H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Lesley Charles vs Cathy Drury H2H: 3-0

Lesley Charles holds a 3–0 lead over Cathy Drury in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Lesley Charles leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Lesley Charles won the 1980 Newcastle final 6-2 6-1.

GBR Age 74 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 0
3 main-draw meetings

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lesley Charles 6-2 6-1 Cathy Drury Match data Aug 3, 1980* F Newcastle WTA 250
Lesley Charles 6-2 3-6 6-0 Cathy Drury Match data Apr 23, 1977* SF Norwich WTA 250 Clay
Lesley Charles 6-4 6-0 Cathy Drury Match data Oct 8, 1976* R16 Bournemouth Indoors 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
Lesley Charles 1,796 198 139 58.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16
Cathy Drury 1,613 58 56 50.9% 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.

Age Lesley Charles Cathy Drury
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1975 1–1 50.0% 1,511 0 0
16 1976 1–4 20.0% 1,484 0 0
17 1970 2–5 28.6% 1,485 0 0 1977 4–8 33.3% 1,463 0 0
18 1971 7–7 50.0% 1,519 0 1 1978 4–3 57.1% 1,492 0 0
19 1972 17–16 51.5% 1,597 0 2 1979 10–8 55.6% 1,541 0 0
20 1973 17–21 44.7% 1,563 0 2 1980 12–13 48.0% 1,527 0 0
21 1974 28–18 60.9% 1,664 0 4 1981 13–9 59.1% 1,585 0 0
22 1975 27–19 58.7% 1,684 0 6 1982 11–7 61.1% 1,585 0 1
23 1976 22–12 64.7% 1,703 0 8 1983 2–3 40.0% 1,562 0 2
24 1977 23–16 59.0% 1,622 0 10
25 1978 3–4 42.9% 1,628 0 10
26 1979 8–6 57.1% 1,640 0 11
27 1980 23–7 76.7% 1,731 0 15
28 1981 21–8 72.4% 1,756 0 16

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 Lesley Charles Cathy Drury
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 %
15 1975 1 1 2 50.0%
16 1976 1 4 5 20.0%
17 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
18 1971 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 0 1 100.0%
19 1972 6 4 10 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 12 10 22 54.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 5 9 14 35.7%
21 1974 11 6 17 64.7% 16 11 27 59.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1975 3 2 5 60.0% 15 10 25 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 14 8 22 63.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1978 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1979 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 1980 5 0 5 100.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 1981 10 4 14 71.4%
Career 14 8 22 63.6% 64 44 108 59.3% 68 55 123 55.3% 14 17 31 45.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 19 31 38.7% 11 12 23 47.8% 1 4 5 20.0%

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 Lesley Charles Cathy Drury
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
15 1975 1511 99.9 40.0% -1.60 1–0 -0.08
16 1976 1485 93.4 +57 20.0% -2.10 +1.21
17 1970 1486 101.9 -9 23.1% -1.92 0–1 -0.24 1977 1464 101.9 +88 +24 39.3% -1.00 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +1.58
18 1971 1519 107.4 +51 +17 53.6% +0.11 1–3 (25%) +1.56 1978 1493 117.6 62.5% +1.69 0–2 +0.53
19 1972 1597 120.9 -141 +17 +16 50.6% +0.16 6–5 (55%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +3.31 1979 1542 105.4 +14 52.8% +0.36 3–1 (75%) 1–1 +2.75
20 1973 1564 110.6 -129 0 +50 43.9% -0.57 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 102.2 +1.62 1980 1527 112.5 -69 50.0% +0.12 0–2 1–1 +0.65
21 1974 1665 128.9 -25 +47 57.5% +0.82 9–5 (64%) 1–1 +3.18 1981 1585 111.7 +12 58.8% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 99.3 +1.16
22 1975 1685 136.7 -115 +10 +76 58.8% +0.90 4–6 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 +3.97 1982 1585 112.7 -128 63.9% +1.22 1–1 1–1 +2.19
23 1976 1704 121.5 -1 -11 +19 64.2% +0.94 5–8 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 98.5 +6.71 1983 1563 99.0 +40 45.5% -0.45 0–1 2–2 (50%) +1.17
24 1977 1622 121.1 +66 +69 +82 53.2% +0.39 12–4 (75%) 3–3 (50%) 105.2 +6.26
25 1978 1628 119.8 +105 46.7% -0.80 0–1 3–0 (100%) -0.12
26 1979 1640 116.9 +67 +65 55.2% +0.86 1–0 +2.04
27 1980 1731 122.3 +29 -59 -77 69.7% +1.65 6–2 (75%) 2–2 (50%) 103.0 +2.96
28 1981 1756 125.8 +2 65.7% +1.43 8–4 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 101.2 +1.75
Career 1797 127.9 -25 +14 +40 56.5% +0.60 56–43 (57%) 23–18 (56%) 105.3 +9.91 1613 111.6 +57 -30 +21 52.2% +0.23 9–16 (36%) 10–7 (59%) 97.2 +10.05

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.