H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Patricia Walkden vs Brenda Kirk H2H: 4-1

Patricia Walkden holds a 4–1 lead over Brenda Kirk in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Patricia Walkden leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Patricia Walkden won the 1972 Indianapolis round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Patricia Walkden
RSA Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Brenda Kirk
RSA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patricia Walkden 6-3 6-4 Brenda Kirk Match data Aug 11, 1972* R16 Indianapolis WTA 250 Clay
Brenda Kirk 6-3 6-3 Patricia Walkden Match data Jan 16, 1972* F Durban WTA 250 Hard
Patricia Walkden 2-6 6-0 6-4 Brenda Kirk Match data Dec 19, 1971* F Bloemfontein WTA 250 Hard
Patricia Walkden 6-2 8-6 Brenda Kirk Match data Jan 3, 1970* QF Port Elizabeth WTA 250 Hard
Patricia Walkden 6-1 6-4 Brenda Kirk Match data Apr 18, 1969* R16 Durban 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
Patricia Walkden — — — 1,951 222 105 67.9% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Brenda Kirk — — — 1,790 102 116 46.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Patricia Walkden Brenda Kirk
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 1–4 20.0% — 1,460 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1969 13–18 41.9% — 1,527 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1970 15–22 40.5% — 1,576 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1971 26–23 53.1% — 1,678 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1972 37–25 59.7% — 1,774 0 2
22 1968 48–23 67.6% — 1,674 0 0 1973 6–20 23.1% — 1,673 0 2
23 1969 53–18 74.6% — 1,875 0 4 1974 3–2 60.0% — 1,677 0 2
24 1970 49–24 67.1% — 1,892 0 5 — — — — — — —
25 1971 9–3 75.0% — 1,885 0 7 1976 1–1 50.0% — 1,682 0 2
26 1972 34–17 66.7% — 1,898 0 11 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,665 0 2
27 1973 24–16 60.0% — 1,840 0 11 — — — — — — —
28 1974 4–3 57.1% — 1,837 0 11 — — — — — — —
29 1975 1–1 50.0% — 1,816 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Patricia Walkden Brenda Kirk
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 6 4 10 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 12 3 15 80.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
22 1968 14 5 19 73.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1969 14 3 17 82.4% 25 10 35 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 16 6 22 72.7% 18 11 29 62.1% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 14 5 19 73.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 8 4 12 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 76 28 104 73.1% 87 44 131 66.4% 49 27 76 64.5% 9 5 14 64.3% — 33 31 64 51.6% 29 40 69 42.0% 29 35 64 45.3% 9 9 18 50.0%

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 Patricia Walkden Brenda Kirk
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1460 95.8 — — — — -15 — — 27.3% -1.55 0–1 — — +0.11
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1528 115.7 — — — — +3 -45 +44 46.0% -0.36 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1577 119.6 — — — — +10 -102 +23 40.0% -0.74 4–2 (67%) — — -1.30
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1678 130.6 — — — — -21 -84 +10 52.7% +0.15 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +3.63
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1775 136.1 — — — — +141 -190 -45 57.0% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 +0.85
22 1968 1674 122.5 — — — — +68 -11 -18 62.0% +0.96 14–6 (70%) — — -1.38 1973 1673 116.8 — — — — +33 -98 +38 24.6% -2.40 3–2 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 102.2 -2.93
23 1969 1875 139.3 — — — — +107 -8 -32 68.6% +1.37 13–5 (72%) — — -3.15 1974 1677 110.0 — — — — — — — 54.5% +0.45 1–0 — — +0.41
24 1970 1892 145.3 — — — — +83 -56 +71 63.9% +1.11 11–7 (61%) 2–3 (40%) 101.2 -7.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1886 117.2 — — — — +48 — — 70.4% +1.81 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.34 1976 1683 109.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 1–0 — +0.05
26 1972 1898 144.6 — — — — +73 +6 +14 61.9% +0.97 11–5 (69%) 1–4 (20%) 100.9 -2.25 1977 1666 100.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13
27 1973 1840 140.7 — — — — +61 +62 +53 57.1% +0.58 7–6 (54%) 0–1 — -1.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 1837 117.5 — — — — — +77 — 50.0% -0.28 3–1 (75%) 0–1 — -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1817 96.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.75 — 1–0 — +0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1951 140.8 — — — — +75 -1 +15 63.2% +1.02 61–31 (66%) 5–10 (33%) 103.8 -4.58 — 1791 128.6 — — — — +57 -115 +11 46.9% -0.33 24–23 (51%) 10–6 (63%) 103.8 +0.61

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.