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Mary Joe Fernandez vs Melissa Gurney H2H: 0-1

Melissa Gurney holds a 1–0 lead over Mary Joe Fernandez in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Melissa Gurney leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Melissa Gurney won the 1986 Chicago round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Melissa Gurney
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Melissa Gurney #24 6-4 6-1 Mary Joe Fernandez #23 Match data Nov 13, 1986* R32 Chicago 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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7
Melissa Gurney #1,006 #17 33 1,884 63 61 50.8% 0 0 0 1 1 2

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 Mary Joe Fernandez Melissa Gurney
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
13 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0 1984 5–5 50.0% #84 1,561 0 0
16 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0 1985 9–12 42.9% #78 1,628 0 0
17 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0 1986 31–16 66.0% #23 1,866 0 2
18 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2 1987 10–14 41.7% #92 1,660 0 2
19 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2 1988 8–13 38.1% #97 1,580 0 2
20 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2 1989 0–1 0.0% #260 1,561 0 2
21 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4 — — — — — — —
23 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6 — — — — — — —
24 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7 — — — — — — —
26 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7 — — — — — — —
27 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7 — — — — — — —
28 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Mary Joe Fernandez Melissa Gurney
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 %
12 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1984 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
16 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
17 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
18 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1987 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 1988 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1989 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2% — 44 33 77 57.1% 7 10 17 41.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 12 20 40.0%

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 Mary Joe Fernandez Melissa Gurney
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
12 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16 1984 1561 123.0 — — — — +69 — — 50.0% +0.41 1–1 — — +0.59
16 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13 1985 1629 129.4 — — — — +38 — -65 48.9% -0.04 0–5 (0%) 0–1 — +0.14
17 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80 1986 1866 150.1 — — — — +7 -270 -266 64.8% +1.29 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 101.5 +0.40
18 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66 1987 1660 107.0 — — — — +22 — — 43.4% -0.53 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 96.3 +2.75
19 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78 1988 1581 108.1 — — — — +23 -38 — 40.8% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 0–2 — +0.93
20 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97 1989 1562 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.18
21 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04 — 1884 133.3 — — — — +24 -137 -180 52.2% +0.24 10–20 (33%) 6–9 (40%) 91.7 +4.02

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.