Mary Sawyer
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaye Hallam | 2 | 1 | 3 | May 9, 1979 | H2H |
| Naoko Sato | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 24, 1979 | H2H |
| Betsy Nagelsen | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 20, 1979 | H2H |
| Chris Matison | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 25, 1978 | H2H |
| Dianne Evers | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 6, 1978 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Mary Sawyer holds a 1–0 lead over Sheila Mcinerney in their WTA head-to-head. They have met 1 times in main draws. Most recently, Mary Sawyer won the 1979 St. Joseph semifinal 6-4 1-6 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Sawyer | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | Sheila Mcinerney | Match data | Jul 21, 1979* | SF | St. Joseph | WTA 250 | — |
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.
| 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 Sawyer | — | — | — | 1,599 | 22 | 31 | 41.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sheila Mcinerney | — | — | — | 1,586 | 27 | 39 | 40.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Sawyer | Sheila Mcinerney | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1974 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,488 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1976 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,509 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,521 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1977 | 9–10 | 47.4% | — | 1,568 | 0 | 2 | 1978 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,488 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1978 | 3–7 | 30.0% | — | 1,535 | 0 | 2 | 1979 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,473 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1979 | 8–9 | 47.1% | — | 1,557 | 0 | 2 | 1980 | 3–9 | 25.0% | — | 1,454 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1980 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,541 | 0 | 2 | 1981 | 10–7 | 58.8% | — | 1,543 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1981 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,537 | 0 | 2 | 1982 | 8–13 | 38.1% | — | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,499 | 0 | 0 |
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 Sawyer | Sheila Mcinerney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 16 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1977 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1977 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 23 | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 14 | 19 | 33 | 42.4% | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16.7% | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
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 Sawyer | Sheila Mcinerney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 16 | 1973 | 1495 | 98.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.00 | — | — | — | -0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1974 | 1489 | 101.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1976 | 1510 | 105.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.60 | 1–0 | — | — | -0.11 | 1977 | 1521 | 117.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55.6% | +0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.13 |
| 20 | 1977 | 1569 | 114.9 | — | — | — | — | +104 | — | -50 | 50.0% | -0.13 | 3–5 (38%) | 3–1 (75%) | 100.3 | +2.13 | 1978 | 1488 | 107.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.5% | +0.15 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.48 |
| 21 | 1978 | 1535 | 96.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +3 | 25.0% | -1.65 | 1–1 | — | — | +1.09 | 1979 | 1473 | 98.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.9% | -0.14 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.82 |
| 22 | 1979 | 1557 | 110.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +76 | 50.0% | -0.13 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–3 (40%) | 97.6 | +2.76 | 1980 | 1455 | 103.3 | — | — | — | — | +53 | — | — | 24.0% | -2.08 | 1–0 | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.25 |
| 23 | 1980 | 1541 | 98.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.13 | 1981 | 1543 | 116.0 | — | — | — | — | +10 | — | +59 | 57.1% | +0.60 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.88 |
| 24 | 1981 | 1537 | 99.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | — | — | +0.07 | 1982 | 1496 | 103.7 | — | — | — | — | -26 | +23 | — | 38.6% | -0.95 | 1–3 (25%) | 0–4 (0%) | 93.8 | +1.43 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1499 | 99.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.80 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.33 |
| Career | — | 1600 | 109.4 | — | — | — | — | +104 | — | -1 | 43.4% | -0.53 | 7–11 (39%) | 5–5 (50%) | 97.9 | +10.89 | — | 1586 | 111.3 | — | — | — | — | +27 | +23 | +59 | 42.0% | -0.51 | 4–6 (40%) | 2–8 (20%) | 93.7 | +6.55 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaye Hallam | 2 | 1 | 3 | May 9, 1979 | H2H |
| Naoko Sato | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 24, 1979 | H2H |
| Betsy Nagelsen | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 20, 1979 | H2H |
| Chris Matison | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 25, 1978 | H2H |
| Dianne Evers | 1 | 1 | 2 | Dec 6, 1978 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Steinmetz | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2, 1983 | H2H |
| Vicki Nelson | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jul 28, 1982 | H2H |
| Liliana Giussani | 0 | 2 | 2 | Apr 18, 1982 | H2H |
| Andrea Tiezzi | 2 | 0 | 2 | Apr 13, 1982 | H2H |
| Kate Glancy | 1 | 1 | 2 | Apr 13, 1982 | H2H |