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

Lori Mcneil vs Helen Kelesi H2H: 2-0

Lori Mcneil holds a 2–0 lead over Helen Kelesi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Lori Mcneil leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lori Mcneil won the 1988 Canadian Open round of 16 2-6 6-4 6-2.

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Lori Mcneil
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Helen Kelesi
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lori Mcneil #9 2-6 6-4 6-2 Helen Kelesi #20 Match data Aug 19, 1988* R16 Canadian Open Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lori Mcneil #11 6-3 6-4 Helen Kelesi #31 Match data Feb 27, 1988* QF Oklahoma 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
Lori Mcneil #867 #9 303 2,024 377 273 58.0% 0 0 0 1 10 11
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 Lori Mcneil Helen Kelesi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0
16 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1
17 1981 2–0 100.0% — 1,520 0 1 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1
18 1982 1–2 33.3% — 1,503 0 1 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,814 0 2
19 1983 6–5 54.5% — 1,568 0 1 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2
20 1984 7–11 38.9% #97 1,608 0 1 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,784 0 2
21 1985 13–23 36.1% #93 1,587 0 1 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2
22 1986 42–22 65.6% #14 1,884 0 3 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2
23 1987 54–24 69.2% #11 2,007 0 3 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2
24 1988 46–20 69.7% #13 1,901 0 5 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2
25 1989 24–22 52.2% #36 1,760 0 6 — — — — — — —
26 1990 17–20 45.9% #52 1,695 0 6 — — — — — — —
27 1991 39–21 65.0% #19 1,870 0 8 — — — — — — —
28 1992 37–20 64.9% #15 1,962 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1993 27–19 58.7% #25 1,898 0 10 — — — — — — —
30 1994 26–15 63.4% #17 1,871 0 11 — — — — — — —
31 1995 19–19 50.0% #34 1,804 0 11 — — — — — — —
32 1996 8–14 36.4% #83 1,727 0 11 — — — — — — —
33 1997 1–7 12.5% #301 1,656 0 11 — — — — — — —
34 1998 8–6 57.1% #91 1,718 0 11 — — — — — — —
35 1999 0–2 0.0% #869 1,670 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Lori Mcneil 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1982 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1983 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1984 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1985 5 7 12 41.7% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 8 6 14 57.1% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1987 19 6 25 76.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 19 8 27 70.4% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1988 22 10 32 68.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1989 10 8 18 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1990 8 11 19 42.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1991 24 10 34 70.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 13 9 22 59.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1994 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1998 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1999 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 160 110 270 59.3% 39 52 91 42.9% 99 49 148 66.9% 77 60 137 56.2% — 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 Lori Mcneil 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 1980 1485 95.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17 1986 1745 135.4 — — — — -29 -31 -160 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.08
17 1981 1521 104.9 — — — — — — — 100.0% +4.50 — — — +0.24 1987 1785 144.2 — — — — -39 +12 -185 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78
18 1982 1503 100.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 0–1 — +0.35 1988 1815 148.0 — — — — -89 +155 — 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.81
19 1983 1569 107.1 — — — — +44 — — 53.8% +0.19 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.06 1989 1872 151.1 — — — — -33 +146 — 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -2.05
20 1984 1608 115.2 — — — — +12 -54 +10 38.1% -0.81 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +0.27 1990 1785 139.7 — — — — -66 +217 — 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69
21 1985 1587 118.3 — — — — +22 -103 +5 39.2% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 3–5 (38%) 96.4 -0.20 1991 1715 141.4 — — — — -34 +257 -139 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82
22 1986 1884 144.9 — — — — -9 -341 -107 60.5% +0.68 16–10 (62%) 12–9 (57%) 109.2 +1.49 1992 1633 124.6 — — — — -3 — — 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03
23 1987 2007 158.4 — — — — +54 -355 -205 63.8% +0.91 16–9 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 109.8 -0.78 1993 1756 136.5 — — — — -3 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21
24 1988 1901 142.6 — — — — +37 -185 +39 62.9% +0.76 19–10 (66%) 8–5 (62%) 105.0 +2.06 1994 1647 125.5 — — — — +73 +113 — 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.09
25 1989 1760 134.7 — — — — +60 -78 +79 52.0% +0.07 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) 96.3 -0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1990 1695 134.9 — — — — +14 -74 +200 48.2% -0.08 4–9 (31%) 5–6 (45%) 90.4 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1991 1870 151.0 — — — — +12 -241 +42 60.4% +0.77 13–6 (68%) 9–10 (47%) 104.2 -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 1962 156.8 — — — — -4 -303 +76 63.6% +0.94 8–10 (44%) 10–9 (53%) 96.7 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1993 1899 147.7 — — — — -6 -291 +192 58.1% +0.61 6–7 (46%) 3–9 (25%) 95.3 -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1994 1871 145.9 — — — — -58 -207 +244 61.1% +0.69 7–8 (47%) 7–5 (58%) 98.9 -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1995 1805 142.2 — — — — -13 -206 +304 53.8% +0.38 5–12 (29%) 4–8 (33%) 91.4 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 1727 130.2 — — — — -12 — +384 36.5% -0.65 5–3 (63%) 2–7 (22%) 96.5 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1656 120.2 — — — — +31 — — 22.2% -1.61 0–2 0–1 — -1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1998 1719 129.4 — — — — +1 -154 +315 51.4% +0.09 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1999 1671 99.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -0.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2025 149.2 — — — — +14 -212 +86 56.0% +0.41 117–106 (52%) 81–87 (48%) 98.3 -0.11 — 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.