H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 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 round of 32 6-3 7-6.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marcella Mesker 6-3 7-6 Joanne Russell Match data Oct 31, 1985* R32 Zurich WTA 250 Hard
Marcella Mesker #51 6-2 6-7 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Feb 24, 1984* R16 East Hanover WTA 250 Carpet
Marcella Mesker 6-4 2-6 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data May 13, 1982* R32 Lugano WTA 250 Clay
Joanne Russell 6-4 6-1 Marcella Mesker Match data Nov 14, 1980* R16 Amsterdam WTA 250 Carpet
Joanne Russell 6-4 6-4 Marcella Mesker Match data Sep 12, 1980* R16 Salt Lake City 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
Marcella Mesker #394 #31 22 1,791 103 134 43.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 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% — 1,579 0 1
20 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,499 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1980 6–13 31.6% — 1,493 0 0 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
22 1981 7–9 43.8% — 1,559 0 0 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
23 1982 14–14 50.0% — 1,682 0 0 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1983 16–19 45.7% — 1,708 0 0 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
25 1984 21–22 48.8% #37 1,740 0 0 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
26 1985 11–20 35.5% #38 1,659 0 0 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 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% — 1,799 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

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 Marcella Mesker Joanne Russell
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1980 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1981 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1984 1 7 8 12.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
26 1985 5 7 12 41.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1986 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1987 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 18 28 46 39.1% 28 35 63 44.4% 36 44 80 45.0% 20 25 45 44.4% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Marcella Mesker Joanne Russell
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
20 1979 1500 112.9 — — — — — — +53 35.5% -1.03 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +0.78 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
21 1980 1493 111.8 — — — — +46 — +51 36.6% -1.05 0–3 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 97.5 +0.88 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
22 1981 1559 120.4 — — — — +54 +11 -28 50.0% +0.22 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 100.7 +1.20 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
23 1982 1683 137.2 — — — — -141 -24 -8 51.6% +0.34 5–5 (50%) 2–7 (22%) 99.1 -1.02 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
24 1983 1708 136.1 — — — — -78 -2 -51 48.1% -0.10 2–5 (29%) 4–3 (57%) 98.5 -2.87 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
25 1984 1741 130.9 — — — — -105 +23 -30 46.7% -0.38 12–7 (63%) 9–5 (64%) 110.6 +0.43 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
26 1985 1660 121.1 — — — — -18 +5 +17 39.2% -0.95 5–7 (42%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -0.95 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
27 1986 1761 129.1 — — — — -42 -66 -55 58.7% +0.24 6–5 (55%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +0.73 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
28 1987 1623 99.7 — — — — +66 -58 +49 33.3% -1.08 0–4 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 92.6 +0.52 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
29 1988 1563 97.9 — — — — — -35 — 27.3% -1.27 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.52 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
Career — 1792 130.6 — — — — -42 -14 0 45.4% -0.37 32–44 (42%) 32–26 (55%) 102.2 +0.09 — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.