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Rosalyn Fairbank holds a 3–0 lead over Julie Richardson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Rosalyn Fairbank leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rosalyn Fairbank won the 1989 Wimbledon round of 128 6-4 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalyn Fairbank | 6-4 6-3 | Julie Richardson | Match data | Jun 28, 1989* | R128 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Rosalyn Fairbank | 7-6 6-1 | Julie Richardson | Match data | Jul 15, 1988* | R16 | Newport | WTA 250 | Grass |
| Rosalyn Fairbank | 6-2 7-5 | Julie Richardson | Match data | Feb 12, 1986* | R64 | Boca Raton | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalyn Fairbank | #325 | #15 | 51 | 1,932 | 336 | 309 | 52.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Julie Richardson | #643 | #102 | 9 | 1,574 | 28 | 65 | 30.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Rosalyn Fairbank | Julie Richardson | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1978 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,539 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1979 | 17–10 | 63.0% | — | 1,723 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #145 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1980 | 22–20 | 52.4% | — | 1,677 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 1–7 | 12.5% | #162 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1981 | 15–22 | 40.5% | — | 1,656 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #157 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1982 | 32–21 | 60.4% | — | 1,897 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 12–15 | 44.4% | #103 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1983 | 24–19 | 55.8% | — | 1,918 | 0 | 1 | 1989 | 1–7 | 12.5% | #257 | 1,507 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1984 | 22–26 | 45.8% | #32 | 1,766 | 0 | 1 | 1990 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #137 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1985 | 28–23 | 54.9% | #38 | 1,806 | 0 | 1 | 1991 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #556 | 1,504 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1986 | 23–20 | 53.5% | #28 | 1,824 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 1–8 | 11.1% | #157 | 1,459 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1987 | 21–20 | 51.2% | #36 | 1,755 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 1–6 | 14.3% | #301 | 1,411 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1988 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #37 | 1,772 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #367 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1989 | 27–18 | 60.0% | #22 | 1,845 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1990 | 26–20 | 56.5% | #24 | 1,787 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1991 | 14–19 | 42.4% | #90 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1992 | 16–16 | 50.0% | #46 | 1,726 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1993 | 17–19 | 47.2% | #63 | 1,766 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1994 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #284 | 1,704 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1995 | 2–8 | 20.0% | #261 | 1,598 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Rosalyn Fairbank | Julie Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 17 | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | — | — | — | — | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1980 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1986 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | 1981 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 1987 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1982 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 1988 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | 1983 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1989 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1984 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 1990 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 1985 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1991 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1986 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 1992 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1987 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1993 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1988 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1989 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1990 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1991 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1992 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1993 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 109 | 110 | 219 | 49.8% | 44 | 51 | 95 | 46.3% | 128 | 76 | 204 | 62.7% | 51 | 70 | 121 | 42.1% | — | 19 | 41 | 60 | 31.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 17 | 26 | 34.6% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
