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Melissa Gurney holds a 1–0 lead over Mary Norwood 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 Oklahoma round of 32 6-1 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Gurney | 6-1 7-5 | Mary Norwood | Match data | Feb 27, 1986* | R32 | Oklahoma | 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 |
| Mary Norwood | — | — | — | 1,500 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 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.
| Age | Melissa Gurney | Mary Norwood | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1985 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #78 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1986 | 31–16 | 66.0% | #23 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1987 | 10–14 | 41.7% | #92 | 1,660 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1988 | 8–13 | 38.1% | #97 | 1,580 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #260 | 1,561 | 0 | 2 | 1986 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Mary Norwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1985 | 1629 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | +38 | — | -65 | 48.9% | -0.04 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–1 | — | +0.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1986 | 1866 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | +7 | -270 | -266 | 64.8% | +1.29 | 5–6 (45%) | 5–3 (63%) | 101.5 | +0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1987 | 1660 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | — | — | 43.4% | -0.53 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–3 (25%) | 96.3 | +2.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1988 | 1581 | 108.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -38 | — | 40.8% | -0.84 | 2–5 (29%) | 0–2 | — | +0.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1989 | 1562 | 96.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.18 | 1986 | 1490 | 99.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | +0.10 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 1481 | 95.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.00 | — | — | — | -0.01 |
| Career | — | 1884 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | +24 | -137 | -180 | 52.2% | +0.24 | 10–20 (33%) | 6–9 (40%) | 91.7 | +4.02 | — | 1500 | 97.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.25 | — | — | — | +4.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareen Louie Harper | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feb 22, 1990 | H2H |
| Melissa Gurney | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feb 27, 1986 | H2H |