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Kathy May vs Ilana Kloss H2H: 1-0

Kathy May holds a 1–0 lead over Ilana Kloss in their WTA head-to-head. They have met 1 times in main draws. Most recently, Kathy May won the 1975 Pensacola final 5-7 6-4 7-6.

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Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ilana Kloss
RSA Age 70 Left-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy May 5-7 6-4 7-6 Ilana Kloss Match data Mar 23, 1975* F Pensacola WTA 250 —

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 May — — — 1,909 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Ilana Kloss — — — 1,890 135 145 48.2% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 May Ilana Kloss
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 1971 5–4 55.6% — 1,561 0 1
16 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,536 0 0 1972 13–12 52.0% — 1,592 0 3
17 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1 1973 38–18 67.9% — 1,872 0 8
18 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4 1974 19–16 54.3% — 1,801 0 8
19 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5 1975 9–20 31.0% — 1,688 0 8
20 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6 1976 18–15 54.5% — 1,785 0 8
21 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,803 0 6 1977 4–13 23.5% — 1,668 0 8
22 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6 1978 14–11 56.0% — 1,741 0 8
23 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,830 0 6 1979 15–26 36.6% — 1,699 0 8
24 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,734 0 6 1980 0–8 0.0% — 1,605 0 8
25 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,715 0 6 — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,586 0 8
34 1990 1–1 50.0% — 1,707 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 May Ilana Kloss
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
17 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1973 15 6 21 71.4% 14 7 21 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — —
18 1974 7 0 7 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 1 9 10 10.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
20 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 1978 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1978 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 9 4 13 69.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1979 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 10 18 44.4%
24 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 1990 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 31 19 50 62.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 20 17 37 54.1% 21 22 43 48.8% — 47 47 94 50.0% 29 34 63 46.0% 35 32 67 52.2% 14 29 43 32.6%

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 May Ilana Kloss
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1491 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.01
15 1971 1497 102.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.25 1971 1562 111.3 — — — — +63 — — 57.9% +0.26 0–1 0–1 — +1.35
16 1972 1537 105.3 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.71 2–0 — — +1.22 1972 1593 123.4 — — — — +46 — -33 54.5% +0.64 1–4 (20%) 0–2 — +3.97
17 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52 1973 1872 144.6 — — — — -17 -132 -190 66.4% +1.36 7–9 (44%) 2–1 (67%) 101.0 +4.65
18 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.50 1974 1802 136.3 — — — — +25 -83 -116 52.2% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 97.5 -2.24
19 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -1.53 1975 1688 127.3 — — — — -12 -4 -4 36.4% -0.99 2–8 (20%) 3–5 (38%) 91.8 -1.35
20 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24 1976 1785 138.9 — — — — -89 -30 -55 50.6% +0.13 8–3 (73%) 3–2 (60%) 108.5 -2.55
21 1977 1803 147.9 — — — — +24 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.16 1977 1668 111.1 — — — — -42 +3 +35 28.2% -1.69 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -0.31
22 1978 1829 146.5 — — — — +44 -104 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.8 -1.15 1978 1741 124.4 — — — — -84 — +34 55.9% +0.24 4–5 (44%) 5–6 (45%) 100.4 +1.14
23 1979 1830 136.5 — — — — +68 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.51 1979 1700 127.2 — — — — -31 -53 +29 36.8% -1.15 10–5 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 110.6 -0.20
24 1980 1734 115.6 — — — — +44 — -30 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.27 1980 1605 102.3 — — — — -47 — — 5.9% -3.18 0–1 0–2 — -0.55
25 1981 1716 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1586 97.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.67 0–1 — — +0.16
34 1990 1708 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1910 142.0 — — — — +51 -105 -62 55.0% +0.31 31–28 (53%) 23–13 (64%) 107.6 +0.16 — 1890 136.2 — — — — -13 -69 -49 48.6% -0.10 35–44 (44%) 24–23 (51%) 101.2 +1.47

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.