Linky Boshoff
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilana Kloss | 5 | 4 | 9 | Dec 5, 1977 | H2H |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | 4 | 3 | 7 | Oct 8, 1975 | H2H |
| Sue Barker | 1 | 5 | 6 | Mar 11, 1977 | H2H |
| Greer Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 | Dec 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Annette Van Zyl | 2 | 2 | 4 | Dec 18, 1977 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Iris Riedel Kuhn holds a 1–0 lead over Linky Boshoff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Iris Riedel Kuhn leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Iris Riedel Kuhn won the 1975 Hamburg Open quarterfinal 6-2 5-7 8-6.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Riedel Kuhn | 6-2 5-7 8-6 | Linky Boshoff | Match data | May 24, 1975* | QF | Hamburg Open | WTA 250 | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linky Boshoff | — | — | — | 1,879 | 121 | 95 | 56.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Iris Riedel Kuhn | — | — | — | 1,845 | 104 | 96 | 52.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 | Iris Riedel Kuhn | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 14 | 1971 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,511 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1972 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,548 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1973 | 28–14 | 66.7% | — | 1,731 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1974 | 17–11 | 60.7% | — | 1,749 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1975 | 41–28 | 59.4% | — | 1,850 | 0 | 5 | 1972 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1976 | 14–19 | 42.4% | — | 1,773 | 0 | 5 | 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,479 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1977 | 17–17 | 50.0% | — | 1,808 | 0 | 7 | 1974 | 2–4 | 33.3% | — | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 16–13 | 55.2% | — | 1,684 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 10–15 | 40.0% | — | 1,679 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 13–14 | 48.1% | — | 1,706 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 13–10 | 56.5% | — | 1,694 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 5–9 | 35.7% | — | 1,685 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 28–9 | 75.7% | — | 1,820 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 15–13 | 53.6% | — | 1,730 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1–6 | 14.3% | — | 1,627 | 0 | 7 |
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 | Iris Riedel Kuhn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 14 | 1971 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1972 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1973 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1974 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1975 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1977 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | 32 | 78.1% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 44 | 27 | 71 | 62.0% | 39 | 32 | 71 | 54.9% | 30 | 18 | 48 | 62.5% | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0% | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 81 | 62 | 143 | 56.6% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34.8% |
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 | Iris Riedel Kuhn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 14 | 1971 | 1511 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | +52 | — | — | 33.3% | -2.67 | — | — | — | -0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1972 | 1549 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | +51 | — | — | 43.8% | -0.50 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1973 | 1732 | 129.0 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -121 | -51 | 63.4% | +0.94 | 9–8 (53%) | 0–2 | — | +4.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1974 | 1749 | 130.5 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -168 | +80 | 60.6% | +0.83 | 4–6 (40%) | 1–1 | — | +1.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1975 | 1851 | 140.3 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -61 | +5 | 57.8% | +0.40 | 8–7 (53%) | 6–3 (67%) | 103.2 | +2.59 | 1972 | 1485 | 97.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.33 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.37 |
| 19 | 1976 | 1773 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | -21 | -2 | +88 | 47.4% | -0.33 | 3–9 (25%) | — | — | -3.65 | 1973 | 1479 | 104.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.12 |
| 20 | 1977 | 1809 | 139.3 | — | — | — | — | +39 | -112 | +66 | 50.7% | +0.05 | 3–6 (33%) | 0–1 | — | +0.75 | 1974 | 1491 | 113.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +14 | — | 45.5% | -0.64 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.12 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1685 | 137.0 | — | — | — | — | -42 | +13 | — | 53.7% | +0.22 | 7–6 (54%) | 5–3 (63%) | 104.4 | -0.17 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1680 | 125.4 | — | — | — | — | -69 | +22 | — | 41.4% | -0.64 | 4–4 (50%) | 1–0 | — | -0.74 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1706 | 135.3 | — | — | — | — | -154 | +71 | — | 48.4% | -0.23 | 4–4 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | 99.3 | -1.31 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1694 | 124.7 | — | — | — | — | -99 | -10 | -173 | 58.5% | +0.91 | 2–5 (29%) | 1–1 | — | +2.71 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1685 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | 41.9% | -1.35 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–0 | — | -1.31 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1820 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +136 | — | 72.7% | +1.95 | 5–4 (56%) | 1–3 (25%) | 99.3 | +1.28 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1730 | 122.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +227 | — | 51.7% | -0.26 | 4–2 (67%) | 3–0 (100%) | 103.5 | -0.12 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1627 | 97.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +128 | — | 29.4% | -1.12 | 0–3 (0%) | 0–2 | — | +0.33 |
| Career | — | 1879 | 138.9 | — | — | — | — | +2 | -69 | +21 | 55.8% | +0.33 | 28–37 (43%) | 7–7 (50%) | 95.4 | +3.04 | — | 1845 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | -86 | +85 | -173 | 52.5% | +0.14 | 28–32 (47%) | 14–11 (56%) | 99.6 | +0.53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilana Kloss | 5 | 4 | 9 | Dec 5, 1977 | H2H |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | 4 | 3 | 7 | Oct 8, 1975 | H2H |
| Sue Barker | 1 | 5 | 6 | Mar 11, 1977 | H2H |
| Greer Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 | Dec 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Annette Van Zyl | 2 | 2 | 4 | Dec 18, 1977 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katja Ebbinghaus | 5 | 2 | 7 | Jul 5, 1981 | H2H |
| Marie Pinterova | 3 | 2 | 5 | May 19, 1982 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruzici | 0 | 5 | 5 | May 8, 1981 | H2H |
| Jackie Fayter | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 3, 1978 | H2H |
| Cornelia Dries | 3 | 1 | 4 | Jul 8, 1982 | H2H |