H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Joanne Russell H2H: 2-3

Joanne Russell holds a 3–2 lead over Virginia Wade in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on carpet, while Joanne Russell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joanne Russell won the 1984 Boston third round 3-6 6-3 7-5.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
Joanne Russell
Age 71

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 29, 1984* Boston WTA 250 R32 Carpet Joanne Russell 3-6 6-3 7-5 Virginia Wade #49 Match data
Feb 20, 1981* Houston WTA 250 R16 Carpet Joanne Russell 5-7 6-4 2-0 (ret.) Virginia Wade Match data
Jul 17, 1980* Montreal WTA 1000 R32 Hard Joanne Russell 2-6 7-5 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data
Oct 13, 1978* Minneapolis WTA 250 R16 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
Feb 7, 1976* Akron WTA 250 R16 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-3 6-0 Joanne Russell 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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,935 203 199 50.5% 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 Virginia Wade Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,582 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,693 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,837 0 2
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,945 1 9 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,884 0 2
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,776 0 3
25 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,872 0 3
26 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,809 0 3
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,797 0 3
29 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5
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 — — — — — — —