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Michelle Jaggard Lai vs Kathy Horvath H2H: 1-0

Michelle Jaggard Lai holds a 1–0 lead over Kathy Horvath in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Michelle Jaggard Lai leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Michelle Jaggard Lai won the 1987 Indianapolis round of 32 7-5 RET.

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Michelle Jaggard Lai
AUS Age 57 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kathy Horvath
USA Age 61 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michelle Jaggard Lai 7-5 (ret.) Kathy Horvath #29 Match data Oct 28, 1987* R32 Indianapolis 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.

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
Michelle Jaggard Lai — — — 1,639 61 105 36.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kathy Horvath #283 #10 24 1,975 187 155 54.7% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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.

Age Michelle Jaggard Lai Kathy Horvath
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
13 — — — — — — — 1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1980 6–7 46.2% — 1,563 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1981 34–23 59.6% — 1,858 0 2
16 1985 0–4 0.0% — 1,459 0 0 1982 15–17 46.9% — 1,775 0 2
17 1986 0–2 0.0% — 1,442 0 0 1983 39–18 68.4% — 1,930 0 4
18 1987 8–10 44.4% — 1,510 0 0 1984 25–19 56.8% #29 1,799 0 4
19 1988 9–16 36.0% — 1,515 0 0 1985 23–16 59.0% #34 1,775 0 6
20 1989 9–16 36.0% — 1,499 0 0 1986 16–15 51.6% #47 1,739 0 6
21 1990 6–12 33.3% — 1,505 0 0 1987 18–15 54.5% #37 1,714 0 7
22 1991 3–6 33.3% — 1,524 0 0 1988 9–15 37.5% #85 1,602 0 7
23 1992 3–4 42.9% — 1,555 0 0 1989 2–8 20.0% #224 1,529 0 7
24 1993 14–19 42.4% — 1,576 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1994 9–16 36.0% — 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

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 Michelle Jaggard Lai Kathy Horvath
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 %
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 7 4 11 63.6% 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — 12 11 23 52.2%
16 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
17 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 21 11 32 65.6% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
18 1987 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
19 1988 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — 1985 6 5 11 54.5% 17 7 24 70.8% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0%
20 1989 6 9 15 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 1990 5 7 12 41.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 6 6 12 50.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 2 5 7 28.6% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1992 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1989 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1993 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1994 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 49 60 109 45.0% 2 15 17 11.8% 9 21 30 30.0% 1 8 9 11.1% — 45 50 95 47.4% 111 67 178 62.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 28 32 60 46.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Michelle Jaggard Lai Kathy Horvath
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
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1497 113.4 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — -0.25
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1563 110.2 — — — — +45 -63 — 43.3% -0.37 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.0 -0.09
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1859 146.5 — — — — -40 -79 — 56.3% +0.44 11–7 (61%) 7–5 (58%) 108.4 +0.14
16 1985 1459 99.1 — — — — — — — 11.1% -2.89 0–1 1–0 — -0.14 1982 1775 143.3 — — — — -40 +62 — 52.9% +0.46 1–7 (13%) 2–3 (40%) 92.6 -4.36
17 1986 1442 96.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.04 1983 1931 149.2 — — — — -65 +55 — 63.7% +0.74 9–3 (75%) 11–6 (65%) 109.3 +1.14
18 1987 1511 110.2 — — — — +92 — +3 43.6% -0.13 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 96.5 +1.25 1984 1799 146.8 — — — — -83 +206 — 56.1% +0.43 5–5 (50%) 3–7 (30%) 94.7 +0.34
19 1988 1515 101.4 — — — — +48 — -67 36.4% -0.91 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +1.65 1985 1776 138.0 — — — — -112 +220 — 55.8% +0.24 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.1 -0.67
20 1989 1499 106.6 — — — — +14 -24 -14 37.9% -0.86 4–4 (50%) 1–0 — +2.26 1986 1740 130.3 — — — — -73 +184 -140 48.6% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 104.3 -1.58
21 1990 1505 109.2 — — — — +20 -35 — 27.8% -1.64 2–0 — — -0.23 1987 1714 125.9 — — — — -43 +149 — 54.1% +0.18 6–4 (60%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +3.16
22 1991 1525 117.5 — — — — -2 — — 36.8% -1.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.56 1988 1603 116.3 — — — — +7 +113 — 41.5% -0.64 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 94.3 +0.35
23 1992 1555 114.2 — — — — -33 — -14 37.5% -1.06 2–0 — — -0.27 1989 1530 101.0 — — — — +17 — — 33.3% -1.38 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 95.4 +0.29
24 1993 1577 130.3 — — — — +19 — -2 42.3% -0.40 7–5 (58%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1994 1559 117.1 — — — — +19 — — 40.4% -0.60 2–5 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 98.9 -0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1639 117.7 — — — — +28 -30 -22 37.6% -0.82 22–22 (50%) 17–11 (61%) 107.4 +1.72 — 1976 144.0 — — — — -49 +106 -140 53.7% +0.21 49–40 (55%) 39–36 (52%) 103.2 -0.45

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.