H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Kristien Shaw H2H: 8-1

Virginia Wade holds a 8–1 lead over Kristien Shaw in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 4–0 on carpet and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1978 Philadelphia third round 7-5 6-2.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Kristien Shaw
Age 73

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 29, 1978* Philadelphia WTA 250 R32 Hard Virginia Wade 7-5 6-2 Kristien Shaw Match data
Mar 12, 1977* Dallas WTA 250 QF Carpet Virginia Wade 6-2 7-5 Kristien Shaw Match data
Oct 9, 1975* Phoenix WTA 250 R32 Hard Virginia Wade 6-0 6-1 Kristien Shaw Match data
Jan 16, 1975* Sarasota WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-4 6-4 Kristien Shaw Match data
Mar 29, 1974* New York WTA 250 R16 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(2) Kristien Shaw Match data
Feb 25, 1974* Detroit WTA 250 QF Carpet Virginia Wade 6-3 6-1 Kristien Shaw Match data
Jun 8, 1973* Rome WTA 1000 R16 Clay Kristien Shaw 6-4 1-6 7-5 Virginia Wade Match data
Aug 30, 1969* US Open Grand Slam R64 Grass Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Kristien Shaw Match data
Aug 18, 1969* Chestnut Hill WTA 250 R64 Grass Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Kristien Shaw 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
Kristien Shaw — — — 1,929 119 141 45.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kristien Shaw
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–2 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 5–8 38.5% — 1,504 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 12–10 54.5% — 1,582 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 1971 23–25 47.9% — 1,709 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1972 2–13 13.3% — 1,617 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1973 29–24 54.7% — 1,913 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1974 10–14 41.7% — 1,833 0 1
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,945 1 9 1975 14–14 50.0% — 1,802 0 1
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16 1976 6–4 60.0% — 1,852 0 1
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21 1977 17–20 45.9% — 1,834 0 1
25 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29 1978 1–7 12.5% — 1,752 0 1
26 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34 — — — — — — —
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40 — — — — — — —
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45 — — — — — — —
29 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51 — — — — — — —
30 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53 — — — — — — —
31 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —