H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Betsy Nagelsen H2H: 8-1

Virginia Wade holds an 8–1 lead over Betsy Nagelsen in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 5–1 on grass and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1983 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-3 6-7 6-4.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main-draw meetings
Betsy Nagelsen
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-7 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jun 15, 1983* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-7 7-5 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jun 29, 1980* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-1 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jan 26, 1979* R16 Hollywood WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-3 7-5 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Oct 5, 1978* R32 Phoenix WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 4-6 7-6 6-3 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jun 22, 1978* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-1 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jun 24, 1977* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-0 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Nov 8, 1974* R16 Edinburgh WTA 250 Carpet
Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 3-6 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Aug 23, 1974* SF Newport WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen Match data Jun 30, 1974* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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 #138 #2 — 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Betsy Nagelsen #692 #25 28 1,890 266 324 45.1% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Betsy Nagelsen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,511 0 1
16 — — — — — — — 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,494 0 1
17 — — — — — — — 1974 27–18 60.0% — 1,724 0 3
18 — — — — — — — 1975 18–17 51.4% — 1,790 0 3
19 — — — — — — — 1976 11–19 36.7% — 1,709 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1977 8–15 34.8% — 1,678 0 3
21 — — — — — — — 1978 13–24 35.1% — 1,659 0 3
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1979 18–19 48.6% — 1,694 0 5
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1980 22–27 44.9% — 1,753 0 5
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1981 20–21 48.8% — 1,806 0 6
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1982 12–17 41.4% — 1,705 0 6
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1983 18–22 45.0% — 1,692 0 6
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1984 11–18 37.9% #77 1,630 0 6
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 1985 14–12 53.8% #81 1,713 0 6
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1986 18–17 51.4% #46 1,699 0 6
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 1987 13–15 46.4% #61 1,645 0 6
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 1988 11–19 36.7% #109 1,585 0 6
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 1989 18–15 54.5% #45 1,662 0 6
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53 1990 8–12 40.0% #96 1,639 0 6
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53 1991 0–2 0.0% #337 1,607 0 6
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53 1992 1–5 16.7% #418 1,561 0 6
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53 1993 0–4 0.0% #394 1,510 0 6
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53 1994 0–1 0.0% #692 1,509 0 6
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 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 Betsy Nagelsen
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 3 2 5 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 4 4 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 2 2 0.0% 5 11 16 31.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 3 7 10 30.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1979 4 7 11 36.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1980 7 7 14 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 5 11 16 31.3%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1981 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 7 10 30.0%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1982 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1983 2 7 9 22.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1984 9 7 16 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% — — — —
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1985 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% 1986 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1987 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% 1988 5 13 18 27.8% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% 1989 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 1990 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
34 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 1991 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
36 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1993 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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% 1994 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 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% — 84 114 198 42.4% 29 59 88 33.0% 95 80 175 54.3% 35 67 102 34.3%

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 Betsy Nagelsen
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1511 98.7 — — — — — +28 — 53.8% +0.23 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.77
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1495 98.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.55
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1725 133.0 — — — — -176 -202 +77 57.7% +0.46 8–6 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 103.4 +0.58
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1791 125.1 — — — — -124 -166 -38 45.7% -0.44 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 101.5 -3.05
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1709 124.2 — — — — -65 -116 +70 41.4% -0.76 3–7 (30%) 1–1 — -1.73
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1678 123.8 — — — — -30 -105 +46 37.9% -0.62 6–6 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1659 129.6 — — — — -99 -85 +99 40.7% -0.58 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.84
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1979 1695 122.8 — — — — -132 — +12 48.9% +0.08 8–8 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.5 +1.65
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1980 1753 130.7 — — — — -148 — +40 47.9% -0.41 7–12 (37%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 -1.78
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1981 1806 134.9 — — — — -129 -305 +99 49.5% -0.18 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 103.7 -3.53
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1982 1705 123.2 — — — — -99 -214 +170 47.3% -0.34 5–11 (31%) 9–3 (75%) 100.0 -0.40
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1983 1693 126.7 — — — — -32 -138 +114 46.3% -0.46 7–8 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 102.2 +0.98
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1984 1631 126.4 — — — — +59 -141 +117 41.4% -0.51 5–7 (42%) 7–3 (70%) 99.2 +0.69
28 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 1985 1714 129.5 — — — — -26 — +87 54.2% +0.36 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.17
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1986 1699 131.1 — — — — -55 — +171 51.8% +0.01 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 +1.66
30 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 1987 1646 121.6 — — — — -24 — +148 46.2% 0.00 5–6 (45%) 4–5 (44%) 97.1 +1.69
31 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 1988 1586 116.1 — — — — -27 — +128 42.5% -0.27 4–9 (31%) 5–8 (38%) 93.3 +1.55
32 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 1989 1662 126.0 — — — — -56 — +96 50.6% +0.04 11–6 (65%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 +1.48
33 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31 1990 1640 115.0 — — — — -81 — +173 40.0% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +0.09
34 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39 1991 1608 97.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.01
35 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06 1992 1561 105.4 — — — — -52 — — 26.7% -1.67 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.03
36 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86 1993 1511 98.5 — — — — -47 — — 20.0% -2.70 0–2 0–1 — +0.17
37 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60 1994 1509 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.16
38 1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 1711 118.5 — — — — +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2327 162.6 — — — — +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60 — 1891 131.9 — — — — -73 -148 +94 46.5% -0.28 104–128 (45%) 70–69 (50%) 101.1 +0.27

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.