H2H data updated: 2026-11-09 00:00 UTC

Kathy Jordan vs Melissa Gurney H2H: 1-1

Kathy Jordan and Melissa Gurney are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Melissa Gurney leads 1–0 on clay, while Kathy Jordan leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1986 Wimbledon round of 32 6-4 6-1.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Melissa Gurney
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan #15 6-4 6-1 Melissa Gurney Match data Jun 29, 1986* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Melissa Gurney #113 7-6 3-6 7-5 Kathy Jordan #13 Match data Apr 30, 1986* R32 Indianapolis 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 — #5 44 2,094 249 155 61.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Melissa Gurney — #17 33 1,884 63 61 50.8% 0 0 0 1 1 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 Kathy Jordan Melissa Gurney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1984 5–5 50.0% #84 1,561 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1985 9–12 42.9% — 1,629 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1986 31–16 66.0% #23 1,866 0 2
18 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0 1987 10–14 41.7% #92 1,660 0 2
19 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,895 0 1 1988 8–13 38.1% #97 1,580 0 2
20 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,003 0 1 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,561 0 2
21 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,923 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,886 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,010 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,024 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 1985 28–15 65.1% — 1,979 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2 — — — — — — —
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 Melissa Gurney
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
18 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1987 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1988 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 1989 — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 44 33 77 57.1% 7 10 17 41.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 12 20 40.0%

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 Melissa Gurney
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1562 123.2 — — — — +68 — — 50.0% +0.41 1–1 — — +0.65
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1629 129.6 — — — — +37 — -64 48.9% -0.04 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.14
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1867 150.1 — — — — +6 -270 -265 64.8% +1.29 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 101.5 +0.13
18 1978 1560 118.9 — — — — — — +41 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.06 1987 1661 107.0 — — — — +21 — — 43.4% -0.53 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 96.3 +2.65
19 1979 1895 156.2 — — — — +33 — -202 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.09 1988 1581 108.1 — — — — +23 -37 — 40.8% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 0–2 — +0.93
20 1980 2003 164.4 — — — — +39 -361 -262 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.85 1989 1562 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.16
21 1981 1923 148.5 — — — — +52 -259 -74 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.2 +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 1886 146.5 — — — — +57 -207 -61 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 2011 155.7 — — — — -21 -248 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 2025 159.8 — — — — -49 -277 +115 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 1980 155.5 — — — — +58 — +37 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1986 1911 153.4 — — — — +59 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 1893 137.3 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +35 — +143 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2095 160.7 — — — — +33 -276 -9 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -5.24 — 1884 133.4 — — — — +23 -137 -179 52.2% +0.24 10–20 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 91.7 +3.76

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.