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

Kathleen Harter vs Helen Gourlay H2H: 1-2

Helen Gourlay holds a 2–1 lead over Kathleen Harter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Helen Gourlay leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Kathleen Harter leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Helen Gourlay won the 1971 Pacific Southwest Championships round of 32 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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Kathleen Harter
USA Age 79
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Gourlay 4-6 6-3 6-2 Kathleen Harter Match data Sep 23, 1971* R32 Pacific Southwest Championships WTA 500 Hard
Helen Gourlay 6-7 6-4 6-1 Kathleen Harter Match data Sep 25, 1970* R16 Pacific Southwest Championships WTA 500 Hard
Kathleen Harter 6-3 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data Aug 23, 1968* R16 Chestnut Hill 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
Kathleen Harter — — — 1,746 106 103 50.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Kathleen Harter Helen Gourlay
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 40–22 64.5% — 1,690 0 0 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3
22 1969 1–1 50.0% — 1,685 0 0 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5
23 1970 23–20 53.5% — 1,678 0 0 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7
24 1971 9–2 81.8% — 1,732 0 2 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7
25 — — — — — — — 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7
26 — — — — — — — 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7
27 1974 4–5 44.4% — 1,729 0 2 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7
28 1975 6–8 42.9% — 1,664 0 2 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7
29 1976 9–16 36.0% — 1,615 0 2 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7
30 1977 12–20 37.5% — 1,644 0 2 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7
31 1978 2–9 18.2% — 1,591 0 2 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7
33 — — — — — — — 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7

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 Kathleen Harter Helen Gourlay
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 %
21 1968 12 5 17 70.6% 11 6 17 64.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1968 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — —
22 1969 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 1970 6 4 10 60.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — —
24 1971 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3%
28 1975 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5%
29 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 1977 2 4 6 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
Career — 25 20 45 55.6% 25 31 56 44.6% 46 35 81 56.8% 6 12 18 33.3% — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3%

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 Kathleen Harter Helen Gourlay
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
21 1968 1691 124.1 — — — — +5 -60 +10 63.4% +1.09 6–5 (55%) — — 0.00 1968 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47
22 1969 1686 102.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 — — +0.23 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37
23 1970 1678 122.9 — — — — +41 -69 +30 53.1% +0.10 5–7 (42%) 2–0 — +0.91 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63
24 1971 1732 126.5 — — — — — — +71 79.2% +2.54 1–1 — — +2.89 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97
27 1974 1729 112.1 — — — — -17 — — 42.1% -1.16 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.51 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00
28 1975 1665 112.0 — — — — — — +97 44.1% -0.82 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.39 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67
29 1976 1615 122.9 — — — — +60 -57 +152 41.7% -0.45 3–7 (30%) 4–5 (44%) 95.7 +0.03 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42
30 1977 1644 127.2 — — — — +49 -96 +72 37.5% -0.88 5–3 (63%) 2–4 (33%) 101.5 +0.34 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97
31 1978 1592 110.8 — — — — +42 — +109 24.0% -1.40 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 95.6 -0.07 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81
Career — 1746 127.1 — — — — +25 -67 +57 50.6% +0.08 26–30 (46%) 11–15 (42%) 95.9 +2.03 — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03

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.