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Stephanie Defina holds a 1–0 lead over Carol Gfroerer in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Stephanie Defina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Stephanie Defina won the 1970 Fort Lauderdale quarterfinal 6-2 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Defina | 6-2 6-1 | Carol Gfroerer | Match data | Jan 26, 1970* | QF | Fort Lauderdale | WTA 250 | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Defina | — | — | — | 1,818 | 93 | 62 | 60.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Carol Gfroerer | — | — | — | 1,530 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | 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.
| Stephanie Defina | Carol Gfroerer | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 33–22 | 60.0% | — | 1,678 | 0 | 1 | 1968 | 2–1 | 66.7% | — | 1,513 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 25–9 | 73.5% | — | 1,760 | 0 | 5 | 1970 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,521 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 33–17 | 66.0% | — | 1,788 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 1–9 | 10.0% | — | 1,706 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,713 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,685 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,674 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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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 % | ||
| 1968 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 17 | 5 | 22 | 77.3% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 26 | 9 | 35 | 74.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 63 | 24 | 87 | 72.4% | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1% | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | Career | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
| Stephanie Defina | Carol Gfroerer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 1968 | 1678 | 117.2 | — | — | — | — | -196 | +95 | -126 | 56.8% | +0.45 | 13–9 (59%) | — | — | -1.36 | 1968 | 1513 | 105.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +14 | — | 66.7% | +1.33 | — | — | — | +0.27 |
| 1969 | 1761 | 138.3 | — | — | — | — | -91 | +61 | — | 71.6% | +1.86 | 3–3 (50%) | — | — | +0.05 | 1970 | 1522 | 102.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.75 | — | — | — | +0.10 |
| 1970 | 1789 | 133.4 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +98 | -231 | 62.9% | +1.05 | 7–4 (64%) | 1–0 | — | +0.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 1707 | 111.7 | — | — | — | — | -58 | — | — | 10.0% | -2.90 | — | — | — | -0.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 1714 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.83 | — | 1–0 | — | -0.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 1686 | 100.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 1675 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -1.50 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1819 | 129.6 | — | — | — | — | -120 | +87 | -145 | 57.7% | +0.65 | 23–16 (59%) | 2–1 (67%) | 104.5 | -1.80 | Career | 1531 | 103.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +14 | — | 60.0% | +0.50 | — | — | — | +7.40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Tuero | 2 | 4 | 6 | May 30, 1970 | H2H |
| Valerie Ziegenfuss | 1 | 4 | 5 | Aug 18, 1972 | H2H |
| Mary Ann Eisel | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jan 10, 1971 | H2H |
| Nancy Richey | 1 | 4 | 5 | Apr 11, 1970 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 1 | 3 | 4 | Feb 4, 1972 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Defina | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jan 26, 1970 | H2H |
| Toni Novack | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 25, 1970 | H2H |
| Faye Urban | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jan 27, 1968 | H2H |
| Maria Cristina Diaz | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 27, 1968 | H2H |
| Marge Kilgus | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 26, 1968 | H2H |