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Kim Sands vs Mary Lou Piatek H2H: 1-2

Mary Lou Piatek holds a 2–1 lead over Kim Sands in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mary Lou Piatek leads 1–0 on carpet, while Kim Sands leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kim Sands won the 1986 Houston round of 32 6-1 6-3.

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Kim Sands
USA Age 70
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Mary Lou Piatek
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Sands 6-1 6-3 Mary Lou Piatek Match data May 8, 1986* R32 Houston WTA 250 Clay
Mary Lou Piatek 6-1 6-1 Kim Sands Match data Jan 22, 1984* F Denver WTA 250 Hard
Mary Lou Piatek 7-6 6-2 Kim Sands Match data Jan 28, 1982* R32 Chicago WTA 250 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
Mary Lou Piatek — — — 1,938 157 207 43.1% 0 0 0 0 2 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.

Kim Sands Mary Lou Piatek
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0 1978 0–1 0.0% — 1,499 0 0
1978 4–4 50.0% — 1,511 0 0 1979 3–5 37.5% — 1,547 0 0
1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1980 20–13 60.6% — 1,762 0 0
1980 11–22 33.3% — 1,584 0 0 1981 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 1
1981 9–21 30.0% — 1,561 0 0 1982 18–21 46.2% — 1,793 0 1
1982 3–16 15.8% — 1,503 0 0 1983 12–20 37.5% — 1,721 0 1
1983 12–13 48.0% — 1,623 0 0 1984 18–20 47.4% — 1,704 0 2
1984 10–23 30.3% — 1,557 0 0 1985 14–18 43.8% — 1,678 0 2
1985 3–8 27.3% — 1,546 0 0 1986 8–15 34.8% — 1,618 0 2
1986 1–10 9.1% — 1,480 0 0 1987 6–12 33.3% — 1,594 0 2
1987 0–3 0.0% — 1,456 0 0 1988 6–16 27.3% — 1,542 0 2
— — — — — — — 1989 7–15 31.8% — 1,592 0 2
— — — — — — — 1990 8–11 42.1% — 1,611 0 2
— — — — — — — 1991 5–8 38.5% — 1,629 0 2
— — — — — — — 1992 1–8 11.1% — 1,560 0 2
— — — — — — — 1993 1–2 33.3% — 1,554 0 2

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Kim Sands Mary Lou Piatek
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 %
1978 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
1980 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2%
1981 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 1981 15 5 20 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
1982 0 1 1 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1982 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 11 24 54.2%
1983 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
1984 7 9 16 43.8% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1984 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4%
1985 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 7 11 18 38.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
1986 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 4 9 13 30.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 7 9 16 43.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 6 6 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 18 35 53 34.0% 9 30 39 23.1% 12 24 36 33.3% 14 33 47 29.8% Career 75 85 160 46.9% 17 32 49 34.7% 12 29 41 29.3% 53 61 114 46.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Kim Sands Mary Lou Piatek
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
1976 1489 94.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.17 1978 1499 106.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.11
1978 1512 108.5 — — — — — — +52 57.1% +0.72 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — +1.69 1979 1547 118.3 — — — — +98 — — 42.1% -0.89 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.12
1979 1490 96.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — +0.16 1980 1763 137.4 — — — — +9 -186 — 57.7% +0.61 4–3 (57%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.65
1980 1585 119.5 — — — — +8 -112 -47 32.5% -1.52 8–3 (73%) 1–3 (25%) 105.8 -0.99 1981 1875 146.3 — — — — +65 -198 -301 56.7% +0.48 8–10 (44%) 6–5 (55%) 100.9 -2.75
1981 1561 111.8 — — — — -7 -101 +49 35.7% -1.06 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — +0.93 1982 1794 142.2 — — — — +59 -196 -212 47.1% -0.08 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 96.6 -0.89
1982 1504 104.2 — — — — +6 -144 +77 23.3% -1.88 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.7 -0.89 1983 1722 143.9 — — — — +55 -87 — 41.3% -0.43 4–7 (36%) 0–5 (0%) 91.3 -4.11
1983 1623 121.3 — — — — -14 -159 -26 51.6% 0.00 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 +1.31 1984 1704 128.6 — — — — -14 — -70 47.7% -0.47 5–5 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 100.9 -0.88
1984 1558 126.0 — — — — +50 -118 -7 31.9% -1.14 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) 98.6 -1.96 1985 1678 113.9 — — — — -28 -65 -67 43.1% -0.61 5–3 (63%) 1–3 (25%) 100.7 +1.98
1985 1547 110.1 — — — — +26 -109 — 33.3% -1.26 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.22 1986 1619 111.1 — — — — +10 — -25 38.5% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.5 +1.45
1986 1481 109.2 — — — — +11 — — 20.0% -1.60 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 93.5 +0.09 1987 1595 117.3 — — — — +33 — — 35.7% -0.78 3–3 (50%) 0–1 — +0.12
1987 1457 103.6 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — -0.14 1988 1543 116.2 — — — — +33 -44 — 30.8% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — -0.58
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1593 121.4 — — — — +35 -117 — 31.4% -1.65 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -2.73
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1612 125.3 — — — — +7 -86 — 43.9% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.44
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1630 119.5 — — — — +17 — — 41.4% -0.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.69
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1560 101.4 — — — — -16 — — 23.8% -2.00 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — -0.39
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1555 103.2 — — — — -21 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 1–0 — -0.16
Career 1715 119.3 — — — — +13 -124 +20 34.9% -1.08 23–37 (38%) 10–19 (34%) 92.3 +0.14 Career 1938 136.6 — — — — +26 -129 -156 44.3% -0.42 47–56 (46%) 21–34 (38%) 92.7 -2.59

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.