H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Linda Mottram H2H: 0-1

Linda Mottram holds a 1–0 lead over Virginia Wade in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Linda Mottram leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Linda Mottram won the 1973 Hampstead round of 16 3-6 6-4 6-3.

GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
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1 main-draw meetings
GBR Age 69 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Linda Mottram 3-6 6-4 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data Apr 20, 1973* R16 Hampstead WTA 250 Clay

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
Linda Mottram 1,865 95 49 66.0% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Linda Mottram
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1971 0–1 0.0% 1,490 0 0
16 1973 6–1 85.7% 1,596 0 1
17 1974 9–9 50.0% 1,613 0 1
18 1975 32–8 80.0% 1,785 0 4
19 1976 21–7 75.0% 1,810 0 8
20 1977 10–13 43.5% 1,760 0 9
21 1978 15–7 68.2% 1,741 0 11
22 1968 85–19 81.7% 1,940 1 4 1979 2–3 40.0% 1,691 0 11
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 60–16 78.9% 2,202 2 40
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48
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 Linda Mottram
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 %
14 1971 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1973 6 0 6 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1975 22 3 25 88.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
19 1976 8 2 10 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 11 2 13 84.6%
20 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
21 1978 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1979 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
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%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7%
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% 1 2 3 33.3% 46 13 59 78.0% 15 18 33 45.5% 18 12 30 60.0%

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 Linda Mottram
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
14 1971 1490 100.0 0.0% -3.50 -0.14
16 1973 1596 118.9 +65 70.6% +1.00 3–0 (100%) 2–0 +0.67
17 1974 1613 111.5 -37 +57 -61 50.0% +0.02 3–3 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 101.1 +1.51
18 1975 1785 138.0 +100 -101 75.3% +1.73 5–2 (71%) 4–0 (100%) 106.6 +4.85
19 1976 1810 134.3 -30 +94 -120 71.0% +1.73 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 +5.47
20 1977 1761 136.8 -13 +103 44.2% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–1 -1.50
21 1978 1742 120.0 -10 -157 67.4% +1.23 2–1 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 101.7 +2.04
22 1968 1941 139.9 +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) -3.62 1979 1692 99.0 +130 36.4% -1.00 1–0 1–1 +0.96
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 -6.10
27 1973 2163 164.2 +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17
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
30 1976 2267 165.3 +93 -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74
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 1866 134.7 -22 +96 -102 62.7% +0.92 21–13 (62%) 16–6 (73%) 111.0 +9.83

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.