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Sandra Walsham vs Stephanie Defina H2H: 1-0

Sandra Walsham holds a 1–0 lead over Stephanie Defina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sandra Walsham leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sandra Walsham won the 1973 Sydney International round of 64 6-3 6-2.

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Sandra Walsham
AUS
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Stephanie Defina
USA Age 80

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sandra Walsham 6-3 6-2 Stephanie Defina Match data Jan 4, 1973* R64 Sydney International WTA 500 Grass

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
Sandra Walsham — — — 1,568 19 21 47.5% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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.

Sandra Walsham Stephanie Defina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 2–2 50.0% — 1,496 0 0 1968 33–22 60.0% — 1,678 0 1
1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,481 0 0 1969 25–9 73.5% — 1,760 0 5
1970 13–10 56.5% — 1,556 0 2 1970 33–17 66.0% — 1,788 0 7
1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,561 0 2 1971 1–9 10.0% — 1,706 0 7
1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,539 0 2 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,713 0 7
1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,542 0 2 1973 0–2 0.0% — 1,685 0 7
— — — — — — — 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,674 0 7

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.

Sandra Walsham 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 %
1968 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 4 6 10 40.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1969 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0%
1970 0 2 2 0.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1970 4 3 7 57.1% 26 9 35 74.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
1971 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1971 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
1972 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 0 2 2 0.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 7 9 16 43.8% — — — — Career 10 12 22 45.5% 63 24 87 72.4% 8 11 19 42.1% 11 13 24 45.8%

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.

Sandra Walsham 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
1968 1496 96.6 — — — — — +5 — 44.4% -0.67 1–0 — — +0.36 1968 1678 117.2 — — — — -196 +95 -126 56.8% +0.45 13–9 (59%) — — -1.36
1969 1481 102.9 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.80 — — — -0.20 1969 1761 138.3 — — — — -91 +61 — 71.6% +1.86 3–3 (50%) — — +0.05
1970 1557 109.4 — — — — — +3 +44 52.9% +0.37 4–1 (80%) — — +4.43 1970 1789 133.4 — — — — -88 +98 -231 62.9% +1.05 7–4 (64%) 1–0 — +0.80
1971 1561 109.9 — — — — — — +42 33.3% -0.83 — — — -0.36 1971 1707 111.7 — — — — -58 — — 10.0% -2.90 — — — -0.83
1972 1539 95.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.63 1972 1714 107.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.83 — 1–0 — -0.95
1973 1543 101.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — -0.08 1973 1686 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.40
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1675 102.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.06
Career 1568 106.5 — — — — — +3 +43 45.3% -0.21 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 105.3 +11.95 Career 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.