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

Margaret Court vs Linky Boshoff H2H: 2-0

Margaret Court holds a 2–0 lead over Linky Boshoff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Margaret Court leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1977 Chicago round of 32 3-6 6-1 7-5.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Linky Boshoff
RSA Age 69

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 3-6 6-1 7-5 Linky Boshoff Match data Feb 10, 1977* R32 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-3 6-1 Linky Boshoff Match data Mar 7, 1975* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet

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
Linky Boshoff — — — 1,879 121 95 56.0% 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 Linky Boshoff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,511 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1972 3–4 42.9% — 1,548 0 1
16 — — — — — — — 1973 28–14 66.7% — 1,731 0 2
17 — — — — — — — 1974 17–11 60.7% — 1,749 0 3
18 — — — — — — — 1975 41–28 59.4% — 1,850 0 5
19 — — — — — — — 1976 14–19 42.4% — 1,773 0 5
20 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% — 1,808 0 7
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 — — — — — — —
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 — — — — — — —

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 Linky Boshoff
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1511 100.3 — — — — +52 — — 33.3% -2.67 — — — -0.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1549 105.5 — — — — +51 — — 43.8% -0.50 1–1 — — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1732 129.0 — — — — -19 -121 -51 63.4% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 0–2 — +4.64
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1749 130.5 — — — — -14 -168 +80 60.6% +0.83 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1851 140.3 — — — — -16 -61 +5 57.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 6–3 (67%) 103.2 +2.59
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1773 136.1 — — — — -21 -2 +88 47.4% -0.33 3–9 (25%) — — -3.65
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1809 139.3 — — — — +39 -112 +66 50.7% +0.05 3–6 (33%) 0–1 — +0.75
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1879 138.9 — — — — +2 -69 +21 55.8% +0.33 28–37 (43%) 7–7 (50%) 95.4 +3.04

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.