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

Sabina Simmonds vs Brenda Kirk H2H: 0-1

Brenda Kirk holds a 1–0 lead over Sabina Simmonds in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Brenda Kirk leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brenda Kirk won the 1974 South African Open round of 32 6-2 6-1.

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Sabina Simmonds
ITA Age 66
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Brenda Kirk
RSA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brenda Kirk 6-2 6-1 Sabina Simmonds Match data Nov 21, 1974* R32 South African Open 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
Sabina Simmonds — — — 1,830 108 123 46.8% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Brenda Kirk — — — 1,790 102 116 46.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Sabina Simmonds Brenda Kirk
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1975 2–4 33.3% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1976 5–7 41.7% — 1,526 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1977 3–9 25.0% — 1,525 0 0 1968 1–4 20.0% — 1,460 0 0
18 1978 15–15 50.0% — 1,609 0 0 1969 13–18 41.9% — 1,527 0 0
19 1979 15–10 60.0% — 1,669 0 2 1970 15–22 40.5% — 1,576 0 0
20 1980 6–10 37.5% — 1,613 0 2 1971 26–23 53.1% — 1,678 0 1
21 1981 21–10 67.7% — 1,723 0 5 1972 37–25 59.7% — 1,774 0 2
22 1982 26–22 54.2% — 1,791 0 5 1973 6–20 23.1% — 1,673 0 2
23 1983 11–22 33.3% — 1,608 0 6 1974 3–2 60.0% — 1,677 0 2
24 1984 2–6 25.0% — 1,550 0 6 — — — — — — —
25 1985 2–2 50.0% — 1,578 0 6 1976 1–1 50.0% — 1,682 0 2
26 1986 0–2 0.0% — 1,558 0 6 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,665 0 2
27 1987 0–1 0.0% — 1,543 0 6 — — — — — — —
28 1988 0–1 0.0% — 1,526 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Sabina Simmonds Brenda Kirk
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 %
14 1974 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1976 — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 — — — — 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1968 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — —
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — —
20 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1971 6 4 10 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
21 1981 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — 1972 12 3 15 80.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
22 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 8 8 0.0% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 13 18 31 41.9% 43 55 98 43.9% 13 20 33 39.4% 14 19 33 42.4% — 33 31 64 51.6% 29 40 69 42.0% 29 35 64 45.3% 9 9 18 50.0%

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 Sabina Simmonds Brenda Kirk
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 1974 1476 93.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1975 1470 104.3 — — — — — +49 — 46.7% -0.27 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1976 1526 120.4 — — — — — +53 +36 44.8% -0.41 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 1526 117.1 — — — — — +70 — 32.0% -1.68 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.63 1968 1460 95.8 — — — — -15 — — 27.3% -1.55 0–1 — — +0.11
18 1978 1610 123.2 — — — — -6 +1 -98 52.4% +0.14 2–7 (22%) 2–0 — +1.86 1969 1528 115.7 — — — — +3 -45 +44 46.0% -0.36 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37
19 1979 1670 120.9 — — — — -33 -8 -127 57.4% +0.19 3–1 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 104.8 +3.43 1970 1577 119.6 — — — — +10 -102 +23 40.0% -0.74 4–2 (67%) — — -1.30
20 1980 1613 118.9 — — — — -2 -80 -124 47.1% +0.23 0–4 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.0 +0.67 1971 1678 130.6 — — — — -21 -84 +10 52.7% +0.15 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +3.63
21 1981 1723 130.1 — — — — — -50 — 66.2% +1.58 6–3 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 102.7 +3.30 1972 1775 136.1 — — — — +141 -190 -45 57.0% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 3–3 (50%) 101.4 +0.85
22 1982 1791 140.8 — — — — -56 -86 -193 55.7% +0.48 5–7 (42%) 5–3 (63%) 100.9 -1.87 1973 1673 116.8 — — — — +33 -98 +38 24.6% -2.40 3–2 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 102.2 -2.93
23 1983 1608 110.1 — — — — -21 +69 +13 38.5% -0.99 4–10 (29%) 3–5 (38%) 92.3 +1.88 1974 1677 110.0 — — — — — — — 54.5% +0.45 1–0 — — +0.41
24 1984 1551 99.0 — — — — -13 — — 29.4% -1.23 0–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 1578 117.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — -0.84 1976 1683 109.3 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.80 0–1 1–0 — +0.05
26 1986 1558 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.13 1977 1666 100.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13
27 1987 1544 99.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 1527 93.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1830 128.7 — — — — -36 -3 -91 49.3% -0.05 23–42 (35%) 25–19 (57%) 95.8 +4.20 — 1791 128.6 — — — — +57 -115 +11 46.9% -0.33 24–23 (51%) 10–6 (63%) 103.8 +0.61

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.