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Melissa Gurney holds a 1–0 lead over Debbie Spence Nasim 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 Worcester round of 64 6-2 6-0.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Gurney | 6-2 6-0 | Debbie Spence Nasim | Match data | Jan 15, 1986* | R64 | Worcester | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Gurney | #1,006 | #17 | 33 | 1,884 | 63 | 61 | 50.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Debbie Spence Nasim | — | — | — | 1,827 | 56 | 62 | 47.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Melissa Gurney | Debbie Spence Nasim | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1984 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #84 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | 4–2 | 66.7% | — | 1,565 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1985 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #78 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | 9–7 | 56.2% | — | 1,649 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 1986 | 31–16 | 66.0% | #23 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 | 1985 | 25–19 | 56.8% | — | 1,777 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 1987 | 10–14 | 41.7% | #92 | 1,660 | 0 | 2 | 1986 | 13–22 | 37.1% | — | 1,619 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1988 | 8–13 | 38.1% | #97 | 1,580 | 0 | 2 | 1987 | 4–11 | 26.7% | — | 1,554 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #260 | 1,561 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,557 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Melissa Gurney | Debbie Spence Nasim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 15 | 1984 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1983 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1985 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1984 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 17 | 1986 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1985 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 18 | 1987 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1986 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 19 | 1988 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 20 | 1989 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 44 | 33 | 77 | 57.1% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | — | 26 | 27 | 53 | 49.1% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 55.6% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.2% |
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 | Melissa Gurney | Debbie Spence Nasim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 15 | 1984 | 1561 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | +69 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.41 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.59 | 1983 | 1565 | 107.6 | — | — | — | — | +78 | — | — | 61.5% | +0.38 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | +0.32 |
| 16 | 1985 | 1629 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | +38 | — | -65 | 48.9% | -0.04 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–1 | — | +0.14 | 1984 | 1649 | 120.5 | — | — | — | — | +26 | -52 | — | 55.0% | +0.22 | 4–4 (50%) | 2–2 (50%) | 99.8 | +0.47 |
| 17 | 1986 | 1866 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | +7 | -270 | -266 | 64.8% | +1.29 | 5–6 (45%) | 5–3 (63%) | 101.5 | +0.40 | 1985 | 1777 | 141.5 | — | — | — | — | -50 | -20 | — | 54.7% | +0.34 | 7–4 (64%) | 3–6 (33%) | 103.0 | -1.69 |
| 18 | 1987 | 1660 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | — | — | 43.4% | -0.53 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–3 (25%) | 96.3 | +2.75 | 1986 | 1619 | 116.9 | — | — | — | — | -1 | +131 | -90 | 35.5% | -1.12 | 5–1 (83%) | 3–3 (50%) | 105.9 | +0.57 |
| 19 | 1988 | 1581 | 108.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -38 | — | 40.8% | -0.84 | 2–5 (29%) | 0–2 | — | +0.93 | 1987 | 1555 | 115.2 | — | — | — | — | +10 | +132 | — | 29.0% | -1.77 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.23 |
| 20 | 1989 | 1562 | 96.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 1558 | 101.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | +2.33 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.20 |
| Career | — | 1884 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | +24 | -137 | -180 | 52.2% | +0.24 | 10–20 (33%) | 6–9 (40%) | 91.7 | +4.02 | — | 1827 | 129.7 | — | — | — | — | -4 | +41 | -90 | 46.5% | -0.34 | 20–10 (67%) | 12–13 (48%) | 107.8 | -0.31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Sukova | 0 | 5 | 5 | Sep 3, 1987 | H2H |
| Catherine Tanvier | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 24, 1988 | H2H |
| Elly Hakami | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 22, 1988 | H2H |
| Lea Antonoplis | 3 | 0 | 3 | Apr 18, 1987 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nov 17, 1986 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alycia Moulton | 3 | 2 | 5 | Feb 12, 1987 | H2H |
| Stephanie Rehe | 0 | 4 | 4 | Nov 6, 1986 | H2H |
| Catarina Lindqvist Ryan | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 28, 1986 | H2H |
| Zina Garrison | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 3, 1985 | H2H |
| Camille Benjamin | 1 | 2 | 3 | Apr 8, 1987 | H2H |