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Kathy Jordan vs Joanne Russell H2H: 1-0

Kathy Jordan holds a 1–0 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kathy Jordan leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1980 Hilton Head round of 32 6-2 7-5.

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Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan 6-2 7-5 Joanne Russell Match data Apr 10, 1980* R32 Hilton Head WTA 250 Clay

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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,893 0 1 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,001 0 1 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,921 0 1 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
22 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,884 0 2 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
23 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,023 0 2 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
25 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,979 0 2 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
26 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
27 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
29 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,874 0 2 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,791 0 2 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5

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 Joanne Russell
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% — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 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% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
26 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Joanne Russell
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 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
19 1979 1894 155.9 — — — — +33 — -200 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.19 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
20 1980 2001 163.9 — — — — +36 -360 -260 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.58 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
21 1981 1921 148.1 — — — — +51 -258 -73 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.1 +1.06 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
22 1982 1884 146.3 — — — — +58 -205 -59 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.84 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
23 1983 2010 155.5 — — — — -21 -247 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.02 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
24 1984 2024 159.6 — — — — -49 -276 +117 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.73 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
25 1985 1979 155.4 — — — — +58 — +38 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.92 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
26 1986 1911 153.3 — — — — +58 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.31 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
27 1987 1892 137.2 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.65 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
29 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
30 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +34 — +142 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
Career — 2094 160.4 — — — — +32 -275 -8 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.03 — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.