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Margaret Court vs Stephanie Defina H2H: 1-0

Margaret Court holds a 1–0 lead over Stephanie Defina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Margaret Court leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1969 Charlotte quarterfinal 6-2 6-2.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Stephanie Defina
USA Age 80

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-2 6-2 Stephanie Defina Match data Apr 12, 1969* QF Charlotte WTA 250 Clay

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
Stephanie Defina — — — 1,818 93 62 60.0% 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 Stephanie Defina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 33–22 60.0% — 1,678 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1969 25–9 73.5% — 1,760 0 5
24 — — — — — — — 1970 33–17 66.0% — 1,788 0 7
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1971 1–9 10.0% — 1,706 0 7
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,713 0 7
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,685 0 7
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,674 0 7
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 — — — — — — —

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 Stephanie Defina
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 %
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 4 6 10 40.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 3 7 57.1% 26 9 35 74.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1971 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 10 12 22 45.5% 63 24 87 72.4% 8 11 19 42.1% 11 13 24 45.8%

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 Stephanie Defina
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
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1678 117.2 — — — — -196 +95 -126 56.8% +0.45 13–9 (59%) — — -1.36
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1761 138.3 — — — — -91 +61 — 71.6% +1.86 3–3 (50%) — — +0.05
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1789 133.4 — — — — -88 +98 -231 62.9% +1.05 7–4 (64%) 1–0 — +0.80
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1971 1707 111.7 — — — — -58 — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.83
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1972 1714 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 1–0 — -0.95
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1973 1686 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.40
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1974 1675 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
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 — 1819 129.6 — — — — -120 +87 -145 57.7% +0.65 23–16 (59%) 2–1 (67%) 104.5 -1.80

Career Rivalries

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