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Tracy Austin holds a 1–0 lead over Linky Boshoff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tracy Austin leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Tracy Austin won the 1977 Charlotte round of 32 6-1 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Austin | 6-1 6-1 | Linky Boshoff | Match data | Aug 26, 1977* | R32 | Charlotte | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Austin | #81 | #1 | 19 | 2,502 | 339 | 88 | 79.4% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 28 |
| Linky Boshoff | — | — | — | 1,879 | 121 | 95 | 56.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 | Tracy Austin | Linky Boshoff | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 14 | 1977 | 14–8 | 63.6% | — | 1,780 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,511 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1978 | 43–13 | 76.8% | #6 | 2,057 | 0 | 2 | 1972 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,548 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 1979 | 73–12 | 85.9% | #3 | 2,431 | 1 | 9 | 1973 | 28–14 | 66.7% | — | 1,731 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 1980 | 81–10 | 89.0% | #2 | 2,450 | 1 | 19 | 1974 | 17–11 | 60.7% | — | 1,749 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | 1981 | 56–7 | 88.9% | #2 | 2,442 | 2 | 27 | 1975 | 41–28 | 59.4% | — | 1,850 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | 1982 | 35–12 | 74.5% | #4 | 2,262 | 2 | 28 | 1976 | 14–19 | 42.4% | — | 1,773 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | 1983 | 24–8 | 75.0% | #9 | 2,185 | 2 | 28 | 1977 | 17–17 | 50.0% | — | 1,808 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | 1984 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #27 | 2,136 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1989 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 2,078 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1993 | 6–6 | 50.0% | #117 | 1,970 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1994 | 5–8 | 38.5% | #81 | 1,850 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Tracy Austin | Linky Boshoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 14 | 1977 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1971 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1978 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 13 | 3 | 16 | 81.3% | 1972 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1979 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 84.6% | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 33 | 6 | 39 | 84.6% | 1973 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1980 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81.8% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 11 | 1 | 12 | 91.7% | 44 | 4 | 48 | 91.7% | 1974 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1981 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 100.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 20 | 4 | 24 | 83.3% | 1975 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% |
| 19 | 1982 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 84.6% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 20 | 1983 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | 1977 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 21 | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1993 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1994 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 101 | 26 | 127 | 79.5% | 44 | 13 | 57 | 77.2% | 49 | 14 | 63 | 77.8% | 141 | 34 | 175 | 80.6% | — | 44 | 27 | 71 | 62.0% | 39 | 32 | 71 | 54.9% | 30 | 18 | 48 | 62.5% | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0% |
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 | Tracy Austin | Linky Boshoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1977 | 1780 | 149.9 | — | — | — | — | -85 | -30 | — | 59.1% | +0.55 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | -1.15 | 1971 | 1511 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | +52 | — | — | 33.3% | -2.67 | — | — | — | -0.35 |
| 15 | 1978 | 2057 | 163.2 | — | — | — | — | +12 | -252 | -337 | 72.6% | +1.96 | 6–3 (67%) | 7–2 (78%) | 108.8 | -0.48 | 1972 | 1549 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | +51 | — | — | 43.8% | -0.50 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.85 |
| 16 | 1979 | 2431 | 178.8 | — | — | — | — | +6 | -369 | -545 | 80.9% | +2.33 | 13–3 (81%) | 6–3 (67%) | 110.9 | -9.11 | 1973 | 1732 | 129.0 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -121 | -51 | 63.4% | +0.94 | 9–8 (53%) | 0–2 | — | +4.64 |
| 17 | 1980 | 2451 | 179.3 | — | — | — | — | +144 | -317 | -403 | 85.3% | +3.11 | 12–3 (80%) | 4–2 (67%) | 104.4 | -3.63 | 1974 | 1749 | 130.5 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -168 | +80 | 60.6% | +0.83 | 4–6 (40%) | 1–1 | — | +1.74 |
| 18 | 1981 | 2442 | 175.7 | — | — | — | — | +118 | -334 | -333 | 84.6% | +2.88 | 7–3 (70%) | 7–4 (64%) | 101.7 | -3.49 | 1975 | 1851 | 140.3 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -61 | +5 | 57.8% | +0.40 | 8–7 (53%) | 6–3 (67%) | 103.2 | +2.59 |
| 19 | 1982 | 2263 | 167.1 | — | — | — | — | +182 | -144 | -203 | 75.5% | +2.05 | 4–6 (40%) | 4–1 (80%) | 94.0 | -1.08 | 1976 | 1773 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | -21 | -2 | +88 | 47.4% | -0.33 | 3–9 (25%) | — | — | -3.65 |
| 20 | 1983 | 2186 | 159.6 | — | — | — | — | +138 | -57 | -80 | 76.5% | +1.88 | 2–4 (33%) | 4–1 (80%) | 94.9 | -1.73 | 1977 | 1809 | 139.3 | — | — | — | — | +39 | -112 | +66 | 50.7% | +0.05 | 3–6 (33%) | 0–1 | — | +0.75 |
| 21 | 1984 | 2137 | 114.9 | — | — | — | — | +108 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.13 | — | — | — | +0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1989 | 2079 | 101.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.00 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1993 | 1970 | 123.3 | — | — | — | — | +25 | — | — | 46.4% | -0.97 | 3–1 (75%) | — | — | -0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1994 | 1851 | 118.5 | — | — | — | — | +76 | +127 | — | 36.7% | -0.97 | 3–1 (75%) | 0–1 | — | -1.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2502 | 175.2 | — | — | — | — | +84 | -168 | -342 | 76.2% | +2.12 | 52–25 (68%) | 33–14 (70%) | 109.1 | -5.41 | — | 1879 | 138.9 | — | — | — | — | +2 | -69 | +21 | 55.8% | +0.33 | 28–37 (43%) | 7–7 (50%) | 95.4 | +3.04 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Navratilova | 12 | 21 | 33 | Apr 10, 1983 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 9 | 7 | 16 | Dec 19, 1982 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruzici | 13 | 0 | 13 | Mar 23, 1983 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 5 | 12 | Jun 18, 1983 | H2H |
| Andrea Jaeger | 8 | 3 | 11 | Apr 9, 1983 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilana Kloss | 5 | 4 | 9 | Dec 5, 1977 | H2H |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | 4 | 3 | 7 | Oct 8, 1975 | H2H |
| Sue Barker | 1 | 5 | 6 | Mar 11, 1977 | H2H |
| Greer Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 | Dec 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Annette Van Zyl | 2 | 2 | 4 | Dec 18, 1977 | H2H |