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Virginia Wade vs Diane Desfor H2H: 3-2

Virginia Wade holds a 3–2 lead over Diane Desfor in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Diane Desfor leads 2–0 on grass, while Virginia Wade leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1981 Amelia Island Championships round of 64 2-6 6-0 6-1.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Diane Desfor
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 2-6 6-0 6-1 Diane Desfor Match data Apr 22, 1981* R64 Amelia Island Championships WTA 250 Clay
Diane Desfor 6-4 6-7 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 19, 1980* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Diane Desfor 6-2 7-6 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 11, 1980* R32 Chichester WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-2 7-5 Diane Desfor Match data Feb 22, 1979* R32 Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-1 Diane Desfor Match data Aug 25, 1978* R16 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
Diane Desfor — — — 1,773 70 90 43.8% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Diane Desfor
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1974 1–2 33.3% — 1,482 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 5–3 62.5% — 1,524 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1976 4–1 80.0% — 1,580 0 1
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1977 1–1 50.0% — 1,567 0 1
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1978 14–17 45.2% — 1,640 0 1
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1979 15–22 40.5% — 1,689 0 1
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1980 19–22 46.3% — 1,648 0 1
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1981 8–17 32.0% — 1,614 0 1
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,586 0 2
28 1974 60–17 77.9% — 2,198 2 40 — — — — — — —
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 Diane Desfor
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1978 7 6 13 53.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1980 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1981 1 4 5 20.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1982 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 19 27 46 41.3% 5 16 21 23.8% 29 29 58 50.0% 8 15 23 34.8%

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 Diane Desfor
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1483 94.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 0–1 — +0.60
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1525 105.5 — — — — — — +34 55.0% +0.05 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — +1.01
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1580 118.1 — — — — — — — 72.7% +1.91 1–0 1–0 — +0.02
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1977 1568 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 — — +0.32
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1978 1641 122.7 — — — — +29 -130 -96 44.6% -0.07 7–7 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 98.8 +0.28
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1979 1690 130.1 — — — — -36 -167 -74 40.2% -0.57 5–5 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 98.9 +0.18
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1980 1648 126.0 — — — — -117 -123 +77 46.3% -0.19 7–8 (47%) 5–3 (63%) 102.6 -0.83
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.36 1981 1614 112.9 — — — — -85 -99 +82 33.3% -1.11 2–4 (33%) — — -1.05
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.22 1982 1587 105.7 — — — — -75 — — 42.1% +0.32 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.81
28 1974 2198 161.9 — — — — +192 -153 -69 74.7% +1.80 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1773 125.1 — — — — -49 -132 +21 43.6% -0.29 27–28 (49%) 13–18 (42%) 99.3 +0.86

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.