H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Joyce Williams H2H: 9-1

Virginia Wade holds a 9–1 lead over Joyce Williams in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 8–0 on carpet, while Joyce Williams leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1974 London quarterfinal 7-6(1) 7-6(4).

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
9 – 1
10 main-draw meetings
Joyce Williams
GBR Age 82

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 7-6(1) 7-6(4) Joyce Williams Match data Nov 17, 1974* QF London WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 3-6 6-2 6-1 Joyce Williams Match data Jul 15, 1972* SF Newport Wales WTA 250 Grass
Joyce Williams 6-3 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data May 13, 1972* QF Bournemouth WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data Nov 21, 1970* QF Wembley WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-1 Joyce Williams Match data Nov 7, 1970* QF Torquay WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data Jan 25, 1970* F Munich Indoors WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-1 Joyce Williams Match data Nov 18, 1969* SF London WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-4 Joyce Williams Match data Nov 8, 1969* SF Torquay WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-3 Joyce Williams Match data Oct 19, 1969* QF Perth Scotland WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2 Joyce Williams Match data Feb 4, 1968* F Copenhagen 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
Joyce Williams — — — 1,971 188 88 68.1% 0 0 0 0 10 10

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 Joyce Williams
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 — — — — — — —
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1968 35–20 63.6% — 1,627 0 1
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1969 36–20 64.3% — 1,790 0 2
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1970 46–17 73.0% — 1,860 0 5
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1971 23–12 65.7% — 1,916 0 6
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1972 30–8 78.9% — 1,939 0 8
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 1973 5–4 55.6% — 1,866 0 8
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1974 1–3 25.0% — 1,847 0 8
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 1975 5–1 83.3% — 1,863 0 10
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,841 0 10
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53 1979 7–2 77.8% — 1,824 0 10
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 Joyce Williams
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 %
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% 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 6 18 66.7%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 16 10 26 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1970 2 1 3 66.7% 19 4 23 82.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1971 — — — — 9 5 14 64.3% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — —
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1972 2 1 3 66.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1973 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1975 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% 1976 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% 1979 — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 7 4 11 63.6% 63 21 84 75.0% 68 38 106 64.2% 43 24 67 64.2%

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 Joyce Williams
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
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1968 1627 120.2 — — — — +50 -54 +16 60.5% +0.82 7–4 (64%) — — -0.49
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1969 1791 139.2 — — — — -16 -45 -22 64.0% +1.31 3–5 (38%) — — -2.77
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1970 1860 148.3 — — — — +2 +76 -31 70.6% +1.70 6–6 (50%) 0–1 — -0.69
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1971 1916 145.9 — — — — — -2 +19 63.8% +1.09 5–5 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 -3.52
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1972 1940 143.0 — — — — -65 +57 +25 74.4% +1.87 6–4 (60%) 3–0 (100%) 102.7 +0.35
28 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 1973 1866 117.7 — — — — — +112 +57 59.1% +1.18 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.76
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1974 1848 116.4 — — — — -33 — — 25.0% -0.38 — 0–2 — -0.62
30 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 1975 1864 125.8 — — — — — — — 76.9% +3.00 1–0 — — +0.14
31 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 1976 1841 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.01
32 1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1979 1825 119.8 — — — — — +146 — 70.0% +1.70 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +1.13
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 — 1971 143.4 — — — — +2 +30 +3 65.9% +1.37 31–28 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 101.6 -2.10

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.