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

Patricia Walkden vs Linky Boshoff H2H: 2-0

Patricia Walkden holds a 2–0 lead over Linky Boshoff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Patricia Walkden leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Patricia Walkden won the 1974 Italian Open round of 16 6-3 3-6 6-2.

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Patricia Walkden
RSA Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Linky Boshoff
RSA Age 69

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patricia Walkden 6-3 3-6 6-2 Linky Boshoff Match data May 29, 1974* R16 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Patricia Walkden 2-6 6-1 6-1 Linky Boshoff Match data Dec 17, 1972* F Bloemfontein 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
Linky Boshoff — — — 1,879 121 95 56.0% 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 Patricia Walkden Linky Boshoff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,511 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1972 3–4 42.9% — 1,548 0 1
16 — — — — — — — 1973 28–14 66.7% — 1,731 0 2
17 — — — — — — — 1974 17–11 60.7% — 1,749 0 3
18 — — — — — — — 1975 41–28 59.4% — 1,850 0 5
19 — — — — — — — 1976 14–19 42.4% — 1,773 0 5
20 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% — 1,808 0 7
22 1968 48–23 67.6% — 1,674 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 53–18 74.6% — 1,875 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 1970 49–24 67.1% — 1,892 0 5 — — — — — — —
25 1971 9–3 75.0% — 1,885 0 7 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Linky Boshoff
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1511 100.3 — — — — +52 — — 33.3% -2.67 — — — -0.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1549 105.5 — — — — +51 — — 43.8% -0.50 1–1 — — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1732 129.0 — — — — -19 -121 -51 63.4% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 0–2 — +4.64
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1749 130.5 — — — — -14 -168 +80 60.6% +0.83 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +1.74
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1851 140.3 — — — — -16 -61 +5 57.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 6–3 (67%) 103.2 +2.59
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1773 136.1 — — — — -21 -2 +88 47.4% -0.33 3–9 (25%) — — -3.65
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1809 139.3 — — — — +39 -112 +66 50.7% +0.05 3–6 (33%) 0–1 — +0.75
22 1968 1674 122.5 — — — — +68 -11 -18 62.0% +0.96 14–6 (70%) — — -1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1875 139.3 — — — — +107 -8 -32 68.6% +1.37 13–5 (72%) — — -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1879 138.9 — — — — +2 -69 +21 55.8% +0.33 28–37 (43%) 7–7 (50%) 95.4 +3.04

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.