Michelle Tyler
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 5 | 5 | Feb 3, 1978 | H2H |
| Linda Mottram | 1 | 4 | 5 | May 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Terry Holladay | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nov 23, 1979 | H2H |
| Cynthia Doerner | 3 | 1 | 4 | Dec 6, 1978 | H2H |
| Laura Dupont | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 31, 1978 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC
Virginia Ruzici holds a 3–0 lead over Michelle Tyler in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Virginia Ruzici leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Virginia Ruzici won the 1978 Italian Open semifinal 6-7 6-3 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-7 6-3 6-3 | Michelle Tyler | Match data | May 27, 1978* | SF | Italian Open | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | | Michelle Tyler | Match data | Mar 30, 1978* | R16 | Philadelphia | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 6-3 | Michelle Tyler | Match data | Oct 1, 1977* | QF | Oldsmar | WTA 250 | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Tyler | — | — | — | 1,889 | 93 | 80 | 53.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Virginia Ruzici | — | #16 | 5 | 2,125 | 455 | 274 | 62.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
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 Tyler | Virginia Ruzici | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 13 | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,485 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,468 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1975 | 23–16 | 59.0% | — | 1,686 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1976 | 27–13 | 67.5% | — | 1,757 | 0 | 4 | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1977 | 13–10 | 56.5% | — | 1,799 | 0 | 4 | 1973 | 4–9 | 30.8% | — | 1,493 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1978 | 20–23 | 46.5% | — | 1,776 | 0 | 4 | 1974 | 20–18 | 52.6% | — | 1,647 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 1979 | 5–10 | 33.3% | — | 1,663 | 0 | 4 | 1975 | 7–7 | 50.0% | — | 1,686 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 1980 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,603 | 0 | 4 | 1976 | 30–20 | 60.0% | — | 1,797 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 23–21 | 52.3% | — | 1,921 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | 1982 | 4–2 | 66.7% | — | 1,613 | 0 | 5 | 1978 | 59–26 | 69.4% | — | 2,093 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | 1983 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,593 | 0 | 5 | 1979 | 52–27 | 65.8% | — | 1,976 | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 73–26 | 73.7% | — | 2,032 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 58–30 | 65.9% | — | 1,921 | 1 | 13 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 49–21 | 70.0% | — | 1,985 | 1 | 17 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 27–17 | 61.4% | — | 1,906 | 1 | 18 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 21–23 | 47.7% | #44 | 1,781 | 1 | 18 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 27–19 | 58.7% | — | 1,786 | 1 | 19 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,735 | 1 | 19 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #143 | 1,658 | 1 | 19 |
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 Tyler | Virginia Ruzici | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 13 | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1977 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 19 | 1978 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 20 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | 40 | 70.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% |
| 23 | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 19 | 4 | 23 | 82.6% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% |
| 24 | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 27 | 5 | 32 | 84.4% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 24 | 11 | 35 | 68.6% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 27 | 8 | 35 | 77.1% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 16 | 13 | 29 | 55.2% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 24 | 5 | 29 | 82.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 38 | 24 | 62 | 61.3% | 31 | 26 | 57 | 54.4% | 17 | 17 | 34 | 50.0% | — | 69 | 55 | 124 | 55.6% | 218 | 85 | 303 | 71.9% | 43 | 34 | 77 | 55.8% | 114 | 96 | 210 | 54.3% |
