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

Liz Smylie vs Annabel Croft H2H: 3-2

Liz Smylie holds a 3–2 lead over Annabel Croft in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Annabel Croft leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Liz Smylie won the 1987 Wimbledon round of 64 6-3 6-1.

AUS Age 63 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"
H2H
3 2
5 main-draw meetings

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Liz Smylie #24 6-3 6-1 Annabel Croft Match data Jun 26, 1987* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Liz Smylie #76 6-3 6-0 Annabel Croft Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64 Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Annabel Croft 6-1 6-1 Liz Smylie #47 Match data Dec 13, 1985* R16 Tokyo Pan Pacific WTA 250 Carpet
Annabel Croft 3-1 3-6 6-0 Liz Smylie #31 Match data May 9, 1985* R32 Australian Indoor WTA 250 Hard
Liz Smylie 6-4 6-2 Annabel Croft Match data May 9, 1982* F Solihull 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.

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
Liz Smylie #501 #20 29 1,823 161 189 46.0% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Annabel Croft 1,780 84 92 47.7% 0 0 0 1 0 1

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 Liz Smylie Annabel Croft
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
13 1980 0–1 0.0% 1,480 0 0
14 1981 9–5 64.3% 1,535 0 0
15 1982 14–9 60.9% 1,588 0 0
16 1983 6–7 46.2% 1,595 0 0
17 1980 11–4 73.3% 1,630 0 1 1984 11–14 44.0% 1,615 0 0
18 1981 2–10 16.7% 1,515 0 1 1985 23–20 53.5% 1,761 0 1
19 1982 15–8 65.2% 1,628 0 3 1986 10–19 34.5% 1,653 0 1
20 1983 20–14 58.8% 1,754 0 4 1987 8–14 36.4% 1,574 0 1
21 1984 13–18 41.9% #36 1,765 0 4 1988 3–3 50.0% 1,562 0 1
22 1985 16–19 45.7% #43 1,729 0 4
23 1986 6–13 31.6% #114 1,668 0 4
24 1987 20–14 58.8% #27 1,747 0 5
25 1988 4–12 25.0% #153 1,607 0 5
26 1989 21–22 48.8% #66 1,681 0 5
27 1990 15–16 48.4% #53 1,665 0 5
28 1991 9–16 36.0% #116 1,612 0 5
29 1992 0–1 0.0% #209 1,599 0 5
30 1993 7–15 31.8% #125 1,549 0 5
31 1994 2–7 22.2% #192 1,515 0 5

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 Liz Smylie Annabel Croft
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 %
13 1980 0 1 1 0.0%
14 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
15 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
16 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1980 10 3 13 76.9% 1984 6 4 10 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
18 1981 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
20 1983 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 1987 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1988 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1985 5 8 13 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1986 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1988 1 5 6 16.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1989 14 14 28 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1990 11 9 20 55.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 1991 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
29 1992 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1993 1 8 9 11.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
Career 51 80 131 38.9% 11 19 30 36.7% 84 60 144 58.3% 13 29 42 31.0% 32 29 61 52.5% 13 19 32 40.6% 15 27 42 35.7% 11 12 23 47.8%

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 Liz Smylie Annabel Croft
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
13 1980 1481 96.7 0.0% -3.00 0–1 +0.31
14 1981 1535 118.4 +47 57.7% +1.42 1–1 0–1 +0.81
15 1982 1589 120.1 +11 -34 62.5% +1.17 0–4 (0%) 1–1 +2.10
16 1983 1595 118.1 -29 +1 50.0% -0.07 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +0.87
17 1980 1630 113.8 +68 63.6% +0.73 4–1 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 103.1 +1.27 1984 1615 118.2 -3 -7 -8 46.4% -0.14 2–4 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 96.5 +0.33
18 1981 1516 99.0 +29 +16 +113 20.0% -1.68 0–3 (0%) 0–1 +0.93 1985 1762 133.2 +72 -225 -211 50.5% +0.20 9–4 (69%) 4–4 (50%) 105.5 +0.98
19 1982 1628 117.1 +36 +61 59.3% +0.70 8–2 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 106.2 +1.87 1986 1653 120.6 +70 -91 -160 38.2% -1.06 4–6 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 99.5 -0.89
20 1983 1754 135.8 -168 -34 +79 54.4% +0.25 8–5 (62%) 3–3 (50%) 104.5 +2.10 1987 1575 108.2 +47 -109 42.3% -0.60 2–6 (25%) 2–4 (33%) 92.2 +0.97
21 1984 1765 122.9 -245 -129 +140 45.6% -0.50 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 98.5 -1.24 1988 1562 97.6 +29 42.9% -0.50 2–0 2–2 (50%) +0.72
22 1985 1730 128.1 -158 +131 47.1% -0.38 7–8 (47%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.38
23 1986 1669 119.0 -124 -109 +185 38.5% -0.67 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 96.1 -0.61
24 1987 1747 133.3 -128 +164 57.7% +0.17 5–5 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 +0.13
25 1988 1607 97.5 -90 +200 25.7% -1.91 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) 102.1 +1.27
26 1989 1682 124.8 -34 -171 +107 47.1% -0.16 10–6 (63%) 5–7 (42%) 101.1 +1.75
27 1990 1665 124.3 +4 +123 47.1% -0.23 7–3 (70%) 2–5 (29%) 101.1 +0.59
28 1991 1613 115.0 -44 +187 37.9% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 103.0 -0.32
29 1992 1600 99.2 0.0% -4.00 +0.01
30 1993 1550 117.2 -36 +259 37.0% -0.70 4–6 (40%) 0–2 +0.46
31 1994 1515 99.5 -31 +232 31.6% -1.79 1–2 (33%) +0.11
Career 1824 127.3 -80 -43 +132 46.2% -0.37 67–54 (55%) 30–38 (44%) 100.0 +2.29 1780 125.1 +50 -68 -71 48.1% -0.03 21–28 (43%) 15–20 (43%) 92.1 +3.54

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.