H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Wendy Turnbull vs Virginia Wade H2H: 7-10

Virginia Wade holds a 10–7 lead over Wendy Turnbull in their WTA head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on hard courts, while Virginia Wade leads 3–2 on carpet. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1981 Tampa fourth round 6-2 6-3.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
7 – 10
17 main draw meetings
Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 9, 1981* Tampa WTA 250 R16 Hard Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data
Sep 18, 1980* Las Vegas WTA 250 R32 Hard Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data
Mar 12, 1979 Boston WTA 250 BR Carpet Wendy Turnbull (w/o) Virginia Wade Match data
Mar 11, 1979* Philadelphia WTA 250 F Hard Wendy Turnbull 5-7 6-3 6-2 Virginia Wade Match data
Jan 20, 1979* Houston WTA 250 SF Carpet Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Nov 17, 1978* Palm Springs WTA 250 R16 Hard Virginia Wade 3-6 7-5 6-3 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jun 24, 1978* Eastbourne WTA 250 QF Grass Wendy Turnbull 6-3 1-6 6-3 Virginia Wade Match data
Feb 4, 1978* Chicago WTA 250 QF Carpet Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jan 14, 1978* Hollywood WTA 250 SF Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-3 7-5 Virginia Wade Match data
Sep 10, 1977* US Open Grand Slam QF Clay Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data
Sep 3, 1976* US Open Grand Slam R128 Clay Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Mar 21, 1975* Dallas WTA 250 R16 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-0 6-1 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jul 20, 1973* West Kirby WTA 250 QF Grass Virginia Wade 5-7 6-3 6-3 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jul 14, 1973* Dublin WTA 250 QF Hard Virginia Wade 6-3 6-8 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Mar 9, 1973* Dallas WTA 250 R16 Hard Virginia Wade 6-1 6-1 Wendy Turnbull Match data
May 12, 1972* Bournemouth WTA 250 R16 Clay Virginia Wade 7-5 7-5 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jan 7, 1972* Sydney WTA 500 R32 Grass Virginia Wade (w/o) Wendy Turnbull 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
Virginia Wade #138 #40 — 2,313 865 314 73.4% 3 2 0 2 51 58

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 Virginia Wade
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 — — — — — — —
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 — — — — — — —
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 — — — — — — —
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 — — — — — — —
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,945 1 9
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 1979 51–26 66.2% — 2,088 3 58
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,885 3 58
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,824 3 58
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 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