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

Patricia Walkden vs Marlene Gerson H2H: 1-0

Patricia Walkden holds a 1–0 lead over Marlene Gerson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Patricia Walkden leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Patricia Walkden won the 1971 Durban round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Patricia Walkden
RSA Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Marlene Gerson
RSA Age 86

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patricia Walkden 6-4 6-2 Marlene Gerson Match data Apr 1, 1971* R32 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
Marlene Gerson — — — 1,504 3 8 27.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Marlene Gerson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
29 1975 1–1 50.0% — 1,816 0 11 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,468 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,461 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1972 2–1 66.7% — 1,497 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,464 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 Patricia Walkden Marlene Gerson
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 %
22 1968 14 5 19 73.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 14 3 17 82.4% 25 10 35 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 16 6 22 72.7% 18 11 29 62.1% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 76 28 104 73.1% 87 44 131 66.4% 49 27 76 64.5% 9 5 14 64.3% — 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —

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 Marlene Gerson
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
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 1968 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.02
29 1975 1817 96.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.75 — 1–0 — +0.39 1969 1468 96.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.04
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1461 104.7 — — — — +46 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.24
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1498 105.2 — — — — +42 — — 66.7% +0.67 — 1–0 — -0.19
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1464 91.4 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.71 0–1 — — -0.04
Career — 1951 140.8 — — — — +75 -1 +15 63.2% +1.02 61–31 (66%) 5–10 (33%) 103.8 -4.58 — 1505 98.3 — — — — +44 — — 33.3% -1.16 0–2 1–1 — +0.64

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.