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Margaret Court vs Joanne Russell H2H: 2-0

Margaret Court holds a 2–0 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Margaret Court leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1977 Hollywood quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-3 6-4 Joanne Russell Match data Jan 15, 1977* QF Hollywood WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Dec 11, 1976* R16 Melbourne 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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,938 205 200 50.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 — — — — — — — 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 — — — — — — — 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 — — — — — — — 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,535 0 5
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,281 11 92 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,515 0 5
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,291 11 93 — — — — — — —
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,272 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 Joanne Russell
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 70 76 146 47.9%

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 Joanne Russell
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.10 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.51 1985 1614 112.1 — — — — +50 +14 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.10
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +159 — +110 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +63 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.27
32 1975 2281 167.2 — — — — +118 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.63 1987 1515 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
33 1976 2292 138.0 — — — — — — +198 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1977 2272 150.9 — — — — +123 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.94 — 1939 143.7 — — — — -12 -35 -120 48.9% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -4.55

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.