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Margaret Court vs Sharon Walsh Pete H2H: 2-0

Margaret Court holds a 2–0 lead over Sharon Walsh Pete 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 Minneapolis round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Sharon Walsh Pete
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-3 6-2 Sharon Walsh Pete Match data Jan 27, 1977* R32 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-4 6-3 Sharon Walsh Pete Match data Jan 29, 1971* 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
Sharon Walsh Pete — — — 1,895 300 340 46.9% 0 0 0 1 7 8

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 Sharon Walsh Pete
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 1–2 33.3% — 1,484 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1969 4–6 40.0% — 1,524 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1970 32–16 66.7% — 1,864 0 2
19 — — — — — — — 1971 10–10 50.0% — 1,737 0 2
20 — — — — — — — 1972 32–27 54.2% — 1,733 0 3
21 — — — — — — — 1973 37–33 52.9% — 1,654 0 4
22 — — — — — — — 1974 27–19 58.7% — 1,768 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1975 9–25 26.5% — 1,661 0 7
24 — — — — — — — 1976 7–10 41.2% — 1,619 0 7
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1977 17–21 44.7% — 1,721 0 7
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1978 15–27 35.7% — 1,677 0 7
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1979 14–22 38.9% — 1,614 0 7
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1980 16–19 45.7% — 1,710 0 7
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1981 25–17 59.5% — 1,839 0 8
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1982 10–19 34.5% — 1,756 0 8
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1983 15–13 53.6% — 1,786 0 8
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1984 8–12 40.0% — 1,796 0 8
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1985 8–17 32.0% — 1,622 0 8
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 1986 2–4 33.3% — 1,598 0 8
35 — — — — — — — 1987 11–15 42.3% — 1,597 0 8
36 — — — — — — — 1988 0–6 0.0% — 1,506 0 8

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 Sharon Walsh Pete
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 10 5 15 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 11 9 20 55.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 12 7 19 63.2% 13 12 25 52.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 8 12 33.3%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 4 16 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 8 14 42.9% 0 8 8 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1977 6 6 12 50.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1978 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1980 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 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% 1981 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1983 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1984 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
33 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 1985 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 6 7 14.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1986 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
Career — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 96 102 198 48.5% 29 52 81 35.8% 109 102 211 51.7% 59 83 142 41.5%

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 Sharon Walsh Pete
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1485 98.7 — — — — +12 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 — — +0.14
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1525 118.4 — — — — +30 — +3 50.0% +0.21 0–4 (0%) — — -0.47
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1865 136.8 — — — — +54 — -174 64.2% +1.04 8–4 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 107.0 -1.42
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1738 114.5 — — — — +79 -236 -11 50.0% +0.03 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.67
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1734 131.3 — — — — +83 -203 +10 51.9% +0.26 10–9 (53%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +2.53
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1655 130.0 — — — — +19 -30 +158 52.9% +0.26 12–9 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 +4.65
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1768 138.6 — — — — +77 -202 +15 56.4% +0.41 6–5 (55%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 -0.07
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1662 127.6 — — — — +110 -191 — 32.0% -1.19 1–6 (14%) 3–7 (30%) 89.3 -0.06
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1619 108.6 — — — — +50 -162 +179 41.0% -0.90 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — +1.25
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1977 1722 135.0 — — — — +59 -287 +38 42.0% -0.74 5–0 (100%) 5–2 (71%) 109.4 -1.15
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1978 1678 126.6 — — — — -13 -250 +62 37.5% -0.98 6–6 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 97.5 -0.38
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1979 1615 121.3 — — — — -28 — +90 41.3% -0.61 3–7 (30%) 5–4 (56%) 98.5 +3.84
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1980 1710 132.4 — — — — -133 -187 0 44.4% -0.57 7–4 (64%) 4–2 (67%) 106.5 -4.01
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1981 1839 143.7 — — — — -75 — +13 56.3% +0.44 8–6 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 103.2 -2.13
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1982 1756 137.4 — — — — -79 — +76 37.9% -0.76 3–5 (38%) 1–7 (13%) 92.6 -1.62
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1983 1787 130.8 — — — — -86 — +58 50.8% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 5–4 (56%) 99.8 -1.16
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1984 1797 135.4 — — — — -156 — +86 40.0% -0.72 6–4 (60%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -2.34
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 1985 1623 115.7 — — — — +8 — +74 32.1% -1.32 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 103.9 +0.43
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 1986 1599 97.3 — — — — -4 — — 30.8% -1.38 1–0 — — +0.42
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1598 109.8 — — — — -28 — +70 42.4% -0.71 4–3 (57%) 3–4 (43%) 100.5 +1.56
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1507 84.8 — — — — — — +45 14.3% -2.93 0–2 — — +0.46
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 1896 135.1 — — — — +10 -149 +35 46.7% -0.25 92–85 (52%) 47–51 (48%) 99.8 +0.34

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.