H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Margaret Court vs Carol Sherriff H2H: 1-0

Margaret Court holds a 1–0 lead over Carol Sherriff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Margaret Court leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1968 Kampala semifinal 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Carol Sherriff
AUS Age 79 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 3-6 6-3 6-2 Carol Sherriff Match data Mar 26, 1968* SF Kampala WTA 250 Clay

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
Carol Sherriff — — — 1,525 25 47 34.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Carol Sherriff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 13–21 38.2% — 1,485 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1969 11–18 37.9% — 1,510 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 1971 0–2 0.0% — 1,488 0 0
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,473 0 0
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 — — — — — — —
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1975 0–1 0.0% — 1,473 0 0
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,455 0 0
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,450 0 0
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 — — — — — — —
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 — — — — — — —
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 — — — — — — —
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 — — — — — — —

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 Carol Sherriff
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 %
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 12 18 30 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1 3 4 25.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1975 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1977 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 1 3 4 25.0% 22 31 53 41.5% 2 13 15 13.3% — — — —

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 Carol Sherriff
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
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1485 100.5 — — — — — -21 0 39.2% -0.66 3–5 (38%) — — -0.84
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1510 101.2 — — — — -18 -1 -46 36.1% -1.08 3–4 (43%) — — +0.45
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1489 94.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — -0.03
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1972 1471 93.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.15
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1973 1474 100.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.34 1–1 — — +0.14
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1975 1474 109.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.31
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1976 1456 91.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — +0.13
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1977 1451 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 1525 98.8 — — — — -18 -13 -20 34.8% -1.11 7–10 (41%) — — -0.47

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.