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

Margaret Court vs Gail Sherriff H2H: 4-1

Margaret Court holds a 4–1 lead over Gail Sherriff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Margaret Court leads 3–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Gail Sherriff won the 1971 Roland Garros round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Gail Sherriff
FRA Age 81 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gail Sherriff 6-3 6-4 Margaret Court Match data May 29, 1971* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Margaret Court 6-1 6-1 Gail Sherriff Match data May 15, 1971* SF Fulham WTA 250 Clay
Margaret Court 6-4 7-5 Gail Sherriff Match data Jan 16, 1971* SF Sydney International WTA 500 Grass
Margaret Court 6-2 6-3 Gail Sherriff Match data Jan 4, 1971* SF Perth WTA 250 Grass
Margaret Court 6-1 6-2 Gail Sherriff Match data Aug 23, 1970* QF Haverford 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
Gail Sherriff — — — 1,998 346 145 70.5% 0 0 0 0 38 38

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 Gail Sherriff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 — — — — — — — 1968 69–14 83.1% — 1,861 0 10
24 — — — — — — — 1969 45–22 67.2% — 1,801 0 14
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1970 52–19 73.2% — 1,938 0 18
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1971 49–20 71.0% — 1,929 0 20
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1972 35–13 72.9% — 1,837 0 25
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1973 3–7 30.0% — 1,742 0 25
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1974 30–10 75.0% — 1,854 0 31
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1975 17–10 63.0% — 1,823 0 35
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1976 18–10 64.3% — 1,790 0 35
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1977 0–3 0.0% — 1,752 0 35
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1978 15–6 71.4% — 1,769 0 36
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 1979 1–4 20.0% — 1,719 0 36
35 — — — — — — — 1980 9–5 64.3% — 1,701 0 37
36 — — — — — — — 1981 3–1 75.0% — 1,709 0 38
37 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,697 0 38

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 Gail 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 %
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 58 8 66 87.9% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 3 2 5 60.0% 26 9 35 74.3% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — —
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1970 — — — — 39 11 50 78.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1971 — — — — 29 11 40 72.5% 20 9 29 69.0% — — — —
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1974 — — — — 26 6 32 81.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1976 — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1977 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 12 7 19 63.2% 244 78 322 75.8% 69 51 120 57.5% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 Gail 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
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1861 142.2 — — — — — +190 -283 81.1% +2.55 7–4 (64%) — — +1.11
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1802 140.9 — — — — -199 +203 -86 70.4% +1.76 2–5 (29%) — — -0.45
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1970 1938 147.4 — — — — -325 +71 -84 69.8% +1.56 7–4 (64%) — — -3.95
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1971 1929 151.8 — — — — — +128 -64 70.3% +1.59 8–8 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 97.7 -3.26
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1972 1837 140.7 — — — — -55 +123 -77 68.7% +1.58 5–6 (45%) 1–1 — +0.94
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1973 1743 112.1 — — — — -27 +149 — 39.1% -0.52 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) 93.1 +0.20
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1974 1854 142.4 — — — — — +166 -128 72.0% +1.63 5–3 (63%) 2–0 — -0.12
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1975 1824 140.3 — — — — -83 +144 — 58.1% +0.79 6–2 (75%) 2–1 (67%) 103.4 -0.18
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1976 1790 139.8 — — — — — +74 — 63.9% +1.52 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 90.7 +0.01
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1977 1753 108.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 0–1 — -0.46
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 1978 1770 126.7 — — — — — +81 -68 60.4% +0.92 7–1 (88%) 3–2 (60%) 105.3 +0.81
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 1979 1719 114.6 — — — — — — — 27.3% -0.64 0–1 0–1 — -0.54
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1702 129.0 — — — — — +183 -49 65.6% +1.69 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.49
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1710 113.1 — — — — — — — 66.7% +2.11 1–0 — — +0.27
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1698 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.21
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 1999 147.8 — — — — -122 +140 -103 68.6% +1.59 51–46 (53%) 15–15 (50%) 92.8 -0.90

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.