H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 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 round of 32 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
USA Age 71

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joanne Russell 3-6 6-3 7-5 Virginia Wade #49 Match data Mar 29, 1984* R32 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Joanne Russell 5-7 6-4 2-0 (ret.) Virginia Wade Match data Feb 20, 1981* R16 Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Joanne Russell 2-6 7-5 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Jul 17, 1980* R32 Montreal WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data Oct 13, 1978* R16 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-0 Joanne Russell Match data Feb 7, 1976* R16 Akron WTA 250 Carpet

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
Joanne Russell — — — 1,936 203 199 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% — 1,579 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,691 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,817 0 2
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,880 0 2
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,777 0 3
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,874 0 3
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,807 0 3
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,799 0 3
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53 — — — — — — —
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53 — — — — — — —
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 Joanne Russell
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 3 5 40.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 6 12 50.0%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1977 6 4 10 60.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1978 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1980 10 7 17 58.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 12 10 22 54.5%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 13 12 25 52.0%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1983 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% 1984 14 4 18 77.8% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% — 45 43 88 51.1% 50 48 98 51.0% 22 25 47 46.8% 68 75 143 47.6%

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 Joanne Russell
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1544 116.2 — — — — — — — 58.3% +0.92 1–1 0–1 — -0.40
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1580 104.9 — — — — — +12 — 62.5% +0.50 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.32
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1691 132.4 — — — — -81 -39 — 58.0% +0.36 5–6 (45%) 8–3 (73%) 106.8 -1.38
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1817 140.3 — — — — -129 -143 -154 49.2% +0.11 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 106.2 -2.22
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1977 1880 149.5 — — — — -95 -101 -215 53.8% +0.50 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.8 -3.20
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1978 1859 147.6 — — — — -125 -32 -151 46.4% -0.07 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 -3.77
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1979 1777 131.2 — — — — -82 +73 -117 41.9% -0.71 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 101.9 -2.29
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1980 1874 145.9 — — — — -53 -41 -188 50.0% +0.13 16–2 (89%) 4–4 (50%) 113.8 -4.24
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1981 1808 138.5 — — — — +27 +22 -108 51.3% -0.02 13–8 (62%) 5–4 (56%) 103.6 -2.37
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1982 1825 141.7 — — — — +47 -82 -41 44.9% -0.29 10–8 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 98.5 -2.29
28 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 1983 1799 134.2 — — — — +55 -16 — 49.0% -0.25 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 101.8 -2.15
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1984 1839 128.3 — — — — +82 -129 -110 57.8% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–3 (75%) 105.8 +2.75
30 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 1985 1614 112.0 — — — — +49 +13 +71 26.3% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 0–6 (0%) 95.4 +0.04
31 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 1986 1535 105.7 — — — — +62 +35 — 30.0% -1.47 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) 95.4 -0.07
32 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 1987 1515 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.11
33 1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1937 143.7 — — — — -13 -35 -119 48.7% -0.06 79–52 (60%) 45–42 (52%) 108.6 -5.03

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.