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Kathy May vs Joanne Russell H2H: 0-1

Joanne Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Kathy May in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1975 Canadian Open round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 6-4 7-6 Kathy May Match data Aug 14, 1975* R32 Canadian Open 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 May — — — 1,909 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Joanne Russell — — — 1,938 205 200 50.6% 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 May Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,626 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,713 0 4 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,748 0 5 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,812 0 6 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,803 0 6 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,829 0 6 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,830 0 6 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,734 0 6 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,715 0 6 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,535 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,515 0 5
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 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 %
15 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 7 0 7 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1978 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1979 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1980 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%
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% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 70 76 146 47.9%

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 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
15 1971 1497 102.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1537 105.3 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.71 2–0 — — +1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1626 119.7 — — — — +97 — — 76.5% +2.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 1713 120.9 — — — — +112 — -31 70.8% +1.44 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 +4.50 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 1975 1749 141.0 — — — — — -194 -46 53.3% +0.27 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -1.53 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 1976 1812 121.0 — — — — -28 -89 — 48.4% -0.44 8–2 (80%) 5–0 (100%) 111.1 -1.24 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 1977 1803 147.9 — — — — +24 -55 -100 54.0% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 5–1 (83%) 97.8 -3.16 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 1978 1829 146.5 — — — — +44 -104 -94 58.5% +0.80 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 97.8 -1.15 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 1979 1830 136.5 — — — — +68 — -99 50.0% -0.12 6–2 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 104.8 +0.51 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 1980 1734 115.6 — — — — +44 — -30 39.3% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.27 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 1981 1716 106.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.05 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1614 112.1 — — — — +50 +14 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.10
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +63 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.27
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
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 — 1939 143.7 — — — — -12 -35 -120 48.9% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -4.55

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.