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Virginia Wade vs Barbara Jordan H2H: 4-0

Virginia Wade holds a 4–0 lead over Barbara Jordan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1981 Oakland round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Barbara Jordan
USA Age 69 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Barbara Jordan Match data Feb 12, 1981* R32 Oakland WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-0 6-1 Barbara Jordan Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Virginia Wade 7-5 6-1 Barbara Jordan Match data Jan 18, 1979* R32 Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 7-6 6-1 Barbara Jordan Match data Aug 24, 1978* R32 Mahwah 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
Virginia Wade — #2 — 2,325 865 314 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Barbara Jordan — — — 1,704 65 102 38.9% 1 0 0 0 0 1

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 Jordan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1974 4–1 80.0% — 1,551 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1975 3–1 75.0% — 1,583 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1976 1–2 33.3% — 1,573 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1977 3–2 60.0% — 1,619 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1978 0–6 0.0% — 1,531 0 0
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1979 12–20 37.5% — 1,658 1 1
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1980 17–19 47.2% — 1,677 1 1
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1981 11–16 40.7% — 1,636 1 1
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1982 8–16 33.3% — 1,615 1 1
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1983 4–12 25.0% — 1,535 1 1
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,522 1 1
28 1974 60–17 77.9% — 2,198 2 40 1985 2–6 25.0% — 1,489 1 1
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,323 2 46 — — — — — — —
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,285 2 48 — — — — — — —
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,279 3 50 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,254 3 53 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,071 3 53 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,875 3 53 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,822 3 53 — — — — — — —
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,747 3 53 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,788 3 53 — — — — — — —
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,729 3 53 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% — 1,712 3 53 — — — — — — —

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 Virginia Wade Barbara Jordan
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1979 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1981 6 4 10 60.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1985 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 68 217 68.7% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% — 15 29 44 34.1% 20 29 49 40.8% 22 20 42 52.4% 6 22 28 21.4%

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 Virginia Wade Barbara Jordan
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1552 111.5 — — — — — — +71 72.7% +2.00 1–0 — — +0.97
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1583 110.0 — — — — — — +70 75.0% +1.88 — — — +0.71
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1573 101.9 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — +0.43
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1619 117.5 — — — — — — — 63.6% +0.36 0–1 — — -0.49
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1532 102.7 — — — — +2 — — 16.7% -2.17 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.84
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1979 1659 139.7 — — — — -114 -133 +100 40.8% -0.63 2–5 (29%) 1–4 (20%) 96.2 +0.18
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1980 1678 120.3 — — — — -142 -55 +52 45.7% -0.54 4–2 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 108.0 +0.91
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1981 1637 113.3 — — — — -30 -12 — 42.1% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.9 +2.04
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1982 1616 116.0 — — — — -83 -27 +105 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.5 -1.14
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.36 1983 1535 105.4 — — — — -45 — +159 30.6% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.12
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.22 1984 1523 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.08
28 1974 2198 161.9 — — — — +192 -153 -69 74.7% +1.80 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.82 1985 1489 92.3 — — — — -27 — — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 — — +1.20
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +74 -202 -120 76.0% +1.83 17–4 (81%) 5–8 (38%) 103.0 -7.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1976 2286 166.6 — — — — +80 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.9 -7.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1977 2279 169.5 — — — — +16 -212 +97 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1978 2255 167.3 — — — — +53 — +84 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.1 -6.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1979 2071 163.5 — — — — +33 -44 +208 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 1875 153.2 — — — — +110 +110 +329 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.2 -1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 1822 138.3 — — — — +65 +113 +274 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.3 -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 1748 125.3 — — — — +80 +75 +267 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.7 -2.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1789 124.6 — — — — +12 +1 +228 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.1 -0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1984 1729 127.3 — — — — +34 — +210 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 1712 118.6 — — — — +5 -4 +189 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2325 162.8 — — — — +117 -112 +38 70.0% +1.48 180–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.85 — 1705 123.3 — — — — -80 -46 +102 40.9% -0.73 11–17 (39%) 14–16 (47%) 99.4 +4.13

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.