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

Margaret Court vs Wendy Turnbull H2H: 3-1

Margaret Court holds a 3–1 lead over Wendy Turnbull in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Margaret Court leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1977 Houston round of 16 6-4 7-6.

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Margaret Court
AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Wendy Turnbull 6-4 7-6 Margaret Court Match data Jan 21, 1977* R16 Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-3 2-6 6-4 Wendy Turnbull Match data Jan 14, 1977* R16 Hollywood WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 6-4 6-1 Wendy Turnbull Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Margaret Court 6-2 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data Jan 8, 1970* R32 Hobart International 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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,205 586 331 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18

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 Wendy Turnbull
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4
20 — — — — — — — 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,738 0 7
21 — — — — — — — 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,644 0 7
22 — — — — — — — 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,714 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,850 0 10
24 — — — — — — — 1977 31–20 60.8% #9 2,058 0 10
25 1968 103–12 89.6% — 2,039 0 13 1978 54–23 70.1% #7 2,079 0 10
26 1969 103–6 94.5% — 2,236 3 32 1979 62–27 69.7% #7 2,075 0 12
27 1970 114–6 95.0% — 2,355 7 54 1980 69–26 72.6% #8 2,163 0 14
28 1971 56–4 93.3% — 2,369 8 63 1981 45–23 66.2% #8 2,063 0 15
29 1972 57–6 90.5% — 2,400 8 72 1982 47–20 70.1% #5 2,075 0 17
30 1973 105–7 93.8% — 2,489 11 90 1983 47–18 72.3% #8 2,067 0 18
31 1974 12–2 85.7% — 2,461 11 91 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,023 0 18
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18
33 1976 7–1 87.5% — 2,289 11 93 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,865 0 18
34 1977 16–7 69.6% — 2,268 11 93 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18
35 — — — — — — — 1988 5–14 26.3% #135 1,639 0 18
36 — — — — — — — 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,621 0 18

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 Wendy Turnbull
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 16 10 26 61.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 18 7 25 72.0% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 9 5 14 64.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 8 16 50.0%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1978 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 25 11 36 69.4%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% — — — — 1979 16 8 24 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 27 11 38 71.1%
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 18 4 22 81.8% 29 15 44 65.9%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% — — — — 1981 7 6 13 53.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 19 11 30 63.3%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1982 5 4 9 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 30 11 41 73.2%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1983 7 4 11 63.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 7 27 74.1%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 9 1 10 90.0% — — — — 1984 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 15 6 21 71.4% 10 7 17 58.8%
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 15 6 21 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5%
33 1976 — — — — — — — — 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — 1986 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 6 14 57.1%
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1987 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 8 5 13 61.5%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% — 115 78 193 59.6% 77 47 124 62.1% 186 96 282 66.0% 201 106 307 65.5%

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 Wendy Turnbull
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1490 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.15
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1476 89.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.17
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1454 105.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.06
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1453 98.8 — — — — — — +19 33.3% -1.78 0–1 1–0 — +0.09
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1650 124.5 — — — — — -58 -2 60.0% +0.91 8–2 (80%) 0–1 — +3.16
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1738 139.1 — — — — -99 -118 +75 60.9% +0.99 7–8 (47%) 2–1 (67%) 101.6 +3.43
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1645 119.8 — — — — +2 -49 +127 52.3% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–2 (33%) 102.1 +3.51
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1715 131.6 — — — — -30 — +63 43.1% -0.29 7–2 (78%) 2–3 (40%) 105.8 -1.73
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1850 143.0 — — — — -103 -77 -31 55.0% +0.31 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 105.1 -1.30
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2058 166.6 — — — — -153 -120 -145 59.8% +0.78 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 105.8 -9.04
25 1968 2040 150.5 — — — — +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) — — -1.63 1978 2080 163.3 — — — — +20 — -42 64.8% +0.91 17–9 (65%) 16–7 (70%) 106.9 -6.33
26 1969 2236 164.8 — — — — +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) — — -2.85 1979 2075 163.7 — — — — +11 -120 -1 65.3% +1.01 17–8 (68%) 6–4 (60%) 104.1 -4.20
27 1970 2355 173.5 — — — — +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1980 2163 163.4 — — — — -58 -151 +64 68.0% +1.20 15–2 (88%) 6–9 (40%) 104.3 -7.21
28 1971 2369 169.0 — — — — +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1981 2063 155.6 — — — — -104 -33 +172 63.3% +0.83 11–5 (69%) 6–8 (43%) 99.6 -3.24
29 1972 2400 174.0 — — — — +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1982 2076 169.3 — — — — +6 -45 +110 67.6% +1.66 10–8 (56%) 7–10 (41%) 96.2 -2.11
30 1973 2489 175.9 — — — — +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1983 2068 163.8 — — — — +8 -50 +163 66.4% +1.32 12–7 (63%) 7–6 (54%) 100.7 -3.86
31 1974 2462 149.5 — — — — +158 — +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — -0.89 1984 2024 155.1 — — — — +50 — +122 65.3% +1.29 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 94.7 -1.28
32 1975 2280 167.2 — — — — +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1985 1961 149.9 — — — — -12 — +150 65.3% +1.14 6–7 (46%) 6–7 (46%) 92.9 +1.31
33 1976 2290 137.7 — — — — — — +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 — -0.88 1986 1865 143.4 — — — — +19 +129 +179 50.7% +0.15 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 100.2 -2.24
34 1977 2268 150.4 — — — — +124 — — 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67 1987 1780 134.1 — — — — +31 — +180 55.7% +0.58 5–4 (56%) 2–1 (67%) 99.0 +1.11
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1639 119.2 — — — — +33 — +195 32.6% -1.41 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) 93.5 -1.07
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1622 104.9 — — — — +4 — — 40.0% -0.70 — — — -0.06
Career — 2521 171.5 — — — — +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 — 2206 159.4 — — — — -18 -82 +72 60.9% +0.84 151–89 (63%) 81–83 (49%) 101.9 -3.44

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.