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

Virginia Wade vs Shirley Bloomer H2H: 1-0

Virginia Wade holds a 1–0 lead over Shirley Bloomer in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Virginia Wade leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1971 Fulham round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Shirley Bloomer
GBR

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-4 Shirley Bloomer Match data May 13, 1971* R32 Fulham 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
Shirley Bloomer — — — 1,790 84 56 60.0% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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.

Virginia Wade Shirley Bloomer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1968 18–7 72.0% — 1,627 0 1
1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1969 18–10 64.3% — 1,683 0 2
1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1970 12–12 50.0% — 1,671 0 2
1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1971 22–11 66.7% — 1,759 0 3
1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1972 8–6 57.1% — 1,693 0 3
1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1973 3–6 33.3% — 1,622 0 3
1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,202 2 40 1974 2–4 33.3% — 1,584 0 3
1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1979 1–0 100.0% — 1,600 0 4
1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 — — — — — — —
1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 — — — — — — —
1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 — — — — — — —
1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53 — — — — — — —
1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,872 3 53 — — — — — — —
1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,820 3 53 — — — — — — —
1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,746 3 53 — — — — — — —
1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,787 3 53 — — — — — — —
1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53 — — — — — — —
1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Virginia Wade Shirley Bloomer
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 %
1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1968 — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1969 — — — — 11 5 16 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — —
1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1970 — — — — 9 7 16 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1971 — — — — 16 5 21 76.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1972 — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1973 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1974 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% 1979 — — — — 1 0 1 100.0% — — — — — — — —
1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career — — — — 59 29 88 67.0% 25 26 51 49.0% 0 1 1 0.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Virginia Wade Shirley Bloomer
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
1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1968 1627 117.5 — — — — — +42 -31 65.5% +1.29 5–2 (71%) — — +0.66
1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1969 1684 131.7 — — — — — +59 -38 61.5% +1.29 5–4 (56%) — — +0.36
1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1970 1672 126.4 — — — — — +90 -61 58.8% +0.59 1–6 (14%) — — -1.23
1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1971 1759 138.0 — — — — — +98 -93 64.1% +1.27 3–1 (75%) — — +0.60
1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1972 1694 114.5 — — — — — +114 -46 62.1% +1.10 1–2 (33%) — — +1.38
1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1973 1622 111.9 — — — — — +122 -36 36.8% -0.11 0–1 0–1 — +0.27
1974 2203 161.1 — — — — +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 1974 1584 100.3 — — — — — +127 — 42.9% -1.29 0–2 1–0 — +0.64
1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1979 1600 104.4 — — — — — — — 66.7% +2.33 1–0 — — +0.20
1976 2267 165.3 — — — — +93 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 2273 169.3 — — — — +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 2252 167.0 — — — — +51 — +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 2070 163.2 — — — — +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1873 153.0 — — — — +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1821 137.9 — — — — +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1747 125.1 — — — — +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1788 124.5 — — — — +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1729 127.2 — — — — +32 — +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1790 131.2 — — — — — +84 -54 60.0% +0.95 16–18 (47%) 1–1 — +2.10

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.