Lesley Turner
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Court | 1 | 6 | 7 | Dec 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 6 | 6 | Jun 30, 1978 | H2H |
| Lesley Hunt | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 21, 1978 | H2H |
| Karen Krantzcke | 2 | 3 | 5 | Jan 6, 1973 | H2H |
| Winnie Shaw | 2 | 3 | 5 | Jun 30, 1971 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Lesley Turner and Billie Jean King are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Lesley Turner leads 1–0 on clay, while Billie Jean King leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Lesley Turner won the 1969 Roland Garros quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Turner | 6-3 6-3 | Billie Jean King | Match data | Jun 7, 1969* | QF | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | Clay |
| Billie Jean King | 6-3 6-4 | Lesley Turner | Match data | Jul 5, 1968* | QF | 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.
| 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 Turner | — | — | — | 1,915 | 144 | 76 | 65.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Billie Jean King | #22 | #2 | — | 2,437 | 684 | 160 | 81.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 68 |
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 Turner | Billie Jean King | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 40–5 | 88.9% | — | 1,865 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 1968 | 48–22 | 68.6% | — | 1,725 | 0 | 4 | 1969 | 58–14 | 80.6% | — | 2,056 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | 1969 | 55–22 | 71.4% | — | 1,876 | 0 | 7 | 1970 | 47–11 | 81.0% | — | 2,180 | 1 | 11 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 114–15 | 88.4% | — | 2,302 | 2 | 28 |
| 28 | 1971 | 20–12 | 62.5% | — | 1,894 | 0 | 9 | 1972 | 89–15 | 85.6% | — | 2,378 | 5 | 39 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 56–12 | 82.4% | — | 2,349 | 6 | 46 |
| 30 | 1973 | 6–4 | 60.0% | — | 1,878 | 0 | 9 | 1974 | 54–8 | 87.1% | — | 2,326 | 7 | 52 |
| 31 | 1974 | 3–3 | 50.0% | — | 1,847 | 0 | 10 | 1975 | 23–3 | 88.5% | #4 | 2,391 | 8 | 54 |
| 32 | 1975 | 4–3 | 57.1% | — | 1,828 | 0 | 10 | 1976 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 2,336 | 8 | 54 |
| 33 | 1976 | 5–4 | 55.6% | — | 1,815 | 0 | 10 | 1977 | 46–6 | 88.5% | #2 | 2,398 | 8 | 60 |
| 34 | 1977 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,786 | 0 | 10 | 1978 | 28–12 | 70.0% | #5 | 2,336 | 8 | 60 |
| 35 | 1978 | 2–3 | 40.0% | — | 1,785 | 0 | 10 | 1979 | 36–13 | 73.5% | #5 | 2,185 | 8 | 62 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 39–15 | 72.2% | #6 | 2,151 | 8 | 65 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 4–5 | 44.4% | — | 2,043 | 8 | 65 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 26–19 | 57.8% | — | 1,941 | 8 | 66 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 22–5 | 81.5% | — | 2,057 | 8 | 68 |
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 Turner | Billie Jean King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 26 | 2 | 28 | 92.9% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 25 | 1968 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 29 | 11 | 40 | 72.5% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1969 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 94.4% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 26 | 1969 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 33 | 10 | 43 | 76.7% | 18 | 10 | 28 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7% | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 84.2% | 29 | 5 | 34 | 85.3% | 28 | 5 | 33 | 84.8% | 41 | 2 | 43 | 95.3% |
| 28 | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 87.0% | 32 | 6 | 38 | 84.2% | 22 | 1 | 23 | 95.7% | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 12 | 1 | 13 | 92.3% | 22 | 5 | 27 | 81.5% |
| 30 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 29 | 3 | 32 | 90.6% |
| 31 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 12 | 91.7% | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 32 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 100.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 12 | 1 | 13 | 92.3% |
| 34 | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% |
| 35 | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 85.0% | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 28 | 11 | 39 | 71.8% |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Career | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 71 | 27 | 98 | 72.4% | 61 | 41 | 102 | 59.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | 151 | 28 | 179 | 84.4% | 120 | 37 | 157 | 76.4% | 200 | 36 | 236 | 84.7% | 213 | 59 | 272 | 78.3% |
