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

Margaret Court vs Helen Gourlay H2H: 7-0

Margaret Court holds a 7–0 lead over Helen Gourlay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Margaret Court leads 3–0 on grass and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1975 Boston quarterfinal 6-1 7-5.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
7 – 0
7 main-draw meetings
Helen Gourlay
AUS Age 79

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-1 7-5 Helen Gourlay Match data Mar 8, 1975* QF Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-1 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Jul 14, 1973* SF Dublin WTA 250 Hard
Margaret Court 6-2 6-3 Helen Gourlay Match data May 21, 1971* R16 Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Margaret Court 6-0 6-4 Helen Gourlay Match data Mar 18, 1971* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Margaret Court 6-2 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data Sep 12, 1970* QF US Open Grand Slam Grass
Margaret Court 6-0 6-2 Helen Gourlay Match data May 1, 1970* R16 Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Margaret Court 6-1 6-0 Helen Gourlay Match data Jun 29, 1969* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Helen Gourlay — — — 1,962 295 201 59.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Helen Gourlay
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 — — — — — — — 1968 48–21 69.6% — 1,678 0 3
22 — — — — — — — 1969 41–29 58.6% — 1,730 0 5
23 — — — — — — — 1970 42–22 65.6% — 1,845 0 7
24 — — — — — — — 1971 46–25 64.8% — 1,907 0 7
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1972 34–25 57.6% — 1,799 0 7
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1973 7–13 35.0% — 1,745 0 7
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1974 30–19 61.2% — 1,942 0 7
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1975 8–14 36.4% — 1,841 0 7
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,815 0 7
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1977 24–19 55.8% — 1,897 0 7
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,882 0 7
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 — — — — — — —
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1980 4–4 50.0% — 1,796 0 7
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 Helen Gourlay
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 — — — — 34 10 44 77.3% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 21 11 32 65.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 14 7 21 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 24 14 38 63.2% — — — —
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1972 4 2 6 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 14 10 24 58.3% 6 8 14 42.9%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1976 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 2 2 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 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1978 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
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% — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
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% — 43 29 72 59.7% 112 63 175 64.0% 118 80 198 59.6% 19 27 46 41.3%

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 Helen Gourlay
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 1678 124.8 — — — — — +138 -25 66.7% +1.23 12–8 (60%) — — +0.47
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1730 129.9 — — — — -101 +74 0 57.0% +0.54 10–10 (50%) — — -2.37
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1845 137.5 — — — — -65 -20 +20 61.9% +0.90 12–7 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -3.63
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1908 139.3 — — — — -97 +13 +18 59.3% +0.48 16–4 (80%) 6–4 (60%) 110.6 -3.93
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1972 1799 145.3 — — — — -6 +158 +32 57.0% +0.73 7–5 (58%) 1–5 (17%) 97.7 -4.23
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1973 1745 133.2 — — — — +25 +125 +41 34.9% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -2.97
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1974 1943 155.6 — — — — +1 -37 -73 58.2% +0.69 10–6 (63%) 2–2 (50%) 103.5 -7.00
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1975 1841 138.9 — — — — +23 +75 -47 42.3% -0.52 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -2.67
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1976 1815 132.4 — — — — — +77 +28 50.0% +0.16 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.42
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1977 1898 153.8 — — — — -104 -101 +103 57.3% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 0–2 — -2.97
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1978 1883 117.6 — — — — — -72 +76 50.0% -0.37 2–0 1–0 — -0.80
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 1980 1797 99.2 — — — — — — +40 42.1% +0.47 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 94.9 +0.81
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 — 1962 144.2 — — — — -37 +58 +16 57.4% +0.59 81–60 (57%) 13–25 (34%) 97.0 -6.03

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.