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Margaret Court vs Chris Matison H2H: 1-0

Margaret Court holds a 1–0 lead over Chris Matison in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Margaret Court leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1973 Sydney International round of 16 6-0 6-2.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-0 6-2 Chris Matison Match data Jan 6, 1973* R16 Sydney International WTA 500 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
Chris Matison — — — 1,611 51 70 42.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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.

Margaret Court Chris Matison
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,484 0 0
1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,473 0 0
1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1970 0–5 0.0% — 1,433 0 0
1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,438 0 1
1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1972 6–6 50.0% — 1,508 0 2
1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1973 10–17 37.0% — 1,489 0 3
1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1974 5–10 33.3% — 1,481 0 4
1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1975 11–11 50.0% — 1,550 0 4
1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1976 2–5 28.6% — 1,523 0 4
1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 1977 4–8 33.3% — 1,501 0 4
— — — — — — — 1978 3–2 60.0% — 1,536 0 4
— — — — — — — 1980 3–1 75.0% — 1,559 0 4
— — — — — — — 1981 5–2 71.4% — 1,611 0 4

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Margaret Court Chris Matison
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 %
1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1970 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1972 — — — — — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% — — — —
1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — —
1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — —
1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1975 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% — — — —
1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 1976 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% Career 0 5 5 0.0% 11 17 28 39.3% 33 43 76 43.4% — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Margaret Court Chris Matison
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
1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1968 1485 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.10
1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1969 1474 95.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09
1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1970 1434 95.6 — — — — +11 — — 0.0% -3.10 — — — -0.09
1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1971 1439 97.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.34 1–1 — — +0.13
1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1972 1509 112.4 — — — — — — +26 52.0% -0.08 0–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.77
1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1973 1490 111.5 — — — — — +16 +10 39.0% -1.02 2–3 (40%) — — +1.01
1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1974 1481 106.2 — — — — — +37 -23 29.0% -0.94 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +0.71
1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1975 1550 108.9 — — — — — — +23 49.1% -0.19 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +3.10
1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 1976 1523 105.1 — — — — — — +62 31.3% -1.25 1–1 — — +1.23
1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 1977 1502 101.0 — — — — — — +5 39.3% -0.82 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.27
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1537 106.7 — — — — — — +28 54.5% +0.18 1–0 — — +0.96
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1560 109.1 — — — — — — +52 66.7% +1.56 1–0 — — +0.94
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1611 114.1 — — — — — — +45 61.1% +1.33 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.11
Career 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 Career 1612 110.9 — — — — +11 +21 +19 41.9% -0.57 17–17 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 100.9 +8.68

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.