H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Marcella Mesker vs Joanne Russell H2H: 3-2

Marcella Mesker holds a 3–2 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Marcella Mesker won the 1985 Zurich third round 6-3 7-6.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Marcella Mesker
NED Age 67
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Joanne Russell
Age 71

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 31, 1985* Zurich WTA 250 R32 Hard Marcella Mesker #38 6-3 7-6 Joanne Russell Match data
Feb 24, 1984* East Hanover WTA 250 R16 Carpet Marcella Mesker #51 6-2 6-7 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
May 13, 1982* Lugano WTA 250 R32 Clay Marcella Mesker 6-4 2-6 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
Nov 14, 1980* Amsterdam WTA 250 R16 Carpet Joanne Russell 6-4 6-1 Marcella Mesker Match data
Sep 12, 1980* Salt Lake City WTA 250 R16 Hard Joanne Russell 6-4 6-4 Marcella Mesker Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Marcella Mesker #394 #31 22 1,791 103 134 43.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Joanne Russell — — — 1,935 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Marcella Mesker Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,582 0 1
20 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,509 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,693 0 2
21 1980 6–13 31.6% — 1,498 0 0 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,837 0 2
22 1981 7–9 43.8% — 1,553 0 0 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,884 0 2
23 1982 14–14 50.0% — 1,680 0 0 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1983 16–19 45.7% — 1,707 0 0 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,776 0 3
25 1984 21–22 48.8% #37 1,740 0 0 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,872 0 3
26 1985 11–20 35.5% #38 1,658 0 0 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,809 0 3
27 1986 16–11 59.3% #31 1,760 0 1 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1987 5–12 29.4% #148 1,623 0 1 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,797 0 3
29 1988 1–4 20.0% #369 1,562 0 1 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 — — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5