H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Patricia Walkden H2H: 2-5

Patricia Walkden holds a 5–2 lead over Virginia Wade in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Patricia Walkden leads 3–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Patricia Walkden won the 1974 Rome quarterfinal 7-5 6-3.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Patricia Walkden
RSA Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 30, 1974* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Patricia Walkden 7-5 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data
Jun 29, 1969* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Patricia Walkden 7-5 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data
Jan 18, 1969* Cape Town WTA 250 F Hard Virginia Wade 6-4 6-1 Patricia Walkden Match data
Jan 11, 1969* Bloemfontein WTA 250 F Hard Patricia Walkden 6-4 10-8 Virginia Wade Match data
Jan 5, 1969* Port Elizabeth WTA 250 F Hard Patricia Walkden 6-4 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data
Jan 14, 1968* Bloemfontein WTA 250 F Hard Virginia Wade 6-3 6-3 Patricia Walkden Match data
Dec 30, 1967* Port Elizabeth WTA 250 SF Hard Patricia Walkden 6-4 7-5 Virginia Wade 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
Patricia Walkden — — — 1,941 218 104 67.7% 0 0 0 0 12 12

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 Patricia Walkden
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,945 1 9 1968 48–23 67.6% — 1,677 0 2
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16 1969 53–18 74.6% — 1,879 0 6
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21 1970 49–24 67.1% — 1,888 0 7
25 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29 1971 9–3 75.0% — 1,881 0 9
26 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34 1972 31–17 64.6% — 1,865 0 12
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40 1973 23–15 60.5% — 1,840 0 12
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45 1974 4–3 57.1% — 1,837 0 12
29 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51 1975 1–1 50.0% — 1,816 0 12
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 — — — — — — —