H2H data updated: 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC

Kim Sands vs Joanne Russell H2H: 1-2

Joanne Russell holds a 2–1 lead over Kim Sands in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1984 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-2 7-5.

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Kim Sands
USA Age 70
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 6-2 7-5 Kim Sands Match data Jun 20, 1984* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Joanne Russell 6-2 6-4 Kim Sands Match data Oct 30, 1981* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Carpet
Kim Sands 6-3 7-5 Joanne Russell Match data Nov 13, 1980* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Carpet

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
Kim Sands — — — 1,714 53 123 30.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Kim Sands Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1978 4–4 50.0% — 1,511 0 0 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 1980 11–22 33.3% — 1,584 0 0 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 1981 9–21 30.0% — 1,561 0 0 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 1982 3–16 15.8% — 1,503 0 0 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 1983 12–13 48.0% — 1,623 0 0 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 1984 10–23 30.3% — 1,557 0 0 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 1985 3–8 27.3% — 1,546 0 0 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 1986 1–10 9.1% — 1,480 0 0 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 1987 0–3 0.0% — 1,456 0 0 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

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 Kim Sands 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1978 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 1983 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1984 7 9 16 43.8% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1986 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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 — 18 35 53 34.0% 9 30 39 23.1% 12 24 36 33.3% 14 33 47 29.8% — 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 Kim Sands 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 1976 1489 94.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.17 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 1978 1512 108.5 — — — — — — +52 57.1% +0.72 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — +1.69 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 1979 1490 96.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — +0.16 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 1980 1585 119.5 — — — — +8 -112 -47 32.5% -1.52 8–3 (73%) 1–3 (25%) 105.8 -0.99 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 1981 1561 111.8 — — — — -7 -101 +49 35.7% -1.06 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — +0.93 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 1982 1504 104.2 — — — — +6 -144 +77 23.3% -1.88 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.7 -0.89 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 1983 1623 121.3 — — — — -14 -159 -26 51.6% 0.00 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 +1.31 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 1984 1558 126.0 — — — — +50 -118 -7 31.9% -1.14 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 98.6 -1.96 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 1985 1547 110.1 — — — — +26 -109 — 33.3% -1.26 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.22 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 1986 1481 109.2 — — — — +11 — — 20.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 93.5 +0.09 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 1987 1457 103.6 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — -0.14 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
Career — 1715 119.3 — — — — +13 -124 +20 34.9% -1.08 23–37 (38%) 10–19 (34%) 92.3 +0.14 — 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.