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

Laura Rossouw vs Stephanie Defina H2H: 0-1

Stephanie Defina holds a 1–0 lead over Laura Rossouw in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Stephanie Defina leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Stephanie Defina won the 1968 Wimbledon round of 64 6-3 6-4.

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Laura Rossouw
RSA Age 80
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Stephanie Defina
USA Age 80

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Stephanie Defina 6-3 6-4 Laura Rossouw Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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 Rossouw — — — 1,786 119 128 48.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Laura Rossouw Stephanie Defina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 21–20 51.2% — 1,571 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1969 12–18 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1968 33–22 60.0% — 1,678 0 1
23 1970 18–17 51.4% — 1,682 0 0 1969 25–9 73.5% — 1,760 0 5
24 1971 29–21 58.0% — 1,747 0 0 1970 33–17 66.0% — 1,788 0 7
25 1972 19–21 47.5% — 1,697 0 1 1971 1–9 10.0% — 1,706 0 7
26 1973 17–26 39.5% — 1,732 0 1 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,713 0 7
27 1974 3–5 37.5% — 1,690 0 1 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 Laura Rossouw 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 %
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 4 6 10 40.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1970 2 3 5 40.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0%
24 1971 2 3 5 40.0% 15 10 25 60.0% 12 8 20 60.0% — — — — 1970 4 3 7 57.1% 26 9 35 74.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 1971 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
26 1973 9 8 17 52.9% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 26 28 54 48.1% 56 58 114 49.1% 33 35 68 48.5% 1 4 5 20.0% — 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 Laura Rossouw 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
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 1678 117.2 — — — — -196 +95 -126 56.8% +0.45 13–9 (59%) — — -1.36
23 1970 1682 127.3 — — — — -124 -39 -56 47.6% -0.21 9–5 (64%) — — -1.78 1969 1761 138.3 — — — — -91 +61 — 71.6% +1.86 3–3 (50%) — — +0.05
24 1971 1747 133.0 — — — — -202 +50 -66 53.6% +0.33 10–6 (63%) 3–1 (75%) 108.8 +1.97 1970 1789 133.4 — — — — -88 +98 -231 62.9% +1.05 7–4 (64%) 1–0 — +0.80
25 1972 1697 127.1 — — — — -79 +35 -44 45.9% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 1–1 — -0.60 1971 1707 111.7 — — — — -58 — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.83
26 1973 1732 135.0 — — — — -16 -33 -75 38.2% -1.07 11–5 (69%) 6–5 (55%) 109.2 -5.17 1972 1714 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 1–0 — -0.95
27 1974 1690 119.0 — — — — — — — 41.2% -0.59 0–1 1–0 — -1.06 1973 1686 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.40
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1675 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
Career — 1786 130.3 — — — — -48 +10 -56 46.1% -0.24 41–28 (59%) 11–7 (61%) 113.2 -3.63 — 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.