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 | Rosalyn Fairbank | Julie Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 17 | 1978 | 1539 | 104.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +66 | 75.0% | +0.75 | — | 2–0 | — | +0.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1979 | 1724 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | — | -159 | -3 | 61.3% | +1.02 | 4–4 (50%) | 3–4 (43%) | 101.5 | +0.70 | 1985 | 1506 | 109.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +98 | 45.5% | +0.09 | 0–1 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.50 |
| 19 | 1980 | 1678 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | -83 | -36 | +37 | 52.1% | +0.08 | 6–8 (43%) | 1–0 | — | -0.49 | 1986 | 1457 | 96.3 | — | — | — | — | +67 | — | — | 11.8% | -2.65 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.40 |
| 20 | 1981 | 1657 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | -41 | +16 | +48 | 40.7% | -0.51 | 7–5 (58%) | 2–3 (40%) | 103.2 | +0.67 | 1987 | 1481 | 103.7 | — | — | — | — | +21 | — | +115 | 41.4% | -0.66 | 3–2 (60%) | 1–2 (33%) | 101.9 | +1.02 |
| 21 | 1982 | 1897 | 150.2 | — | — | — | — | -180 | -228 | +28 | 57.5% | +0.52 | 9–7 (56%) | 5–3 (63%) | 105.2 | -2.75 | 1988 | 1558 | 120.8 | — | — | — | — | -12 | — | +44 | 45.8% | -0.20 | 2–3 (40%) | 2–5 (29%) | 98.0 | +1.35 |
| 22 | 1983 | 1919 | 136.6 | — | — | — | — | -79 | -271 | +29 | 53.1% | +0.19 | 7–3 (70%) | 1–4 (20%) | 101.2 | -2.11 | 1989 | 1507 | 105.8 | — | — | — | — | -9 | — | +69 | 21.1% | -2.21 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.02 |
| 23 | 1984 | 1767 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | +21 | -164 | +101 | 46.8% | +0.05 | 7–8 (47%) | 3–8 (27%) | 94.2 | +0.03 | 1990 | 1528 | 104.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | — | +52 | 44.0% | -0.60 | 2–1 (67%) | 0–2 | — | +0.93 |
| 24 | 1985 | 1806 | 136.7 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -143 | +37 | 51.3% | +0.09 | 9–4 (69%) | 9–2 (82%) | 109.3 | -1.60 | 1991 | 1504 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | -22 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.33 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.21 |
| 25 | 1986 | 1824 | 142.9 | — | — | — | — | +15 | -154 | -17 | 52.5% | +0.05 | 8–7 (53%) | 5–4 (56%) | 102.0 | -2.16 | 1992 | 1460 | 107.6 | — | — | — | — | -39 | — | +124 | 19.0% | -2.00 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–3 (25%) | 97.8 | -0.25 |
| 26 | 1987 | 1756 | 134.7 | — | — | — | — | -60 | -105 | +159 | 50.0% | +0.03 | 8–6 (57%) | 5–1 (83%) | 103.9 | -0.46 | 1993 | 1411 | 93.4 | — | — | — | — | -32 | — | — | 21.4% | -2.29 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.47 |
| 27 | 1988 | 1772 | 141.1 | — | — | — | — | -53 | -160 | +181 | 56.0% | +0.38 | 7–11 (39%) | 8–5 (62%) | 98.3 | +0.48 | 1994 | 1400 | 94.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -3.40 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.09 |
| 28 | 1989 | 1845 | 147.2 | — | — | — | — | -106 | -205 | +177 | 57.8% | +0.54 | 7–5 (58%) | 6–8 (43%) | 101.7 | -0.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1990 | 1787 | 137.3 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | +236 | 51.9% | +0.13 | 11–3 (79%) | 5–2 (71%) | 108.9 | +0.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1991 | 1637 | 127.7 | — | — | — | — | +34 | -74 | +316 | 46.1% | -0.10 | 3–7 (30%) | 1–5 (17%) | 88.8 | +1.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1992 | 1726 | 133.0 | — | — | — | — | -39 | -176 | +270 | 51.5% | -0.04 | 3–3 (50%) | 4–4 (50%) | 100.5 | -1.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1993 | 1766 | 146.5 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -176 | +196 | 45.3% | -0.44 | 9–5 (64%) | 5–4 (56%) | 104.6 | -2.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1994 | 1704 | 104.2 | — | — | — | — | -15 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.63 | — | — | — | -0.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1995 | 1599 | 97.0 | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | +239 | 15.8% | -2.47 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1932 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -134 | +112 | 51.1% | +0.09 | 105–87 (55%) | 65–57 (53%) | 105.0 | -1.56 | — | 1575 | 110.1 | — | — | — | — | -5 | — | +83 | 33.5% | -1.18 | 11–13 (46%) | 8–15 (35%) | 97.9 | +4.45 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Durie | 5 | 8 | 13 | Jul 21, 1990 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 2 | 10 | 12 | Nov 5, 1992 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 3 | 9 | 12 | Nov 10, 1988 | H2H |
| Martina Navratilova | 0 | 11 | 11 | Aug 13, 1993 | H2H |
| Barbara Potter | 4 | 7 | 11 | Jun 16, 1988 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale Paradis Mangon | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 23, 1992 | H2H |
| Gretchen Magers | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jul 20, 1990 | H2H |
| Rosalyn Fairbank | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 28, 1989 | H2H |
| Ann Henricksson | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 15, 1989 | H2H |
| Laura Golarsa | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 3, 1993 | H2H |