H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Patricia Walkden vs Kristien Shaw H2H: 2-1

Patricia Walkden holds a 2–1 lead over Kristien Shaw in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Patricia Walkden leads 2–0 on clay, while Kristien Shaw leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kristien Shaw won the 1973 South African Open quarterfinal 7-6 6-0.

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Patricia Walkden
RSA Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Kristien Shaw
USA Age 74

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristien Shaw 7-6 6-0 Patricia Walkden Match data Nov 24, 1973* QF South African Open WTA 250 Hard
Patricia Walkden 6-2 6-3 Kristien Shaw Match data Jun 16, 1973* QF Hamburg Open WTA 250 Clay
Patricia Walkden 6-2 6-4 Kristien Shaw Match data May 27, 1973* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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.

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
Kristien Shaw — — — 1,924 119 141 45.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kristien Shaw
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–2 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 5–8 38.5% — 1,514 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 12–10 54.5% — 1,592 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1971 23–25 47.9% — 1,715 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1972 2–13 13.3% — 1,623 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1973 29–24 54.7% — 1,906 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1974 10–14 41.7% — 1,811 0 1
22 1968 48–23 67.6% — 1,674 0 0 1975 14–14 50.0% — 1,792 0 1
23 1969 53–18 74.6% — 1,875 0 4 1976 6–4 60.0% — 1,846 0 1
24 1970 49–24 67.1% — 1,892 0 5 1977 17–20 45.9% — 1,834 0 1
25 1971 9–3 75.0% — 1,885 0 7 1978 1–7 12.5% — 1,751 0 1
26 1972 34–17 66.7% — 1,898 0 11 — — — — — — —
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 Kristien Shaw
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2 4 6 33.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 21 15 36 58.3% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 6 6 12 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
22 1968 14 5 19 73.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1969 14 3 17 82.4% 25 10 35 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1970 16 6 22 72.7% 18 11 29 62.1% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 12 24 50.0%
25 1971 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1972 14 5 19 73.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 31 42 73 42.5% 18 26 44 40.9% 43 37 80 53.8% 27 35 62 43.5%

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 Kristien Shaw
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1485 99.9 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — -0.41
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1515 113.4 — — — — +28 +25 -27 42.3% -0.39 1–1 — — -0.23
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1593 114.0 — — — — +56 — -61 55.3% +0.49 3–2 (60%) — — +2.96
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1716 133.5 — — — — -75 -249 +83 48.6% -0.28 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) 102.1 -3.43
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1624 116.8 — — — — -39 — +85 25.0% -2.00 1–5 (17%) 1–1 — -2.01
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1906 155.3 — — — — -158 -300 -12 51.7% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 6–10 (38%) 106.7 -8.65
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1812 131.9 — — — — -145 — +87 35.4% -1.00 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -2.83
22 1968 1674 122.5 — — — — +68 -11 -18 62.0% +0.96 14–6 (70%) — — -1.38 1975 1792 131.3 — — — — -35 -117 — 49.2% +0.13 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 97.4 +0.63
23 1969 1875 139.3 — — — — +107 -8 -32 68.6% +1.37 13–5 (72%) — — -3.15 1976 1846 129.0 — — — — -16 -194 — 63.6% +0.77 0–2 0–2 — -1.43
24 1970 1892 145.3 — — — — +83 -56 +71 63.9% +1.11 11–7 (61%) 2–3 (40%) 101.2 -7.36 1977 1834 142.3 — — — — -45 — +56 43.5% -0.34 8–5 (62%) 3–5 (38%) 101.2 -3.83
25 1971 1886 117.2 — — — — +48 — — 70.4% +1.81 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.34 1978 1752 112.7 — — — — -71 — — 22.2% -1.61 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.72
26 1972 1898 144.6 — — — — +73 +6 +14 61.9% +0.97 11–5 (69%) 1–4 (20%) 100.9 -2.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1924 142.0 — — — — -62 -212 +44 45.7% -0.23 33–34 (49%) 17–29 (37%) 98.1 -7.85

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.