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

Linda Mottram vs Pam Shriver H2H: 0-1

Pam Shriver holds a 1–0 lead over Linda Mottram in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Pam Shriver leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pam Shriver won the 1978 Columbus quarterfinal 6-1 6-2.

GBR Age 69 Right-Handed
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 64 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pam Shriver 6-1 6-2 Linda Mottram Match data Jan 28, 1978* QF Columbus 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
Linda Mottram 1,865 95 49 66.0% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Pam Shriver #234 #3 163 2,304 626 278 69.2% 0 0 0 5 19 24

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 Linda Mottram Pam Shriver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1971 0–1 0.0% 1,490 0 0
15 1978 23–8 74.2% 1,838 0 1
16 1973 6–1 85.7% 1,596 0 1 1979 16–16 50.0% 1,813 0 1
17 1974 9–9 50.0% 1,613 0 1 1980 47–21 69.1% #9 2,054 0 2
18 1975 32–8 80.0% 1,785 0 4 1981 58–25 69.9% #7 2,137 0 4
19 1976 21–7 75.0% 1,810 0 8 1982 47–19 71.2% #6 2,098 0 5
20 1977 10–13 43.5% 1,760 0 9 1983 52–15 77.6% #4 2,162 0 8
21 1978 15–7 68.2% 1,741 0 11 1984 44–13 77.2% #4 2,060 0 10
22 1979 2–3 40.0% 1,691 0 11 1985 54–13 80.6% #4 2,118 0 14
23 1986 47–15 75.8% #6 2,196 0 16
24 1987 60–13 82.2% #4 2,255 0 20
25 1988 60–15 80.0% #5 2,197 0 24
26 1989 24–14 63.2% #18 1,960 0 24
27 1990 8–5 61.5% #66 1,915 0 24
28 1991 21–18 53.8% #37 1,823 0 24
29 1992 25–18 58.1% #30 1,857 0 24
30 1993 14–13 51.9% #38 1,819 0 24
31 1994 13–16 44.8% #63 1,699 0 24
32 1995 7–11 38.9% #110 1,649 0 24
33 1996 4–9 30.8% #189 1,611 0 24
34 1997 2–1 66.7% #234 1,635 0 24

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 Linda Mottram Pam Shriver
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 %
14 1971 0 1 1 0.0%
15 1978 6 1 7 85.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
16 1973 6 0 6 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 5 7 28.6%
17 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 22 7 29 75.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 9 7 16 56.3%
18 1975 22 3 25 88.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1981 15 5 20 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 18 15 33 54.5%
19 1976 8 2 10 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 1982 11 4 15 73.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 18 9 27 66.7%
20 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4%
21 1978 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 19 6 25 76.0%
22 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 1985 14 3 17 82.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 4 23 82.6% 19 4 23 82.6%
23 1986 14 5 19 73.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 23 9 32 71.9%
24 1987 13 3 16 81.3% 30 5 35 85.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
25 1988 20 8 28 71.4% 24 4 28 85.7% 16 3 19 84.2%
26 1989 12 7 19 63.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
27 1990 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
28 1991 11 11 22 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1992 11 9 20 55.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
30 1993 4 6 10 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
31 1994 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6%
32 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3%
33 1996 1 6 7 14.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1997 2 1 3 66.7%
Career 1 2 3 33.3% 46 13 59 78.0% 15 18 33 45.5% 18 12 30 60.0% 196 100 296 66.2% 18 12 30 60.0% 205 61 266 77.1% 204 104 308 66.2%

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 Linda Mottram Pam Shriver
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
14 1971 1490 100.0 0.0% -3.50 -0.14
15 1978 1839 153.8 +104 -258 69.2% +1.66 4–3 (57%) 7–3 (70%) 108.7 +0.06
16 1973 1596 118.9 +65 70.6% +1.00 3–0 (100%) 2–0 +0.67 1979 1813 147.5 +7 -37 57.1% +0.36 0–8 (0%) 4–2 (67%) 93.1 -0.83
17 1974 1613 111.5 -37 +57 -61 50.0% +0.02 3–3 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 101.1 +1.51 1980 2055 163.4 -49 -406 -67 68.7% +1.41 11–9 (55%) 8–7 (53%) 104.9 -7.03
18 1975 1785 138.0 +100 -101 75.3% +1.73 5–2 (71%) 4–0 (100%) 106.6 +4.85 1981 2138 166.4 -89 -332 -9 71.3% +1.67 4–10 (29%) 10–6 (63%) 96.8 -6.74
19 1976 1810 134.3 -30 +94 -120 71.0% +1.73 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 +5.47 1982 2099 161.9 -1 -284 +23 69.7% +1.63 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 102.0 -2.82
20 1977 1761 136.8 -13 +103 44.2% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–1 -1.50 1983 2163 167.8 +33 -321 +16 73.1% +1.83 11–6 (65%) 7–5 (58%) 101.0 -4.79
21 1978 1742 120.0 -10 -157 67.4% +1.23 2–1 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 101.7 +2.04 1984 2061 163.5 +77 +84 75.8% +1.98 4–8 (33%) 7–2 (78%) 94.6 -0.74
22 1979 1692 99.0 +130 36.4% -1.00 1–0 1–1 +0.96 1985 2119 161.1 +48 -302 +85 75.7% +1.82 10–4 (71%) 13–7 (65%) 101.9 +0.23
23 1986 2196 175.2 +23 +26 75.9% +2.04 2–7 (22%) 7–4 (64%) 95.5 -4.63
24 1987 2256 167.4 -1 +39 78.5% +2.08 8–4 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 102.7 -3.44
25 1988 2197 167.5 +37 +105 76.5% +1.85 11–5 (69%) 8–6 (57%) 98.7 -3.71
26 1989 1961 141.0 +38 +226 60.0% +0.72 8–6 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 92.2 +0.34
27 1990 1915 136.1 +25 58.6% +0.83 2–1 (67%) 1–1 +0.41
28 1991 1823 146.6 -5 +351 56.0% +0.62 1–5 (17%) 2–8 (20%) 88.5 -2.30
29 1992 1857 156.5 +5 +328 56.4% +0.71 5–3 (63%) 4–5 (44%) 101.5 -2.50
30 1993 1820 148.3 +6 +300 52.5% +0.05 4–7 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 95.2 -1.73
31 1994 1700 125.8 +6 +296 48.5% -0.04 5–7 (42%) 3–3 (50%) 95.7 +0.51
32 1995 1649 116.2 -2 +277 38.1% -0.64 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.26
33 1996 1611 115.9 -22 +337 39.3% -0.79 1–3 (25%) 1–1 -0.33
34 1997 1636 111.8 -20 57.1% +0.86 1–0 0–2 -0.20
Career 1866 134.7 -22 +96 -102 62.7% +0.92 21–13 (62%) 16–6 (73%) 111.0 +9.83 2304 166.5 +10 -331 +78 67.8% +1.37 103–105 (50%) 102–76 (57%) 97.2 -4.47

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.