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

Margaret Court vs Lea Pericoli H2H: 1-0

Margaret Court holds a 1–0 lead over Lea Pericoli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Margaret Court leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1968 South African Open quarterfinal 6-2 6-1.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-2 6-1 Lea Pericoli Match data Apr 6, 1968* QF South African Open WTA 250 Hard

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
Lea Pericoli — — — 1,772 58 51 53.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Lea Pericoli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 — — — — — — —
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 — — — — — — —
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 — — — — — — —
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 — — — — — — —
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 — — — — — — —
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 — — — — — — —
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 1968 8–5 61.5% — 1,586 0 1
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 1969 15–7 68.2% — 1,705 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 1970 11–7 61.1% — 1,756 0 3
36 — — — — — — — 1971 9–8 52.9% — 1,752 0 3
37 — — — — — — — 1972 3–6 33.3% — 1,659 0 3
38 — — — — — — — 1973 4–3 57.1% — 1,648 0 3
39 — — — — — — — 1974 6–6 50.0% — 1,641 0 3
40 — — — — — — — 1975 2–7 22.2% — 1,554 0 3
41 — — — — — — — 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,548 0 3

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 Lea Pericoli
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 %
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — 1968 3 1 4 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1969 — — — — 14 6 20 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 9 6 15 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 8 7 15 53.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 3 1 4 75.0% 51 44 95 53.7% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —

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 Lea Pericoli
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
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1968 1586 120.0 — — — — +5 +12 — 70.8% +1.92 1–1 — — +0.13
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 1969 1705 134.1 — — — — — +26 — 67.3% +1.55 2–3 (40%) — — -1.00
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1757 135.6 — — — — — -3 -150 60.5% +1.24 3–1 (75%) — — -0.73
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1752 125.6 — — — — — +1 — 50.0% +0.08 3–1 (75%) — — -0.10
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1659 111.6 — — — — — +28 — 38.1% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.57
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1648 114.4 — — — — — +17 — 80.0% +2.50 — — — +1.43
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1642 116.2 — — — — — +20 — 51.7% +0.03 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.2 +0.98
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1555 100.4 — — — — — +15 — 33.3% -1.19 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +1.40
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1548 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.12
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 1773 132.2 — — — — +5 +14 -150 56.0% +0.67 12–14 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 96.6 +2.42

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.