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 | Lesley Turner | Billie Jean King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1865 | 141.1 | — | — | — | — | -83 | -273 | +141 | 87.2% | +2.72 | 6–2 (75%) | — | — | +1.76 |
| 25 | 1968 | 1725 | 133.0 | — | — | — | — | -230 | +73 | -8 | 66.0% | +1.53 | 6–3 (67%) | — | — | +1.24 | 1969 | 2056 | 154.1 | — | — | — | — | +176 | -365 | +42 | 75.5% | +2.11 | 12–5 (71%) | — | — | -3.94 |
| 26 | 1969 | 1876 | 143.4 | — | — | — | — | -347 | +93 | -23 | 67.5% | +1.42 | 14–6 (70%) | — | — | -4.28 | 1970 | 2181 | 166.1 | — | — | — | — | +139 | -229 | +41 | 75.0% | +2.11 | 11–5 (69%) | 0–1 | — | -9.32 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 2303 | 170.6 | — | — | — | — | +240 | -117 | +9 | 84.6% | +2.55 | 20–4 (83%) | 16–4 (80%) | 116.1 | -6.69 |
| 28 | 1971 | 1894 | 141.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +19 | +17 | 62.9% | +1.13 | 4–4 (50%) | 0–2 | — | -0.90 | 1972 | 2378 | 173.1 | — | — | — | — | +144 | -67 | +84 | 82.1% | +2.37 | 13–3 (81%) | 8–7 (53%) | 102.1 | -8.73 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 2349 | 168.6 | — | — | — | — | +152 | -82 | +159 | 82.7% | +2.42 | 8–5 (62%) | 9–5 (64%) | 100.8 | -4.79 |
| 30 | 1973 | 1878 | 119.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -23 | 60.0% | +0.85 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.04 | 1974 | 2327 | 171.4 | — | — | — | — | +153 | -73 | +194 | 81.8% | +2.54 | 10–2 (83%) | 3–2 (60%) | 104.2 | -3.91 |
| 31 | 1974 | 1848 | 115.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -23 | 50.0% | -0.19 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.61 | 1975 | 2391 | 169.1 | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | +109 | 85.7% | +2.70 | 2–2 (50%) | 2–0 | — | -2.95 |
| 32 | 1975 | 1829 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -29 | 62.5% | +1.00 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.11 | 1976 | 2337 | 113.7 | — | — | — | — | +67 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.13 | — | 1–0 | — | -0.15 |
| 33 | 1976 | 1815 | 130.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +29 | 60.0% | +0.80 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | +0.18 | 1977 | 2398 | 164.8 | — | — | — | — | +140 | -140 | +131 | 76.9% | +1.69 | 16–1 (94%) | 5–0 (100%) | 111.3 | -3.92 |
| 34 | 1977 | 1786 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +3 | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.35 | 1978 | 2337 | 167.5 | — | — | — | — | +44 | — | +160 | 73.7% | +1.86 | 2–6 (25%) | 3–1 (75%) | 92.9 | -4.22 |
| 35 | 1978 | 1786 | 126.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +121 | — | 45.5% | -1.00 | 0–1 | — | — | -1.11 | 1979 | 2185 | 156.7 | — | — | — | — | +75 | — | +139 | 71.4% | +1.51 | 8–8 (50%) | 9–4 (69%) | 94.9 | -3.21 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 2152 | 165.5 | — | — | — | — | +100 | +122 | +192 | 69.4% | +1.09 | 9–6 (60%) | 11–4 (73%) | 100.7 | -3.21 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 2044 | 121.4 | — | — | — | — | +105 | — | — | 44.4% | -0.67 | — | — | — | -0.51 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1941 | 150.4 | — | — | — | — | -6 | +196 | +304 | 56.2% | +0.42 | 12–7 (63%) | 7–5 (58%) | 98.0 | -2.64 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 2057 | 155.9 | — | — | — | — | -43 | — | +231 | 79.3% | +1.93 | 2–2 (50%) | 0–2 | — | -1.11 |
| Career | — | 1916 | 142.5 | — | — | — | — | -282 | +77 | -8 | 63.8% | +1.20 | 26–21 (55%) | 2–6 (25%) | 99.2 | -2.74 | — | 2437 | 170.4 | — | — | — | — | +124 | -123 | +121 | 77.5% | +2.03 | 131–58 (69%) | 74–35 (68%) | 111.2 | -6.96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Court | 1 | 6 | 7 | Dec 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 6 | 6 | Jun 30, 1978 | H2H |
| Lesley Hunt | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 21, 1978 | H2H |
| Karen Krantzcke | 2 | 3 | 5 | Jan 6, 1973 | H2H |
| Winnie Shaw | 2 | 3 | 5 | Jun 30, 1971 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie Casals | 34 | 6 | 40 | Jun 26, 1983 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 21 | 8 | 29 | Mar 13, 1981 | H2H |
| Francoise Durr | 22 | 7 | 29 | Oct 27, 1977 | H2H |
| Kerry Reid | 20 | 8 | 28 | Jun 22, 1979 | H2H |
| Nancy Richey | 17 | 9 | 26 | Apr 1, 1977 | H2H |