H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Barbara Downs H2H: 3-0

Virginia Wade holds a 3–0 lead over Barbara Downs in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1974 Phoenix fourth round 6-3 6-2.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Barbara Downs
Age 72

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 11, 1974* Phoenix WTA 250 R16 Hard Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Barbara Downs Match data
Mar 28, 1974* New York WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-1 6-1 Barbara Downs Match data
Sep 7, 1972* US Open Grand Slam R16 Grass Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Barbara Downs Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Virginia Wade #138 #40 — 2,313 865 314 73.4% 3 2 0 2 51 58
Barbara Downs — — — 1,609 30 74 28.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Virginia Wade Barbara Downs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,471 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,466 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1970 2–5 28.6% — 1,469 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1971 3–4 42.9% — 1,510 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1972 7–16 30.4% — 1,576 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1973 6–21 22.2% — 1,566 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1974 5–14 26.3% — 1,555 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1975 6–8 42.9% — 1,554 0 0
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,945 1 9 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 0 0
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16 — — — — — — —
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21 — — — — — — —
25 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29 1979 0–1 0.0% — 1,521 0 0
26 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34 — — — — — — —
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40 — — — — — — —
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45 — — — — — — —
29 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51 — — — — — — —
30 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53 — — — — — — —
31 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% — 2,088 3 58 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,885 3 58 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,824 3 58 — — — — — — —
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,749 3 58 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,788 3 58 — — — — — — —
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 58 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,712 3 58 — — — — — — —