H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Margaret Court vs Billie Jean King H2H: 12-10

Margaret Court holds a 12–10 lead over Billie Jean King in their WTA head-to-head. Across 22 main-draw meetings, they are tied 5–5 on grass, while Margaret Court leads 4–1 on carpet. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1973 Nashville final 6-3 4-6 6-2.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
12 – 10
22 main-draw meetings
Billie Jean King
USA Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-3 4-6 6-2 Billie Jean King Match data Aug 12, 1973* F Nashville WTA 250 Clay
Margaret Court 6-2 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Apr 17, 1973* F Quincy WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-2 4-6 6-4 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 14, 1973* F Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 6-7(0) 7-6(2) 6-3 Margaret Court Match data Feb 27, 1973* SF Indianapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 7-6(1) 6-3 Margaret Court Match data Oct 3, 1972* F Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Margaret Court 6-4 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Sep 25, 1972* F Albany WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-2 Margaret Court Match data Sep 18, 1972* F Charlotte WTA 250 Clay
Billie Jean King 6-4 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Sep 11, 1972* SF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Margaret Court 6-4 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Aug 28, 1972* F Newport WTA 250 Grass
Billie Jean King 6-2 7-5 Margaret Court Match data Jul 18, 1971* SF West Kirby WTA 250 Grass
Margaret Court 6-3 3-6 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data Jun 20, 1971* F Queen's Club Championships WTA 250 Grass
Margaret Court 14-12 11-9 Billie Jean King Match data Jul 6, 1970* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-4 2-6 6-2 Margaret Court Match data Apr 12, 1970* F Durban WTA 250 Hard
Margaret Court 6-4 1-6 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data Mar 28, 1970* F South African Open WTA 250 Hard
Billie Jean King 6-2 4-6 6-3 Margaret Court Match data Mar 22, 1970* F Sydney International WTA 500 Grass
Margaret Court 1-6 6-3 11-9 Billie Jean King Match data Feb 19, 1970* F Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-3 7-6(12) Billie Jean King Match data Feb 8, 1970* F Philadelphia WTA 250 Carpet
Billie Jean King 8-6 6-8 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Oct 14, 1969* SF Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Margaret Court 6-3 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data Jun 15, 1969* F Bristol WTA 250 Grass
Margaret Court 6-4 6-1 Billie Jean King Match data Feb 3, 1969* F Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-1 6-2 Margaret Court Match data Feb 2, 1968* F Australian Championships Grand Slam Grass
Billie Jean King 6-2 6-4 Margaret Court Match data Jan 8, 1968* F Perth WTA 250 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
Margaret Court — #6 — 2,520 613 64 90.5% 11 0 0 4 78 93
Billie Jean King #22 #2 — 2,437 684 160 81.0% 8 0 0 3 57 68

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 Margaret Court Billie Jean King
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 — — — — — — — 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,865 1 1
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,056 1 6
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,180 1 11
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,302 2 28
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,378 5 39
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,349 6 46
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,326 7 52
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1975 23–3 88.5% #4 2,391 8 54
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,336 8 54
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1977 46–6 88.5% #2 2,398 8 60
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 1978 28–12 70.0% #5 2,336 8 60
35 — — — — — — — 1979 36–13 73.5% #5 2,185 8 62
36 — — — — — — — 1980 39–15 72.2% #6 2,151 8 65
37 — — — — — — — 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,043 8 65
38 — — — — — — — 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,941 8 66
39 — — — — — — — 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,057 8 68

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 Margaret Court Billie Jean King
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 %
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 4 1 5 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 26 2 28 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1969 17 1 18 94.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 26 7 33 78.8% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1970 13 2 15 86.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 8 3 11 72.7%
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1971 16 3 19 84.2% 29 5 34 85.3% 28 5 33 84.8% 41 2 43 95.3%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1972 20 3 23 87.0% 32 6 38 84.2% 22 1 23 95.7% 15 5 20 75.0%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1973 14 3 17 82.4% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 1 13 92.3% 22 5 27 81.5%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1974 12 3 15 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 29 3 32 90.6%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1975 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 1977 20 0 20 100.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 12 1 13 92.3%
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1978 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 16 8 24 66.7%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 7 5 12 58.3%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 5 1 6 83.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 28 11 39 71.8%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 9 18 50.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 2 7 71.4%
Career — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 151 28 179 84.4% 120 37 157 76.4% 200 36 236 84.7% 213 59 272 78.3%

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 Margaret Court Billie Jean King
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
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1865 141.1 — — — — -83 -273 +141 87.2% +2.72 6–2 (75%) — — +1.76
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1969 2056 154.1 — — — — +176 -365 +42 75.5% +2.11 12–5 (71%) — — -3.94
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1970 2181 166.1 — — — — +139 -229 +41 75.0% +2.11 11–5 (69%) 0–1 — -9.32
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1971 2303 170.6 — — — — +240 -117 +9 84.6% +2.55 20–4 (83%) 16–4 (80%) 116.1 -6.69
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1972 2378 173.1 — — — — +144 -67 +84 82.1% +2.37 13–3 (81%) 8–7 (53%) 102.1 -8.73
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1973 2349 168.6 — — — — +152 -82 +159 82.7% +2.42 8–5 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 100.8 -4.79
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1974 2327 171.4 — — — — +153 -73 +194 81.8% +2.54 10–2 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 104.2 -3.91
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1975 2391 169.1 — — — — +33 — +109 85.7% +2.70 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -2.95
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1976 2337 113.7 — — — — +67 — — 50.0% -0.13 — 1–0 — -0.15
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 1977 2398 164.8 — — — — +140 -140 +131 76.9% +1.69 16–1 (94%) 5–0 (100%) 111.3 -3.92
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 1978 2337 167.5 — — — — +44 — +160 73.7% +1.86 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) 92.9 -4.22
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 2185 156.7 — — — — +75 — +139 71.4% +1.51 8–8 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 94.9 -3.21
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2152 165.5 — — — — +100 +122 +192 69.4% +1.09 9–6 (60%) 11–4 (73%) 100.7 -3.21
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2044 121.4 — — — — +105 — — 44.4% -0.67 — — — -0.51
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1941 150.4 — — — — -6 +196 +304 56.2% +0.42 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 98.0 -2.64
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 2057 155.9 — — — — -43 — +231 79.3% +1.93 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — -1.11
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 2437 170.4 — — — — +124 -123 +121 77.5% +2.03 131–58 (69%) 74–35 (68%) 111.2 -6.96

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.