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

Virginia Wade vs Kathy Jordan H2H: 2-8

Kathy Jordan holds an 8–2 lead over Virginia Wade in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Kathy Jordan leads 4–1 on carpet and 3–1 on grass. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1984 Eastbourne Open round of 64 6-0 6-3.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 8
10 main-draw meetings
Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kathy Jordan #7 6-0 6-3 Virginia Wade #59 Match data Jun 20, 1984* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Kathy Jordan 6-4 4-6 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Dec 5, 1983* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-2 Kathy Jordan Match data Jun 16, 1983* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Kathy Jordan 6-3 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 17, 1983* R32 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Kathy Jordan 7-6 6-0 Virginia Wade Match data Jun 17, 1981* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Kathy Jordan 4-6 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 20, 1981* R16 Boston WTA 250 Carpet
Kathy Jordan 1-6 6-3 6-0 Virginia Wade Match data Mar 17, 1980 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Aug 18, 1979* SF Richmond WTA 250 Carpet
Kathy Jordan 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Aug 5, 1979* BR San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-4 Kathy Jordan Match data Jan 20, 1979* QF Houston 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
Kathy Jordan #520 #5 44 2,093 249 155 61.6% 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 Kathy Jordan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,893 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1980 37–21 63.8% — 2,001 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,921 0 1
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,884 0 2
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,023 0 2
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,979 0 2
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,892 0 2
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 — — — — — — —
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,874 0 2
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,791 0 2
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —
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 Kathy Jordan
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 19 12 31 61.3%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 11 9 20 55.0%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1982 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1983 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 3 10 70.0%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1985 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 11 5 16 68.8%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1986 13 6 19 68.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1987 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 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% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1990 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
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 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% — 85 46 131 64.9% 20 18 38 52.6% 57 32 89 64.0% 87 59 146 59.6%

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 Kathy Jordan
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1561 118.9 — — — — — — +39 58.8% +0.71 1–2 (33%) — — +0.09
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1894 155.9 — — — — +33 — -200 61.0% +1.00 5–3 (63%) 1–4 (20%) 104.2 +0.19
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2001 163.9 — — — — +36 -360 -260 63.3% +0.95 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 102.2 -5.58
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1921 148.1 — — — — +51 -258 -73 60.0% +0.90 8–7 (53%) 3–8 (27%) 97.1 +1.06
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1982 1884 146.3 — — — — +58 -205 -59 53.2% +0.03 8–8 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 -3.84
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1983 2010 155.5 — — — — -21 -247 -32 62.3% +1.00 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -2.02
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1984 2024 159.6 — — — — -49 -276 +117 65.3% +1.16 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 99.9 -2.73
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1985 1979 155.4 — — — — +58 — +38 59.8% +1.02 13–5 (72%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -2.92
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1986 1911 153.3 — — — — +58 — +131 62.2% +1.00 4–6 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 96.2 -1.31
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1987 1892 137.2 — — — — +45 — +97 56.3% +0.46 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 99.1 -1.65
28 1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1989 1875 106.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
30 1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 1990 1792 109.8 — — — — +34 — +142 30.0% -1.60 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -1.37
31 1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2094 160.4 — — — — +32 -275 -8 59.9% +0.80 67–55 (55%) 35–31 (53%) 101.2 -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.