H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Kristy Pigeon vs Stephanie Defina H2H: 1-0

Kristy Pigeon holds a 1–0 lead over Stephanie Defina in their WTA head-to-head. They have met 1 times in main draws. Most recently, Kristy Pigeon won the 1970 Kansas City quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Kristy Pigeon
USA Age 76
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Stephanie Defina
USA Age 80

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristy Pigeon 6-3 6-4 Stephanie Defina Match data May 2, 1970* QF Kansas City 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
Kristy Pigeon — — — 1,821 112 95 54.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Stephanie Defina — — — 1,818 93 62 60.0% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Kristy Pigeon Stephanie Defina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 42–15 73.7% — 1,770 0 3 — — — — — — —
18 1969 28–22 56.0% — 1,706 0 3 — — — — — — —
19 1970 17–15 53.1% — 1,711 0 4 — — — — — — —
20 1971 15–26 36.6% — 1,706 0 4 — — — — — — —
21 1972 5–6 45.5% — 1,736 0 4 — — — — — — —
22 1973 1–2 33.3% — 1,709 0 4 1968 33–22 60.0% — 1,678 0 1
23 1974 4–9 30.8% — 1,701 0 4 1969 25–9 73.5% — 1,760 0 5
24 — — — — — — — 1970 33–17 66.0% — 1,788 0 7
25 — — — — — — — 1971 1–9 10.0% — 1,706 0 7
26 — — — — — — — 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,713 0 7
27 — — — — — — — 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,685 0 7
28 — — — — — — — 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,674 0 7

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 Kristy Pigeon Stephanie Defina
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 %
17 1968 8 5 13 61.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 8 38 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1 3 4 25.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1968 4 6 10 40.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1974 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 3 7 57.1% 26 9 35 74.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 20 22 42 47.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 66 36 102 64.7% 7 17 24 29.2% — 10 12 22 45.5% 63 24 87 72.4% 8 11 19 42.1% 11 13 24 45.8%

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 Kristy Pigeon Stephanie Defina
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
17 1968 1771 129.5 — — — — -150 -218 +112 71.3% +1.68 5–5 (50%) — — +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 1706 121.3 — — — — -124 -125 +112 51.9% +0.09 8–6 (57%) — — -2.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1711 134.9 — — — — -120 -122 +94 56.9% +0.54 3–7 (30%) 1–3 (25%) 93.5 -1.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1971 1706 135.1 — — — — -159 -187 +150 41.9% -0.66 4–9 (31%) 1–1 — -2.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1737 131.4 — — — — -142 — +80 47.8% 0.00 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -2.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1709 102.1 — — — — — — +63 33.3% -1.00 — — — +0.02 1968 1678 117.2 — — — — -196 +95 -126 56.8% +0.45 13–9 (59%) — — -1.36
23 1974 1702 120.7 — — — — -118 — — 35.7% -1.86 0–2 2–0 — -2.16 1969 1761 138.3 — — — — -91 +61 — 71.6% +1.86 3–3 (50%) — — +0.05
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1789 133.4 — — — — -88 +98 -231 62.9% +1.05 7–4 (64%) 1–0 — +0.80
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1707 111.7 — — — — -58 — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.83
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1714 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 1–0 — -0.95
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1686 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.40
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1675 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
Career — 1822 133.8 — — — — -138 -148 +113 54.4% +0.30 20–32 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 93.9 -5.20 — 1819 129.6 — — — — -120 +87 -145 57.7% +0.65 23–16 (59%) 2–1 (67%) 104.5 -1.80

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.