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Laura Golarsa vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 0-5

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 5–0 lead over Laura Golarsa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 4–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1999 Australian Open round of 128 6-1 6-0.

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Laura Golarsa
ITA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 5
5 main-draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #68 6-1 6-0 Laura Golarsa #99 Match data Jan 20, 1999* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #17 6-2 4-6 6-2 Laura Golarsa #138 Match data Jan 15, 1997* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #11 6-2 6-0 Laura Golarsa #85 Match data Jul 29, 1994* R32 Stratton Mountain Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-1 6-1 Laura Golarsa #66 Match data Apr 28, 1990* QF Barcelona Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #20 4-6 6-2 6-0 Laura Golarsa #110 Match data Mar 17, 1988* R32 Key Biscayne Category 6 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Laura Golarsa #693 #39 436 1,761 127 180 41.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 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 Laura Golarsa Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1985 5–1 83.3% #166 1,563 0 1 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1986 5–5 50.0% #167 1,593 0 1 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1987 6–10 37.5% #121 1,574 0 1 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1988 11–14 44.0% #79 1,618 0 1 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1989 22–18 55.0% #58 1,707 0 1 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1990 14–16 46.7% #61 1,689 0 1 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1991 3–13 18.8% #213 1,546 0 1 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 1992 5–10 33.3% #125 1,522 0 1 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 1993 17–18 48.6% #69 1,637 0 1 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 1994 13–22 37.1% #112 1,582 0 1 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 1995 5–10 33.3% #149 1,551 0 1 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 1996 1–8 11.1% #145 1,468 0 1 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7
29 1997 7–9 43.8% #62 1,532 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 1998 10–16 38.5% #94 1,570 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 1999 3–10 23.1% #168 1,512 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Laura Golarsa Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1986 — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1988 3 4 7 42.9% 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 6 7 13 46.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1990 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1991 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1993 8 8 16 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1994 4 10 14 28.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1995 0 5 5 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 5 6 11 45.5% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 0 3 3 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 32 57 89 36.0% 38 66 104 36.5% 36 32 68 52.9% 16 25 41 39.0% — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Laura Golarsa Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1985 1564 114.0 — — — — — — — 78.6% +1.93 1–1 2–0 — +0.48 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1986 1593 115.4 — — — — — -11 — 47.6% -0.29 1–0 — — +0.49 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1987 1575 116.4 — — — — 0 -50 — 44.4% -0.45 2–4 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.08 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1988 1619 117.2 — — — — -50 -32 -19 41.1% -0.75 5–1 (83%) 1–4 (20%) 103.9 -0.38 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1989 1707 132.8 — — — — -45 -99 -6 54.0% +0.19 10–10 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 101.3 +0.90 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1990 1690 132.5 — — — — -82 -4 +52 46.8% -0.02 1–3 (25%) 2–6 (25%) 94.9 -1.45 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1991 1546 105.1 — — — — +2 +38 +164 27.8% -1.47 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.04 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 1992 1523 112.5 — — — — +36 +91 +101 37.1% -1.20 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.67 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 1993 1638 128.5 — — — — -13 -51 +65 46.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 2–6 (25%) 100.6 +1.03 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 1994 1582 122.3 — — — — -41 -57 +220 44.4% -0.69 3–10 (23%) 6–1 (86%) 97.8 +0.97 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
27 1995 1552 111.8 — — — — -75 -12 +209 39.4% -0.45 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 94.1 +0.07 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
28 1996 1468 102.9 — — — — +24 -5 — 15.0% -2.40 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.35 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21
29 1997 1532 103.8 — — — — -26 -77 +234 46.2% -0.51 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — +0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 1570 108.1 — — — — -36 -153 +178 40.0% -0.78 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1513 94.5 — — — — -8 -138 +218 22.2% -2.37 1–0 — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1762 124.1 — — — — -30 -44 +125 43.2% -0.54 39–51 (43%) 26–34 (43%) 97.6 +1.81 — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.