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Valerie Ziegenfuss vs Joanne Russell H2H: 0-1

Joanne Russell holds a 1–0 lead over Valerie Ziegenfuss in their WTA head-to-head. They have met 1 times in main draws. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1973 Birmingham semifinal 5-7 6-2 6-1.

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Valerie Ziegenfuss
USA Age 77
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Joanne Russell
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 5-7 6-2 6-1 Valerie Ziegenfuss Match data Jul 14, 1973* SF Birmingham WTA 250 —

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
Valerie Ziegenfuss — — — 1,954 233 233 50.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Joanne Russell — — — 1,938 205 200 50.6% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Valerie Ziegenfuss Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1968 35–24 59.3% — 1,605 0 0 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,579 0 1
20 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,733 0 1 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 1970 40–28 58.8% — 1,779 0 2 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,818 0 2
22 1971 23–29 44.2% — 1,798 0 3 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,881 0 2
23 1972 26–24 52.0% — 1,820 0 3 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,860 0 2
24 1973 33–29 53.2% — 1,761 0 3 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,778 0 3
25 1974 12–14 46.2% — 1,788 0 3 1980 32–23 58.2% — 1,876 0 3
26 1975 16–16 50.0% — 1,830 0 3 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,808 0 3
27 1976 12–20 37.5% — 1,746 0 3 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,826 0 3
28 1977 2–12 14.3% — 1,679 0 3 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,800 0 3
29 1978 5–12 29.4% — 1,651 0 3 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,839 0 5
30 1979 1–1 50.0% — 1,664 0 3 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 — — — — — — — 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,535 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,515 0 5

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 Valerie Ziegenfuss Joanne Russell
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1968 5 4 9 55.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 13 9 22 59.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1969 5 6 11 45.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1970 12 7 19 63.2% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 8 20 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1971 4 6 10 40.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 10 13 23.1% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1972 6 4 10 60.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1973 5 6 11 45.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 12 12 24 50.0% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1974 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
26 1975 8 6 14 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1976 3 3 6 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1979 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 54 53 107 50.5% 76 64 140 54.3% 58 48 106 54.7% 42 65 107 39.3% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 70 76 146 47.9%

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 Valerie Ziegenfuss Joanne Russell
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.41
19 1968 1605 119.1 — — — — -45 +58 +13 57.4% +0.80 9–4 (69%) — — -0.64 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.22
20 1969 1734 126.4 — — — — -175 -30 +9 51.4% +0.32 6–3 (67%) — — -2.24 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.58
21 1970 1780 133.1 — — — — -34 -31 +26 55.6% +0.45 11–4 (73%) 0–1 — -2.50 1976 1818 140.3 — — — — -130 -145 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -1.98
22 1971 1799 143.5 — — — — -114 +2 0 46.0% -0.35 5–8 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 -6.44 1977 1881 149.7 — — — — -96 -102 -216 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.42
23 1972 1821 139.7 — — — — -47 -20 -41 48.2% +0.09 9–3 (75%) 4–4 (50%) 105.3 -5.04 1978 1861 148.0 — — — — -127 -34 -152 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.5 -3.83
24 1973 1761 143.5 — — — — -2 +54 +48 54.3% +0.18 7–9 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.0 -5.52 1979 1778 131.4 — — — — -83 +73 -118 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.25
25 1974 1789 134.2 — — — — +8 — — 46.6% -0.29 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 97.0 -2.42 1980 1876 145.0 — — — — -44 -42 -190 50.8% +0.14 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.6 -3.45
26 1975 1830 135.8 — — — — +53 -29 — 49.3% -0.35 6–5 (55%) 2–2 (50%) 99.8 -1.06 1981 1809 138.7 — — — — +28 +23 -109 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -1.54
27 1976 1747 126.7 — — — — +33 -52 +32 41.1% -0.78 3–6 (33%) 3–2 (60%) 97.4 -2.67 1982 1826 142.1 — — — — +50 -82 -42 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -1.95
28 1977 1679 124.6 — — — — +10 -23 — 16.7% -2.17 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -1.96 1983 1800 134.4 — — — — +57 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.16
29 1978 1652 127.4 — — — — -20 +24 — 36.6% -1.17 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) 99.1 -1.13 1984 1840 128.5 — — — — +82 -129 -109 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.95
30 1979 1664 111.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — -0.14 1985 1614 112.1 — — — — +50 +14 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.10
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +63 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.27
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1515 97.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
Career — 1954 139.0 — — — — -28 -1 +15 49.4% -0.01 63–51 (55%) 22–24 (48%) 101.7 -6.89 — 1939 143.7 — — — — -12 -35 -120 48.9% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -4.55

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.