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Virginia Wade vs Kathy Kuykendall H2H: 2-0

Virginia Wade holds a 2–0 lead over Kathy Kuykendall in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1976 Atlanta round of 32 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Kathy Kuykendall
USA Age 69 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 4-6 6-3 6-2 Kathy Kuykendall Match data Sep 16, 1976* R32 Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 7-5 Kathy Kuykendall Match data Mar 7, 1975* R16 Boston 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 — #2 — 2,325 865 314 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Kathy Kuykendall — — — 1,843 66 89 42.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Kuykendall
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
13 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1972 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1973 11–18 37.9% — 1,649 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1974 13–17 43.3% — 1,730 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1975 15–13 53.6% — 1,828 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1976 19–18 51.4% — 1,791 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1977 8–13 38.1% — 1,767 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1978 0–4 0.0% — 1,685 0 0
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 — — — — — — —
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 — — — — — — —
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 — — — — — — —
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 — — — — — — —
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 — — — — — — —
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Kuykendall
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
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1484 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.27
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1466 114.5 — — — — — -4 — 16.7% -2.83 0–2 1–1 — -0.83
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1650 138.6 — — — — -57 -36 — 37.9% -1.09 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 103.2 -3.11
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1731 133.4 — — — — -75 -68 — 44.9% -0.84 4–7 (36%) 2–1 (67%) — -3.31
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1828 144.6 — — — — -41 -98 — 51.5% +0.05 6–4 (60%) 4–2 (67%) 105.5 -2.41
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1791 138.3 — — — — -5 -15 -253 52.3% -0.03 6–8 (43%) 2–0 — -0.10
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1767 126.8 — — — — -32 -1 — 40.0% -0.89 3–2 (60%) 1–0 — -1.25
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1686 89.2 — — — — -15 — — 11.1% -3.11 0–1 0–1 — +0.35
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1843 141.0 — — — — -41 -33 -253 44.0% -0.66 24–27 (47%) 11–7 (61%) 103.1 -6.79

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.