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Mary Lou Piatek vs Joanne Russell H2H: 1-2

Joanne Russell holds a 2–1 lead over Mary Lou Piatek in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Lou Piatek won the 1982 Detroit round of 16 3-6 6-3 6-3.

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Mary Lou Piatek
USA
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Lou Piatek 3-6 6-3 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Feb 5, 1982* R16 Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Joanne Russell 3-6 7-5 6-3 Mary Lou Piatek Match data Mar 14, 1980* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Joanne Russell 6-3 3-6 6-2 Mary Lou Piatek Match data Aug 9, 1979* R32 Indianapolis 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
Mary Lou Piatek — — — 1,931 153 206 42.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1978 0–1 0.0% — 1,499 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
1979 3–5 37.5% — 1,546 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
1980 16–12 57.1% — 1,734 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
1981 30–22 57.7% — 1,869 0 1 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
1982 18–21 46.2% — 1,791 0 1 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
1983 12–20 37.5% — 1,720 0 1 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
1984 18–20 47.4% — 1,703 0 2 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
1985 14–18 43.8% — 1,677 0 2 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
1986 8–15 34.8% — 1,618 0 2 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
1987 6–12 33.3% — 1,594 0 2 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
1988 6–16 27.3% — 1,542 0 2 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
1989 7–15 31.8% — 1,592 0 2 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
1990 8–11 42.1% — 1,611 0 2 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
1991 5–8 38.5% — 1,629 0 2 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
1992 1–8 11.1% — 1,559 0 2 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5
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 Joanne Russell
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% 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1980 5 3 8 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1981 15 5 20 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
1982 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 11 24 54.2% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
1983 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
1984 9 8 17 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 7 11 18 38.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
1986 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
1987 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
1988 4 9 13 30.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
1989 7 9 16 43.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
1991 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1992 0 6 6 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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% 49 60 109 45.0% Career 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Joanne Russell
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 106.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.12 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
1979 1547 118.2 — — — — +97 — — 42.1% -0.89 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.14 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
1980 1735 137.7 — — — — +8 -158 — 55.7% +0.51 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — -0.18 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
1981 1869 146.1 — — — — +63 -192 -295 56.7% +0.48 8–10 (44%) 6–5 (55%) 101.1 -3.04 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
1982 1792 141.6 — — — — +56 -194 -210 47.1% -0.08 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 96.7 -0.75 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
1983 1721 143.7 — — — — +53 -86 — 41.3% -0.43 4–7 (36%) 0–5 (0%) 91.3 -3.81 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
1984 1703 128.4 — — — — -13 — -69 47.7% -0.47 5–5 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.0 -0.69 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
1985 1678 113.6 — — — — -29 -65 -67 43.1% -0.61 5–3 (63%) 1–3 (25%) 100.7 +2.10 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
1986 1618 111.0 — — — — +10 — -24 38.5% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 95.5 +1.60 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
1987 1594 117.2 — — — — +33 — — 35.7% -0.78 3–3 (50%) 0–1 — +0.29 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
1988 1542 116.2 — — — — +33 -43 — 30.8% -1.31 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — -0.55 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
1989 1592 121.3 — — — — +35 -116 — 31.4% -1.65 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -2.88 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
1990 1611 125.3 — — — — +8 -85 — 43.9% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.44 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
1991 1630 119.4 — — — — +17 — — 41.4% -0.31 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.69 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
1992 1560 101.4 — — — — -16 — — 23.8% -2.00 0–3 (0%) 0–2 — -0.39 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
1993 1555 103.2 — — — — -22 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 1–0 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1932 136.4 — — — — +26 -124 -154 43.9% -0.44 46–55 (46%) 19–34 (36%) 92.3 -2.67 Career 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.