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

Margaret Court vs Terry Holladay H2H: 3-1

Margaret Court holds a 3–1 lead over Terry Holladay in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Margaret Court leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1977 Detroit round of 32 6-3 6-4.

AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 1
4 main-draw meetings
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-3 6-4 Terry Holladay Match data Feb 25, 1977* R32 Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-4 6-0 Terry Holladay Match data Feb 19, 1977* QF Los Angeles WTA 500 Hard
Margaret Court 2-6 6-3 6-0 Terry Holladay Match data Dec 4, 1976* R16 Sydney WTA 500 Grass
Terry Holladay 3-6 6-2 3-2 (ret.) Margaret Court Match data Mar 20, 1975* R32 Dallas 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
Terry Holladay #395 #39 7 1,942 179 199 47.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Terry Holladay
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1970 0–1 0.0% 1,489 0 0
16 1972 2–3 40.0% 1,473 0 0
17 1973 4–2 66.7% 1,507 0 0
18 1974 12–17 41.4% 1,563 0 0
19 1975 32–23 58.2% 1,758 0 0
20 1976 28–20 58.3% 1,880 0 1
21 1977 15–15 50.0% 1,935 0 1
22 1978 2–8 20.0% 1,860 0 1
23 1979 17–18 48.6% 1,829 0 1
24 1980 25–21 54.3% 1,825 0 1
25 1968 103–12 89.6% 2,039 0 13 1981 4–12 25.0% 1,672 0 1
26 1969 103–6 94.5% 2,236 3 32 1982 0–2 0.0% 1,638 0 1
27 1970 114–6 95.0% 2,355 7 54 1983 9–8 52.9% 1,678 0 1
28 1971 56–4 93.3% 2,369 8 63 1984 15–16 48.4% #50 1,676 0 1
29 1972 57–6 90.5% 2,400 8 72 1985 9–16 36.0% 1,608 0 1
30 1973 105–7 93.8% 2,489 11 90 1986 5–8 38.5% #103 1,627 0 1
31 1974 12–2 85.7% 2,461 11 91 1987 0–9 0.0% #315 1,511 0 1
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 Terry Holladay
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 %
14 1970 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1973 4 2 6 66.7%
18 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
19 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 9 7 16 56.3%
20 1976 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 14 9 23 60.9%
21 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 5 9 44.4%
22 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1979 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
24 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 12 23 47.8%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% 1984 10 9 19 52.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1985 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1986 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1987 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
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% 64 69 133 48.1% 23 27 50 46.0% 42 39 81 51.9% 50 64 114 43.9%

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 Terry Holladay
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 1970 1489 97.6 0.0% -4.50 +0.08
16 1972 1473 99.7 +72 45.5% -0.27 0–1 0–1 +1.13
17 1973 1507 105.7 +97 66.7% +1.08 1–0 +1.72
18 1974 1564 120.1 -36 +43 44.6% -0.46 2–5 (29%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 +1.00
19 1975 1759 130.6 -20 -115 -113 57.1% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 100.9 +3.05
20 1976 1881 145.1 +18 -233 -149 59.2% +0.31 4–4 (50%) 8–4 (67%) 105.5 -2.82
21 1977 1935 148.1 -11 -129 51.5% +0.03 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 100.8 -5.13
22 1978 1860 129.1 -14 -55 37.5% -0.92 1–5 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 94.1 -1.83
23 1979 1830 140.2 -3 49.3% +0.03 4–3 (57%) 1–4 (20%) 98.3 -0.65
24 1980 1825 148.0 +8 -5 52.0% +0.20 9–3 (75%) 4–3 (57%) 105.7 -3.22
25 1968 2040 150.5 +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) -1.63 1981 1672 108.6 +73 +82 30.3% -1.15 1–2 (33%) 0–1 -0.08
26 1969 2236 164.8 +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) -2.85 1982 1638 94.1 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 0.00
27 1970 2355 173.5 +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1983 1679 131.8 +14 +103 57.1% +0.28 1–2 (33%) 1–0 +1.24
28 1971 2369 169.0 +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1984 1677 119.7 +9 +71 46.8% -0.44 9–6 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 100.8 +1.76
29 1972 2400 174.0 +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1985 1608 118.7 +24 +88 40.7% -0.75 4–5 (44%) 1–5 (17%) 98.1 +0.50
30 1973 2489 175.9 +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1986 1628 114.8 -6 +92 40.7% -0.70 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.25
31 1974 2462 149.5 +158 +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 -0.89 1987 1511 88.0 +46 +95 5.3% -3.53 0–1 0–1 +0.19
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 1943 138.0 +8 -60 -15 48.8% -0.14 51–55 (48%) 33–39 (46%) 98.9 -0.75

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.