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

Liz Smylie vs Helen Kelesi H2H: 1-0

Liz Smylie holds a 1–0 lead over Helen Kelesi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Liz Smylie leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Liz Smylie won the 1985 Canadian Open round of 64 6-3 4-6 6-3.

AUS Age 63 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 0
1 main-draw meetings
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Liz Smylie #42 6-3 4-6 6-3 Helen Kelesi #72 Match data Aug 7, 1985* R64 Canadian Open Series Category 4 modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Liz Smylie #501 #20 29 1,823 161 189 46.0% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Helen Kelesi #755 #13 54 1,954 213 165 56.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Helen Kelesi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0
16 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1
17 1980 11–4 73.3% 1,630 0 1 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1
18 1981 2–10 16.7% 1,515 0 1 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,814 0 2
19 1982 15–8 65.2% 1,628 0 3 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2
20 1983 20–14 58.8% 1,754 0 4 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,784 0 2
21 1984 13–18 41.9% #36 1,765 0 4 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2
22 1985 16–19 45.7% #43 1,729 0 4 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2
23 1986 6–13 31.6% #114 1,668 0 4 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2
24 1987 20–14 58.8% #27 1,747 0 5 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2
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 Helen Kelesi
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 %
15 1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
17 1980 10 3 13 76.9% 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1981 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1983 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1985 5 8 13 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1986 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 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% 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9%

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 Helen Kelesi
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
15 1985 1642 120.5 +6 -36 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.84
16 1986 1745 135.4 -29 -31 -160 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.08
17 1980 1630 113.8 +68 63.6% +0.73 4–1 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 103.1 +1.27 1987 1785 144.2 -39 +12 -185 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78
18 1981 1516 99.0 +29 +16 +113 20.0% -1.68 0–3 (0%) 0–1 +0.93 1988 1815 148.0 -89 +155 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.81
19 1982 1628 117.1 +36 +61 59.3% +0.70 8–2 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 106.2 +1.87 1989 1872 151.1 -33 +146 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -2.05
20 1983 1754 135.8 -168 -34 +79 54.4% +0.25 8–5 (62%) 3–3 (50%) 104.5 +2.10 1990 1785 139.7 -66 +217 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69
21 1984 1765 122.9 -245 -129 +140 45.6% -0.50 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 98.5 -1.24 1991 1715 141.4 -34 +257 -139 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82
22 1985 1730 128.1 -158 +131 47.1% -0.38 7–8 (47%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.38 1992 1633 124.6 -3 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03
23 1986 1669 119.0 -124 -109 +185 38.5% -0.67 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 96.1 -0.61 1993 1756 136.5 -3 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21
24 1987 1747 133.3 -128 +164 57.7% +0.17 5–5 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 +0.13 1994 1647 125.5 +73 +113 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 -0.09
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 1955 146.3 -28 +126 -159 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -1.21

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.