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

Linky Boshoff vs Ilana Kloss H2H: 5-4

Linky Boshoff holds a 5–4 lead over Ilana Kloss in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Linky Boshoff leads 5–3 on hard courts, while Ilana Kloss leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Linky Boshoff won the 1977 South African Open round of 16 6-1 6-0.

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Linky Boshoff
RSA Age 69
H2H
5 – 4
9 main-draw meetings
Ilana Kloss
RSA Age 70 Left-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Linky Boshoff 6-1 6-0 Ilana Kloss Match data Dec 5, 1977* R16 South African Open WTA 250 Hard
Ilana Kloss UNK Linky Boshoff Match data Dec 20, 1975* SF Port Elizabeth 2 WTA 250 Hard
Linky Boshoff 7-5 6-1 Ilana Kloss Match data Jan 7, 1974* F East London 1 WTA 250 Hard
Ilana Kloss 6-4 3-6 7-5 Linky Boshoff Match data Dec 30, 1973* F Port Elizabeth 2 WTA 250 Hard
Ilana Kloss 6-2 7-5 Linky Boshoff Match data Dec 14, 1973* F Bloemfontein WTA 250 Hard
Ilana Kloss 3-6 6-4 6-3 Linky Boshoff Match data May 26, 1973* SF Chingford WTA 250 Clay
Linky Boshoff 7-5 2-6 6-1 Ilana Kloss Match data Jan 6, 1973* SF East London WTA 250 Hard
Linky Boshoff 6-1 6-1 Ilana Kloss Match data Jan 1, 1973* F Port Elizabeth 1 WTA 250 Hard
Linky Boshoff 6-1 6-1 Ilana Kloss Match data Dec 31, 1972* F Port Elizabeth 2 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.

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
Linky Boshoff — — — 1,879 121 95 56.0% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Ilana Kloss — — — 1,890 135 144 48.4% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,511 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
15 1972 3–4 42.9% — 1,548 0 1 1971 5–4 55.6% — 1,561 0 1
16 1973 28–14 66.7% — 1,731 0 2 1972 13–12 52.0% — 1,592 0 3
17 1974 17–11 60.7% — 1,749 0 3 1973 38–18 67.9% — 1,872 0 8
18 1975 41–28 59.4% — 1,850 0 5 1974 19–16 54.3% — 1,801 0 8
19 1976 14–19 42.4% — 1,773 0 5 1975 9–20 31.0% — 1,688 0 8
20 1977 17–17 50.0% — 1,808 0 7 1976 18–15 54.5% — 1,784 0 8
21 — — — — — — — 1977 4–13 23.5% — 1,667 0 8
22 — — — — — — — 1978 14–11 56.0% — 1,740 0 8
23 — — — — — — — 1979 15–26 36.6% — 1,698 0 8
24 — — — — — — — 1980 0–7 0.0% — 1,618 0 8
26 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,599 0 8

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 Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
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 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1972 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1973 11 5 16 68.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1972 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
17 1974 6 3 9 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 1973 15 6 21 71.4% 14 7 21 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — —
18 1975 14 9 23 60.9% 18 11 29 62.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 5 5 0.0% 1975 1 9 10 10.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
20 1977 7 2 9 77.8% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 9 4 13 69.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 10 18 44.4%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 44 27 71 62.0% 39 32 71 54.9% 30 18 48 62.5% 8 17 25 32.0% — 47 47 94 50.0% 29 34 63 46.0% 35 32 67 52.2% 14 28 42 33.3%

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 Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss
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 1511 100.3 — — — — +52 — — 33.3% -2.67 — — — -0.35 1970 1491 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.01
15 1972 1549 105.5 — — — — +51 — — 43.8% -0.50 1–1 — — +0.85 1971 1562 111.3 — — — — +63 — — 57.9% +0.26 0–1 0–1 — +1.35
16 1973 1732 129.0 — — — — -19 -121 -51 63.4% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 0–2 — +4.64 1972 1593 123.4 — — — — +46 — -33 54.5% +0.64 1–4 (20%) 0–2 — +3.97
17 1974 1749 130.5 — — — — -14 -168 +80 60.6% +0.83 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74 1973 1872 144.6 — — — — -17 -132 -190 66.4% +1.36 7–9 (44%) 2–1 (67%) 101.0 +4.89
18 1975 1851 140.3 — — — — -16 -61 +5 57.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 6–3 (67%) 103.2 +2.59 1974 1802 136.3 — — — — +25 -83 -116 52.2% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 97.5 -2.52
19 1976 1773 136.1 — — — — -21 -2 +88 47.4% -0.33 3–9 (25%) — — -3.65 1975 1688 127.3 — — — — -12 -4 -4 36.4% -0.99 2–8 (20%) 3–5 (38%) 91.8 -1.41
20 1977 1809 139.3 — — — — +39 -112 +66 50.7% +0.05 3–6 (33%) 0–1 — +0.75 1976 1784 138.9 — — — — -88 -29 -55 50.6% +0.13 8–3 (73%) 3–2 (60%) 108.4 -3.02
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1668 111.1 — — — — -42 +4 +35 28.2% -1.69 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -0.17
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1740 124.2 — — — — -82 — +35 55.9% +0.24 4–5 (44%) 5–6 (45%) 100.3 +1.24
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1698 126.9 — — — — -30 -52 +32 36.8% -1.15 10–5 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 110.6 -0.20
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1619 104.5 — — — — -41 — — 6.7% -3.20 0–1 0–2 — -0.75
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1599 97.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.67 0–1 — — +0.16
Career — 1879 138.9 — — — — +2 -69 +21 55.8% +0.33 28–37 (43%) 7–7 (50%) 95.4 +3.04 — 1890 136.4 — — — — -12 -68 -48 48.8% -0.09 35–44 (44%) 24–23 (51%) 101.1 +1.28

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.