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Sherry Acker vs Kathy Horvath H2H: 1-0

Sherry Acker holds a 1–0 lead over Kathy Horvath in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sherry Acker leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sherry Acker won the 1980 Deerfield Beach round of 16 7-6 6-1.

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Sherry Acker
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kathy Horvath
USA Age 61 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sherry Acker 7-6 6-1 Kathy Horvath Match data Oct 17, 1980* R16 Deerfield Beach 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
Sherry Acker — — — 1,844 63 100 38.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kathy Horvath — #10 24 1,976 187 155 54.7% 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 Sherry Acker Kathy Horvath
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
13 — — — — — — — 1979 0–2 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1980 6–7 46.2% — 1,565 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1981 34–23 59.6% — 1,860 0 2
16 — — — — — — — 1982 15–17 46.9% — 1,776 0 2
17 — — — — — — — 1983 39–18 68.4% — 1,931 0 4
18 — — — — — — — 1984 25–19 56.8% #29 1,800 0 4
19 — — — — — — — 1985 23–16 59.0% — 1,776 0 6
20 1979 13–21 38.2% — 1,591 0 0 1986 16–15 51.6% #47 1,740 0 6
21 1980 29–31 48.3% — 1,832 0 0 1987 18–15 54.5% #37 1,714 0 7
22 1981 8–19 29.6% — 1,682 0 0 1988 9–15 37.5% #85 1,603 0 7
23 1982 1–5 16.7% — 1,632 0 0 1989 2–8 20.0% #224 1,529 0 7
24 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,619 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1984 1–9 10.0% — 1,524 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Sherry Acker Kathy Horvath
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 %
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 7 4 11 63.6% 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — 12 11 23 52.2%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 21 11 32 65.6% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 5 5 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 6 5 11 54.5% 17 7 24 70.8% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0%
20 1979 7 6 13 53.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1986 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 1980 5 6 11 45.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 17 18 35 48.6% 1987 6 6 12 50.0% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1981 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1988 2 5 7 28.6% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1983 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1984 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 29 49 40.8% 7 13 20 35.0% 14 25 39 35.9% 22 33 55 40.0% — 45 50 95 47.4% 111 67 178 62.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 28 32 60 46.7%

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 Sherry Acker Kathy Horvath
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
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1497 113.4 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — -0.25
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1565 110.9 — — — — +47 -65 — 43.3% -0.37 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.9 -0.11
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1860 146.7 — — — — -39 -79 — 55.9% +0.43 12–7 (63%) 7–5 (58%) 109.3 +0.11
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1776 143.4 — — — — -40 +61 — 52.9% +0.46 1–7 (13%) 2–3 (40%) 92.6 -3.75
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1931 149.2 — — — — -63 +56 — 63.7% +0.74 9–3 (75%) 11–6 (65%) 109.3 +1.20
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1800 146.8 — — — — -83 +207 — 56.1% +0.43 5–5 (50%) 3–7 (30%) 94.7 +0.22
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1776 138.1 — — — — -111 +221 — 55.8% +0.24 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.1 -0.66
20 1979 1592 125.7 — — — — +77 -54 -63 40.0% -0.87 2–4 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 98.5 +2.58 1986 1740 130.5 — — — — -74 +185 -139 48.6% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) 104.3 -1.03
21 1980 1833 147.5 — — — — +12 -287 -234 47.8% -0.02 10–8 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 106.3 -3.15 1987 1714 126.0 — — — — -42 +149 — 54.1% +0.18 6–4 (60%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +3.31
22 1981 1683 125.7 — — — — +54 -94 -123 33.3% -0.87 2–5 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 94.0 -2.47 1988 1603 116.3 — — — — +8 +113 — 41.5% -0.64 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 94.3 +0.35
23 1982 1632 123.1 — — — — — — -42 33.3% -0.87 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.18 1989 1530 101.0 — — — — +18 — — 33.3% -1.38 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 95.4 +0.25
24 1983 1620 119.1 — — — — +5 — +38 39.3% -0.70 4–2 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 102.8 +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1984 1524 98.7 — — — — -5 — — 24.0% -1.40 1–4 (20%) 1–3 (25%) 95.3 +0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1844 135.7 — — — — +28 -151 -74 40.4% -0.56 19–26 (42%) 15–23 (39%) 97.2 -1.35 — 1976 144.1 — — — — -48 +106 -139 53.7% +0.21 50–40 (56%) 39–36 (52%) 103.7 -0.11

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.