H2H data updated: 2026-11-02 00:00 UTC

Mary Lou Piatek vs Ginger Helgeson H2H: 1-0

Mary Lou Piatek holds a 1–0 lead over Ginger Helgeson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mary Lou Piatek leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Lou Piatek won the 1992 Charleston Open round of 64 6-1 6-4.

H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 58 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Lou Piatek 6-1 6-4 Ginger Helgeson #66 Match data Apr 1, 1992* R64 Charleston Open WTA 1000 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
Mary Lou Piatek — — — 1,938 157 207 43.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Ginger Helgeson — #29 246 1,865 94 95 49.7% 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.

Mary Lou Piatek Ginger Helgeson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1978 0–1 0.0% — 1,499 0 0 1989 0–2 0.0% #239 1,485 0 0
1979 3–5 37.5% — 1,547 0 0 1990 1–2 33.3% #246 1,498 0 0
1980 20–13 60.6% — 1,762 0 0 1991 17–17 50.0% #58 1,647 0 0
1981 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 1 1992 12–15 44.4% #71 1,648 0 0
1982 18–21 46.2% — 1,793 0 1 1993 22–20 52.4% #54 1,736 0 0
1983 12–20 37.5% — 1,721 0 1 1994 29–17 63.0% #30 1,777 0 1
1984 18–20 47.4% — 1,704 0 2 1995 8–7 53.3% #111 1,772 0 1
1985 14–18 43.8% — 1,678 0 2 1996 0–2 0.0% #792 1,721 0 1
1986 8–15 34.8% — 1,618 0 2 1997 3–8 27.3% #167 1,639 0 1
1987 6–12 33.3% — 1,594 0 2 1998 2–5 28.6% #152 1,572 0 1
1988 6–16 27.3% — 1,542 0 2 — — — — — — —
1989 7–15 31.8% — 1,592 0 2 — — — — — — —
1990 8–11 42.1% — 1,611 0 2 — — — — — — —
1991 5–8 38.5% — 1,629 0 2 — — — — — — —
1992 1–8 11.1% — 1,560 0 2 — — — — — — —
1993 1–2 33.3% — 1,554 0 2 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Mary Lou Piatek Ginger Helgeson
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 %
1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1980 5 3 8 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 1991 9 7 16 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1981 15 5 20 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1992 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
1982 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 11 24 54.2% 1993 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
1983 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1994 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1995 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1985 7 11 18 38.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1986 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
1987 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1988 4 9 13 30.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 7 9 16 43.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 0 6 6 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 75 85 160 46.9% 17 32 49 34.7% 12 29 41 29.3% 53 61 114 46.5% Career 55 50 105 52.4% 28 24 52 53.8% 9 13 22 40.9% 2 8 10 20.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Mary Lou Piatek Ginger Helgeson
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
1978 1499 106.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.11 1989 1486 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.01
1979 1547 118.3 — — — — +98 — — 42.1% -0.89 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.12 1990 1498 100.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -2.00 1–0 — — -0.32
1980 1763 137.4 — — — — +9 -186 — 57.7% +0.61 4–3 (57%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.65 1991 1647 138.5 — — — — -15 +44 — 48.1% -0.22 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 106.2 -1.02
1981 1875 146.3 — — — — +65 -198 -301 56.7% +0.48 8–10 (44%) 6–5 (55%) 100.9 -2.75 1992 1649 128.8 — — — — +13 +33 -159 48.5% -0.17 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 98.8 +0.26
1982 1794 142.2 — — — — +59 -196 -212 47.1% -0.08 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 96.6 -0.89 1993 1737 139.1 — — — — -44 -4 -162 52.6% +0.62 7–6 (54%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.91
1983 1722 143.9 — — — — +55 -87 — 41.3% -0.43 4–7 (36%) 0–5 (0%) 91.3 -4.11 1994 1777 146.6 — — — — +6 -21 -203 61.0% +0.87 5–3 (63%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +1.21
1984 1704 128.6 — — — — -14 — -70 47.7% -0.47 5–5 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 100.9 -0.88 1995 1773 137.3 — — — — -12 +12 — 60.0% +0.67 0–4 (0%) 0–2 — -0.56
1985 1678 113.9 — — — — -28 -65 -67 43.1% -0.61 5–3 (63%) 1–3 (25%) 100.7 +1.98 1996 1721 93.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.20
1986 1619 111.1 — — — — +10 — -25 38.5% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.5 +1.45 1997 1639 107.6 — — — — -15 — -6 30.4% -1.22 0–1 — — -0.15
1987 1595 117.3 — — — — +33 — — 35.7% -0.78 3–3 (50%) 0–1 — +0.12 1998 1573 99.1 — — — — +16 — — 41.2% -0.71 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.9 +1.00
1988 1543 116.2 — — — — +33 -44 — 30.8% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1593 121.4 — — — — +35 -117 — 31.4% -1.65 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -2.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 1612 125.3 — — — — +7 -86 — 43.9% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1630 119.5 — — — — +17 — — 41.4% -0.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1560 101.4 — — — — -16 — — 23.8% -2.00 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — -0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 1555 103.2 — — — — -21 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 1–0 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1938 136.6 — — — — +26 -129 -156 44.3% -0.42 47–56 (46%) 21–34 (38%) 92.7 -2.59 Career 1866 140.4 — — — — -9 +11 -127 50.6% +0.14 23–28 (45%) 18–17 (51%) 99.4 -0.15

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.