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 | Michelle Tyler | Virginia Ruzici | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1972 | 1486 | 93.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.00 | — | — | — | +0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | 1973 | 1469 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1975 | 1686 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | — | -55 | -16 | 57.6% | +0.67 | 7–7 (50%) | 3–5 (38%) | 100.2 | +1.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1976 | 1757 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | -3 | +2 | -108 | 65.1% | +1.44 | 4–2 (67%) | 2–2 (50%) | 102.6 | +7.82 | 1972 | 1484 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.15 |
| 18 | 1977 | 1800 | 134.0 | — | — | — | — | -52 | -2 | -93 | 56.3% | +0.50 | 3–3 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.65 | 1973 | 1494 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | +96 | -24 | — | 33.3% | -1.19 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +1.11 |
| 19 | 1978 | 1776 | 140.8 | — | — | — | — | -93 | +40 | +16 | 46.7% | -0.39 | 7–5 (58%) | 3–1 (75%) | 105.2 | -4.48 | 1974 | 1647 | 134.9 | — | — | — | — | -93 | +57 | -167 | 56.8% | +0.64 | 4–2 (67%) | 3–5 (38%) | 102.5 | +0.45 |
| 20 | 1979 | 1664 | 101.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +121 | +51 | 31.3% | -1.75 | 2–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.80 | 1975 | 1686 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +81 | — | 51.6% | -0.10 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +0.21 |
| 21 | 1980 | 1603 | 96.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +123 | — | 25.0% | -1.25 | — | 1–1 | — | +0.50 | 1976 | 1798 | 142.1 | — | — | — | — | -256 | +110 | -320 | 58.1% | +0.62 | 9–8 (53%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.1 | -2.30 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1921 | 148.4 | — | — | — | — | -144 | +42 | — | 50.0% | +0.01 | 11–3 (79%) | 1–0 | — | -5.19 |
| 23 | 1982 | 1614 | 102.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +161 | — | 61.5% | +0.54 | 1–0 | — | — | +1.03 | 1978 | 2093 | 158.9 | — | — | — | — | -38 | -56 | -464 | 66.3% | +1.06 | 14–6 (70%) | 14–6 (70%) | 111.1 | -8.28 |
| 24 | 1983 | 1594 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.00 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.19 | 1979 | 1976 | 151.5 | — | — | — | — | +51 | +40 | -194 | 63.7% | +0.92 | 15–10 (60%) | 6–5 (55%) | 103.9 | -2.80 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 2032 | 158.1 | — | — | — | — | +33 | +161 | -225 | 69.9% | +1.37 | 14–9 (61%) | 10–7 (59%) | 101.0 | -6.12 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1921 | 159.2 | — | — | — | — | -20 | +290 | -69 | 62.6% | +0.85 | 13–7 (65%) | 9–6 (60%) | 102.2 | -7.10 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1985 | 156.7 | — | — | — | — | -60 | +261 | -118 | 68.6% | +1.30 | 9–11 (45%) | 11–6 (65%) | 98.3 | -4.30 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1906 | 143.9 | — | — | — | — | +20 | +136 | -21 | 60.4% | +0.91 | 6–4 (60%) | 3–4 (43%) | 98.3 | +2.52 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1781 | 144.4 | — | — | — | — | -45 | +179 | — | 51.0% | +0.29 | 4–10 (29%) | 3–7 (30%) | 87.0 | -0.86 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1787 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +215 | +67 | 57.4% | +0.63 | 7–4 (64%) | 4–1 (80%) | 102.6 | -0.06 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1735 | 90.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -3.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.42 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1658 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +211 | — | 46.4% | -0.14 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 | — | +1.28 |
| Career | — | 1889 | 132.2 | — | — | — | — | -57 | +13 | -22 | 52.9% | +0.25 | 24–18 (57%) | 13–11 (54%) | 105.9 | +4.30 | — | 2125 | 154.9 | — | — | — | — | -27 | +141 | -198 | 61.0% | +0.79 | 108–81 (57%) | 70–52 (57%) | 104.0 | -4.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 5 | 5 | Feb 3, 1978 | H2H |
| Linda Mottram | 1 | 4 | 5 | May 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Terry Holladay | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nov 23, 1979 | H2H |
| Cynthia Doerner | 3 | 1 | 4 | Dec 6, 1978 | H2H |
| Laura Dupont | 1 | 3 | 4 | Aug 31, 1978 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Evert | 0 | 23 | 23 | Apr 13, 1985 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 13 | Aug 29, 1985 | H2H |
| Mima Jausovec | 9 | 4 | 13 | Jul 21, 1985 | H2H |
| Tracy Austin | 0 | 13 | 13 | Mar 23, 1983 | H2H |
| Joanne Russell | 9 | 3 | 12 | Oct 24, 1985 | H2H |