1970 29–12 70.7% — 1,959 0 15 — — — — — — —
25 1971 41–23 64.1% — 2,031 0 16 1976 1–1 50.0% — 1,682 0 2
26 1972 32–26 55.2% — 1,962 0 16 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,665 0 2
27 1973 68–31 68.7% — 2,074 0 19 — — — — — — —
28 1974 60–21 74.1% — 2,089 0 21 — — — — — — —
29 1975 24–14 63.2% — 1,995 0 21 — — — — — — —

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 Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 6 4 10 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 12 3 15 80.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
22 1968 8 3 11 72.7% 37 7 44 84.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1969 13 3 16 81.3% 32 4 36 88.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 16 6 22 72.7% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 — — — — 19 6 25 76.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 1976 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 10 4 14 71.4% 17 7 24 70.8% 24 6 30 80.0% 17 14 31 54.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 — — — — 24 10 34 70.6% 21 5 26 80.8% 15 6 21 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 4 3 7 57.1% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 46 19 65 70.8% 155 52 207 74.9% 85 33 118 72.0% 89 54 143 62.2% — 33 31 64 51.6% 29 40 69 42.0% 29 35 64 45.3% 9 9 18 50.0%

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 Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1460 95.8 — — — — -15 — — 27.3% -1.55 0–1 — — +0.11
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1528 115.7 — — — — +3 -45 +44 46.0% -0.36 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1577 119.6 — — — — +10 -102 +23 40.0% -0.74 4–2 (67%) — — -1.30
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1678 130.6 — — — — -21 -84 +10 52.7% +0.15 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +3.63
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1775 136.1 — — — — +141 -190 -45 57.0% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 +0.85
22 1968 1811 138.4 — — — — -128 +140 -203 73.8% +2.05 10–3 (77%) — — -1.49 1973 1673 116.8 — — — — +33 -98 +38 24.6% -2.40 3–2 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 102.2 -2.93
23 1969 2021 153.7 — — — — +84 +69 -264 74.9% +2.13 16–5 (76%) — — -8.73 1974 1677 110.0 — — — — — — — 54.5% +0.45 1–0 — — +0.41
24 1970 1960 152.1 — — — — — +143 -157 70.9% +1.83 3–5 (38%) — — -3.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 2032 159.2 — — — — +11 +32 -114 62.0% +1.18 10–8 (56%) 1–3 (25%) 97.7 -6.66 1976 1683 109.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 1–0 — +0.05
26 1972 1963 153.4 — — — — +119 +20 -75 55.3% +0.34 7–9 (44%) 4–0 (100%) 98.9 -9.20 1977 1666 100.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13
27 1973 2075 159.9 — — — — -31 -45 +40 66.5% +1.41 12–9 (57%) 2–8 (20%) 97.9 -10.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 2090 159.9 — — — — -2 -3 +79 69.7% +1.48 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 102.8 -5.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1995 149.5 — — — — +96 -22 — 59.0% +0.87 6–3 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 98.1 -3.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2134 158.8 — — — — +33 +56 -56 67.3% +1.47 75–48 (61%) 14–18 (44%) 100.6 -9.28 — 1791 128.6 — — — — +57 -115 +11 46.9% -0.33 24–23 (51%) 10–6 (63%) 103.8 +0.61

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.