H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Wendy Turnbull vs Joanne Russell H2H: 4-0

Wendy Turnbull holds a 4–0 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Wendy Turnbull leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1987 Washington third round 6-1 6-2.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Joanne Russell
Age 71

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 23, 1987 Washington WTA 250 R32 Carpet Wendy Turnbull #15 6-1 6-2 Joanne Russell Match data
Oct 6, 1984* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 QF Hard Wendy Turnbull #7 6-2 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data
Dec 11, 1982* Richmond WTA 250 SF Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-2 Joanne Russell Match data
Mar 19, 1982* Boston WTA 250 R16 Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell 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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,181 585 330 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
Joanne Russell — — — 1,935 203 199 50.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Wendy Turnbull Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,582 0 1
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,693 0 2
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,837 0 2
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,884 0 2
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,776 0 3
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,872 0 3
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,809 0 3
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,797 0 3
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —