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

Kathy Jordan vs Jill Hetherington H2H: 2-0

Kathy Jordan holds a 2–0 lead over Jill Hetherington in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kathy Jordan leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1990 Birmingham round of 64 4-6 6-4 6-3.

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Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Jill Hetherington
CAN Age 61 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan #282 4-6 6-4 6-3 Jill Hetherington #161 Match data Jun 13, 1990* R64 Birmingham Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Kathy Jordan #16 6-1 6-3 Jill Hetherington Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32 Canadian Open WTA 500 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
Kathy Jordan #520 #5 44 2,093 249 155 61.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Jill Hetherington #748 #64 12 1,645 31 58 34.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kathy Jordan Jill Hetherington
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0 1983 1–1 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,893 0 1 1984 2–2 50.0% #121 1,543 0 0
20 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,001 0 1 1985 0–2 0.0% #118 1,522 0 0
21 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,921 0 1 1986 1–1 50.0% #386 1,536 0 0
22 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,884 0 2 1987 2–4 33.3% #169 1,534 0 0
23 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2 1988 15–19 44.1% #81 1,573 0 1
24 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,023 0 2 1989 8–17 32.0% #122 1,532 0 1
25 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,979 0 2 1990 1–6 14.3% #247 1,482 0 1
26 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2 1991 0–1 0.0% #245 1,475 0 1
27 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2 1992 1–3 25.0% #277 1,458 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1993 0–2 0.0% #468 1,437 0 1
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 Kathy Jordan Jill Hetherington
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 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1984 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 1986 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 1988 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — —
24 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 1989 6 14 20 30.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 1990 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1991 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6% — 24 42 66 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 10 15 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 Kathy Jordan Jill Hetherington
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 1978 1561 118.9 — — — — — — +39 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.09 1983 1507 98.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.67 1–1 — — +0.39
19 1979 1894 155.9 — — — — +33 — -200 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.19 1984 1543 109.8 — — — — +46 — — 54.5% +0.64 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.28
20 1980 2001 163.9 — — — — +36 -360 -260 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.58 1985 1523 106.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.21
21 1981 1921 148.1 — — — — +51 -258 -73 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.1 +1.06 1986 1537 105.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — +0.01
22 1982 1884 146.3 — — — — +58 -205 -59 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.84 1987 1534 111.8 — — — — — +29 — 33.3% -0.17 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.14
23 1983 2010 155.5 — — — — -21 -247 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.02 1988 1573 119.5 — — — — +34 — -38 46.9% -0.23 5–8 (38%) 4–4 (50%) 98.9 +1.57
24 1984 2024 159.6 — — — — -49 -276 +117 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.73 1989 1532 113.9 — — — — -43 — +52 36.8% -0.89 2–5 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 97.3 +0.78
25 1985 1979 155.4 — — — — +58 — +38 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.92 1990 1482 97.6 — — — — -40 — — 25.0% -1.63 0–2 — — +0.39
26 1986 1911 153.3 — — — — +58 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.31 1991 1476 101.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 0–1 — -0.05
27 1987 1892 137.2 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.65 1992 1459 96.2 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 — — +0.64
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1438 95.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — 0.00
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 — 2094 160.4 — — — — +32 -275 -8 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.03 — 1645 115.3 — — — — -1 +29 -5 40.2% -0.64 11–22 (33%) 9–14 (39%) 91.7 +3.80

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.