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

Rene Blount vs Joanne Russell H2H: 1-1

Rene Blount and Joanne Russell are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on grass, while Rene Blount leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1981 Surbiton round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Rene Blount
USA Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 7-5 6-4 Rene Blount Match data Jun 11, 1981* R32 Surbiton WTA 250 Grass
Rene Blount 7-5 6-7 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data Oct 9, 1980* R32 Phoenix 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
Rene Blount #180 #153 3 1,622 31 84 27.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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.

Rene Blount Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1975 0–3 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
1978 7–11 38.9% — 1,556 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
1979 4–18 18.2% — 1,499 0 0 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
1980 6–14 30.0% — 1,533 0 0 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,552 0 0 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
1982 2–9 18.2% — 1,515 0 0 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
1983 1–6 14.3% — 1,473 0 0 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,458 0 0 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
1985 1–3 25.0% — 1,462 0 0 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
1986 1–1 50.0% #153 1,474 0 0 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
— — — — — — — 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
— — — — — — — 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
— — — — — — — 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
— — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
— — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Rene Blount Joanne Russell
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 %
1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1978 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1979 1 8 9 11.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
1981 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
1983 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 10 24 34 29.4% 1 14 15 6.7% 16 28 44 36.4% 4 16 20 20.0% Career 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Rene Blount Joanne Russell
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
1975 1476 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.21 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
1978 1557 130.1 — — — — +98 — +3 47.5% -0.38 1–5 (17%) 1–0 — +0.67 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
1979 1500 114.1 — — — — +28 — +86 23.9% -1.59 1–3 (25%) 0–7 (0%) 92.8 +1.47 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
1980 1533 113.7 — — — — -16 — +10 35.6% -1.24 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +0.16 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
1981 1552 117.5 — — — — +25 -112 +25 37.7% -1.15 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) 101.9 +0.42 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
1982 1516 104.3 — — — — +48 -148 +36 24.0% -1.88 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.25 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
1983 1473 96.3 — — — — +61 — — 18.8% -2.25 1–1 0–4 (0%) — +0.58 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
1984 1458 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
1985 1462 102.6 — — — — +49 — — 30.0% -1.60 1–1 — — +0.02 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
1986 1475 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 — — +0.23 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
Career 1622 117.6 — — — — +33 -133 +30 32.4% -1.34 9–21 (30%) 9–17 (35%) 92.9 +2.89 Career 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.