Laura Rossouw
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jul 13, 1973 | H2H |
| Lesley Hunt | 4 | 3 | 7 | Sep 20, 1973 | H2H |
| Betty Stove | 0 | 7 | 7 | Aug 2, 1973 | H2H |
| Helen Gourlay | 4 | 1 | 5 | Oct 18, 1973 | H2H |
| Billie Jean King | 0 | 5 | 5 | Oct 6, 1973 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Patricia Walkden holds a 2–0 lead over Laura Rossouw in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Patricia Walkden leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Patricia Walkden won the 1972 Cape Town 2 semifinal 6-3 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Walkden | 6-3 6-1 | Laura Rossouw | Match data | Dec 23, 1972* | SF | Cape Town 2 | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Patricia Walkden | 6-1 7-5 | Laura Rossouw | Match data | Apr 19, 1969* | QF | Durban | WTA 250 | 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.
| 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 Rossouw | — | — | — | 1,786 | 119 | 128 | 48.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patricia Walkden | — | — | — | 1,951 | 222 | 105 | 67.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
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 Rossouw | Patricia Walkden | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | 1968 | 21–20 | 51.2% | — | 1,571 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 48–23 | 67.6% | — | 1,674 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1970 | 18–17 | 51.4% | — | 1,682 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 53–18 | 74.6% | — | 1,875 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 1971 | 29–21 | 58.0% | — | 1,747 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 49–24 | 67.1% | — | 1,892 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | 1972 | 19–21 | 47.5% | — | 1,697 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 9–3 | 75.0% | — | 1,885 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 1973 | 17–26 | 39.5% | — | 1,732 | 0 | 1 | 1972 | 34–17 | 66.7% | — | 1,898 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | 1974 | 3–5 | 37.5% | — | 1,690 | 0 | 1 | 1973 | 24–16 | 60.0% | — | 1,840 | 0 | 11 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 4–3 | 57.1% | — | 1,837 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,816 | 0 | 11 |
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 Rossouw | Patricia Walkden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 21 | 1968 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 23 | 1970 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 25 | 10 | 35 | 71.4% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1971 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1972 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1973 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1972 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 26 | 28 | 54 | 48.1% | 56 | 58 | 114 | 49.1% | 33 | 35 | 68 | 48.5% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | 76 | 28 | 104 | 73.1% | 87 | 44 | 131 | 66.4% | 49 | 27 | 76 | 64.5% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
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 Rossouw | Patricia Walkden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 21 | 1968 | 1571 | 117.3 | — | — | — | — | -20 | +24 | -49 | 50.0% | +0.22 | 4–4 (50%) | — | — | -1.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 1547 | 110.8 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -2 | -36 | 40.0% | -0.57 | 3–4 (43%) | — | — | -0.95 | 1968 | 1674 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | +68 | -11 | -18 | 62.0% | +0.96 | 14–6 (70%) | — | — | -1.38 |
| 23 | 1970 | 1682 | 127.3 | — | — | — | — | -124 | -39 | -56 | 47.6% | -0.21 | 9–5 (64%) | — | — | -1.78 | 1969 | 1875 | 139.3 | — | — | — | — | +107 | -8 | -32 | 68.6% | +1.37 | 13–5 (72%) | — | — | -3.15 |
| 24 | 1971 | 1747 | 133.0 | — | — | — | — | -202 | +50 | -66 | 53.6% | +0.33 | 10–6 (63%) | 3–1 (75%) | 108.8 | +1.97 | 1970 | 1892 | 145.3 | — | — | — | — | +83 | -56 | +71 | 63.9% | +1.11 | 11–7 (61%) | 2–3 (40%) | 101.2 | -7.36 |
| 25 | 1972 | 1697 | 127.1 | — | — | — | — | -79 | +35 | -44 | 45.9% | -0.20 | 4–3 (57%) | 1–1 | — | -0.60 | 1971 | 1886 | 117.2 | — | — | — | — | +48 | — | — | 70.4% | +1.81 | 2–1 (67%) | 1–1 | — | +1.34 |
| 26 | 1973 | 1732 | 135.0 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -33 | -75 | 38.2% | -1.07 | 11–5 (69%) | 6–5 (55%) | 109.2 | -5.17 | 1972 | 1898 | 144.6 | — | — | — | — | +73 | +6 | +14 | 61.9% | +0.97 | 11–5 (69%) | 1–4 (20%) | 100.9 | -2.25 |
| 27 | 1974 | 1690 | 119.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.2% | -0.59 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -1.06 | 1973 | 1840 | 140.7 | — | — | — | — | +61 | +62 | +53 | 57.1% | +0.58 | 7–6 (54%) | 0–1 | — | -1.36 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1837 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +77 | — | 50.0% | -0.28 | 3–1 (75%) | 0–1 | — | -0.88 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1817 | 96.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -1.75 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.39 |
| Career | — | 1786 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | -48 | +10 | -56 | 46.1% | -0.24 | 41–28 (59%) | 11–7 (61%) | 113.2 | -3.63 | — | 1951 | 140.8 | — | — | — | — | +75 | -1 | +15 | 63.2% | +1.02 | 61–31 (66%) | 5–10 (33%) | 103.8 | -4.58 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jul 13, 1973 | H2H |
| Lesley Hunt | 4 | 3 | 7 | Sep 20, 1973 | H2H |
| Betty Stove | 0 | 7 | 7 | Aug 2, 1973 | H2H |
| Helen Gourlay | 4 | 1 | 5 | Oct 18, 1973 | H2H |
| Billie Jean King | 0 | 5 | 5 | Oct 6, 1973 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Court | 0 | 12 | 12 | Sep 1, 1973 | H2H |
| Evonne Goolagong | 0 | 10 | 10 | Aug 11, 1973 | H2H |
| Kerry Reid | 4 | 4 | 8 | Jul 1, 1973 | H2H |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | 1 | 6 | 7 | Nov 27, 1975 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 5 | 2 | 7 | May 30, 1974 | H2H |