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

Wendy Turnbull vs Kathy May H2H: 2-1

Wendy Turnbull holds a 2–1 lead over Kathy May in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Wendy Turnbull leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Kathy May won the 1979 US Open third round 7-5 6-2.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Kathy May
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 3, 1979* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Kathy May 7-5 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Feb 16, 1979* Los Angeles WTA 500 R16 Carpet Wendy Turnbull 2-6 6-3 7-5 Kathy May Match data
Sep 8, 1978* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Wendy Turnbull 3-6 7-6 6-3 Kathy May 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
Kathy May — — — 1,898 111 89 55.5% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Kathy May
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 1972 4–2 66.7% — 1,537 0 0
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 1973 6–1 85.7% — 1,625 0 1
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1974 16–5 76.2% — 1,714 0 4
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1975 14–13 51.9% — 1,749 0 5
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 1976 15–13 53.6% — 1,797 0 6
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 1977 14–16 46.7% — 1,795 0 6
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1978 21–16 56.8% — 1,825 0 6
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1979 15–12 55.6% — 1,842 0 6
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1980 4–8 33.3% — 1,739 0 6
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,721 0 6
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 — — — — — — —
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 — — — — — — —
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 — — — — — — —
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 — — — — — — —
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 — — — — — — —
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 — — — — — — —
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 — — — — — — —
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 1990 1–1 50.0% — 1,712 0 6
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —