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

Patricia Walkden vs Stephanie Defina H2H: 3-0

Patricia Walkden holds a 3–0 lead over Stephanie Defina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Patricia Walkden leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Patricia Walkden won the 1970 Pensacola semifinal 6-7 6-4 6-3.

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Patricia Walkden
RSA Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Stephanie Defina
USA Age 80

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patricia Walkden 6-7 6-4 6-3 Stephanie Defina Match data Sep 12, 1970* SF Pensacola WTA 250 Clay
Patricia Walkden 6-2 6-2 Stephanie Defina Match data Jan 6, 1968* QF Cape Town WTA 250 Hard
Patricia Walkden 8-6 4-6 6-4 Stephanie Defina Match data Dec 30, 1967* QF Port Elizabeth 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
Stephanie Defina — — — 1,818 93 62 60.0% 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 Stephanie Defina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 48–23 67.6% — 1,674 0 0 1968 33–22 60.0% — 1,678 0 1
23 1969 53–18 74.6% — 1,875 0 4 1969 25–9 73.5% — 1,760 0 5
24 1970 49–24 67.1% — 1,892 0 5 1970 33–17 66.0% — 1,788 0 7
25 1971 9–3 75.0% — 1,885 0 7 1971 1–9 10.0% — 1,706 0 7
26 1972 34–17 66.7% — 1,898 0 11 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,713 0 7
27 1973 24–16 60.0% — 1,840 0 11 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,685 0 7
28 1974 4–3 57.1% — 1,837 0 11 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,674 0 7
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 Stephanie Defina
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% 1968 4 6 10 40.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1969 14 3 17 82.4% 25 10 35 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0%
24 1970 16 6 22 72.7% 18 11 29 62.1% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 1970 4 3 7 57.1% 26 9 35 74.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1971 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
26 1972 14 5 19 73.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1973 8 4 12 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 10 12 22 45.5% 63 24 87 72.4% 8 11 19 42.1% 11 13 24 45.8%

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 Stephanie Defina
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 1968 1678 117.2 — — — — -196 +95 -126 56.8% +0.45 13–9 (59%) — — -1.36
23 1969 1875 139.3 — — — — +107 -8 -32 68.6% +1.37 13–5 (72%) — — -3.15 1969 1761 138.3 — — — — -91 +61 — 71.6% +1.86 3–3 (50%) — — +0.05
24 1970 1892 145.3 — — — — +83 -56 +71 63.9% +1.11 11–7 (61%) 2–3 (40%) 101.2 -7.36 1970 1789 133.4 — — — — -88 +98 -231 62.9% +1.05 7–4 (64%) 1–0 — +0.80
25 1971 1886 117.2 — — — — +48 — — 70.4% +1.81 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +1.34 1971 1707 111.7 — — — — -58 — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.83
26 1972 1898 144.6 — — — — +73 +6 +14 61.9% +0.97 11–5 (69%) 1–4 (20%) 100.9 -2.25 1972 1714 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 1–0 — -0.95
27 1973 1840 140.7 — — — — +61 +62 +53 57.1% +0.58 7–6 (54%) 0–1 — -1.36 1973 1686 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.40
28 1974 1837 117.5 — — — — — +77 — 50.0% -0.28 3–1 (75%) 0–1 — -0.88 1974 1675 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
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 — 1819 129.6 — — — — -120 +87 -145 57.7% +0.65 23–16 (59%) 2–1 (67%) 104.5 -1.80

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.