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Melissa Gurney holds a 1–0 lead over Lisa Green in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Melissa Gurney leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Melissa Gurney won the 1987 Aptos round of 32 7-5 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Gurney | 7-5 6-2 | Lisa Green | Match data | Jul 30, 1987* | R32 | Aptos | WTA 250 | Hard |
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 |
| Lisa Green | — | — | — | 1,516 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% | 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.
| Melissa Gurney | Lisa Green | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1984 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #84 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,493 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #78 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,501 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 31–16 | 66.0% | #23 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 | 1989 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10–14 | 41.7% | #92 | 1,660 | 0 | 2 | 1990 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,498 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8–13 | 38.1% | #97 | 1,580 | 0 | 2 | 1991 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #260 | 1,561 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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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 % | ||
| 1984 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1988 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1989 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 44 | 33 | 77 | 57.1% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | Career | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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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 |
| 1984 | 1561 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | +69 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.41 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.59 | 1987 | 1494 | 102.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.10 |
| 1985 | 1629 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | +38 | — | -65 | 48.9% | -0.04 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–1 | — | +0.14 | 1988 | 1501 | 104.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.78 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.32 |
| 1986 | 1866 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | +7 | -270 | -266 | 64.8% | +1.29 | 5–6 (45%) | 5–3 (63%) | 101.5 | +0.40 | 1989 | 1485 | 109.9 | — | — | — | — | +15 | — | — | 40.0% | +0.60 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | +0.38 |
| 1987 | 1660 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | — | — | 43.4% | -0.53 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–3 (25%) | 96.3 | +2.75 | 1990 | 1499 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 0.00 | — | — | — | +0.15 |
| 1988 | 1581 | 108.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -38 | — | 40.8% | -0.84 | 2–5 (29%) | 0–2 | — | +0.93 | 1991 | 1488 | 98.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | +0.03 |
| 1989 | 1562 | 96.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1884 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | +24 | -137 | -180 | 52.2% | +0.24 | 10–20 (33%) | 6–9 (40%) | 91.7 | +4.02 | Career | 1516 | 107.9 | — | — | — | — | +19 | — | — | 33.3% | -0.85 | 0–3 (0%) | 0–1 | — | +1.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Temesvari | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feb 14, 1991 | H2H |
| Jennifer Capriati | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2, 1990 | H2H |
| Magdalena Feistel | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aug 1, 1990 | H2H |
| Wendy White | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 3, 1989 | H2H |
| Gretchen Magers | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 27, 1989 | H2H |