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

Liz Smylie vs Vicki Nelson H2H: 2-0

Liz Smylie holds a 2–0 lead over Vicki Nelson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Liz Smylie leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Liz Smylie won the 1985 Hershey round of 16 7-5 6-3.

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Liz Smylie
AUS Age 63 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Vicki Nelson
USA Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Liz Smylie #40 7-5 6-3 Vicki Nelson Match data Mar 1, 1985* R16 Hershey WTA 250 Hard
Liz Smylie 7-6 6-3 Vicki Nelson Match data Nov 17, 1982* R64 Brisbane International WTA 500 Grass

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
Vicki Nelson #547 #60 8 1,677 87 136 39.0% 0 0 0 0 1 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.

Liz Smylie Vicki Nelson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1980 11–4 73.3% — 1,630 0 1 1980 7–4 63.6% — 1,544 0 0
1981 2–10 16.7% — 1,515 0 1 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,561 0 0
1982 15–8 65.2% — 1,628 0 3 1982 12–15 44.4% — 1,616 0 0
1983 20–14 58.8% — 1,754 0 4 1983 10–23 30.3% — 1,538 0 0
1984 13–18 41.9% #36 1,765 0 4 1984 14–19 42.4% #92 1,537 0 0
1985 16–19 45.7% #43 1,729 0 4 1985 17–22 43.6% #87 1,594 0 0
1986 6–13 31.6% #114 1,668 0 4 1986 14–22 38.9% #98 1,590 0 1
1987 20–14 58.8% #27 1,747 0 5 1987 10–21 32.3% #136 1,520 0 1
1988 4–12 25.0% #153 1,607 0 5 1988 0–5 0.0% #282 1,471 0 1
1989 21–22 48.8% #66 1,681 0 5 1989 0–1 0.0% #402 1,461 0 1
1990 15–16 48.4% #53 1,665 0 5 — — — — — — —
1991 9–16 36.0% #116 1,612 0 5 — — — — — — —
1992 0–1 0.0% #209 1,599 0 5 — — — — — — —
1993 7–15 31.8% #125 1,549 0 5 — — — — — — —
1994 2–7 22.2% #192 1,515 0 5 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Liz Smylie Vicki Nelson
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 %
1980 — — — — — — — — 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1981 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
1982 0 2 2 0.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1983 4 9 13 30.8% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
1983 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 0 5 5 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 9 11 20 45.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1985 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1986 1 9 10 10.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1986 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1987 4 9 13 30.8% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1987 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1988 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1988 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 14 14 28 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 11 9 20 55.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 1 8 9 11.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 29 58 87 33.3% 44 46 90 48.9% 1 14 15 6.7% 6 14 20 30.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Liz Smylie Vicki Nelson
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
1980 1630 113.8 — — — — — — +68 63.6% +0.73 4–1 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 103.1 +1.27 1980 1544 114.3 — — — — — — — 68.4% +1.68 0–1 1–0 — +0.64
1981 1516 99.0 — — — — +29 +16 +113 20.0% -1.68 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +0.93 1981 1561 103.8 — — — — +16 +33 — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 — +0.19
1982 1628 117.1 — — — — — +36 +61 59.3% +0.70 8–2 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 106.2 +1.87 1982 1616 115.3 — — — — -30 +10 -70 44.4% -0.22 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.60
1983 1754 135.8 — — — — -168 -34 +79 54.4% +0.25 8–5 (62%) 3–3 (50%) 104.5 +2.10 1983 1539 113.3 — — — — +13 +36 — 36.0% -0.92 2–7 (22%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 +0.43
1984 1765 122.9 — — — — -245 -129 +140 45.6% -0.50 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 98.5 -1.24 1984 1538 115.3 — — — — -23 +128 -55 45.8% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.9 +1.80
1985 1730 128.1 — — — — -158 — +131 47.1% -0.38 7–8 (47%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.38 1985 1594 130.2 — — — — -25 +60 — 45.9% -0.15 2–7 (22%) 5–5 (50%) 95.2 +1.52
1986 1669 119.0 — — — — -124 -109 +185 38.5% -0.67 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 96.1 -0.61 1986 1590 109.0 — — — — -114 +125 — 39.5% -0.83 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.2 +2.92
1987 1747 133.3 — — — — -128 — +164 57.7% +0.17 5–5 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 +0.13 1987 1520 111.9 — — — — -63 +118 — 35.3% -1.03 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.4 +0.24
1988 1607 97.5 — — — — -90 — +200 25.7% -1.91 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) 102.1 +1.27 1988 1472 100.3 — — — — -77 — — 9.1% -3.00 0–1 — — -0.24
1989 1682 124.8 — — — — -34 -171 +107 47.1% -0.16 10–6 (63%) 5–7 (42%) 101.1 +1.75 1989 1461 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.06
1990 1665 124.3 — — — — +4 — +123 47.1% -0.23 7–3 (70%) 2–5 (29%) 101.1 +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1613 115.0 — — — — -44 — +187 37.9% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 103.0 -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1600 99.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 1550 117.2 — — — — -36 — +259 37.0% -0.70 4–6 (40%) 0–2 — +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1678 118.7 — — — — -37 +85 -64 41.5% -0.57 17–32 (35%) 18–20 (47%) 92.1 +3.66

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.