The Majors
Date | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Finalist | Score | Semifinalists |
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31-May-1976 | Roland Garros | Clay | Sue Barker [GBR] | Renata Tomanova [GER] | 6-2 0-6 6-2 | Mihai, Ruzici |
21-Jun-1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | Chris Evert [USA] | Evonne Goolagong [AUS] | 6-3 4-6 8-6 | Navratilova, Wade |
1-Sep-1976 | US Open | Clay | Chris Evert [USA] | Evonne Goolagong [AUS] | 6-3 6-0 | Jausovec, Fromholtz |
Top Performances Top
Titles | Chris Evert (10) | |
Finals | Chris Evert (14) | |
Match Wins | Chris Evert (68) | |
Match Win Percentage | Chris Evert (93.2%) | (minimum 40 matches) |
Three-Set Wins | Sue Barker (19) | |
Three-Set Win Percentage | Chris Evert (85.7%) | (minimum 10 three-set matches) |
Three-Set Matches Played | Sue Barker (28) | |
Total Matches Played | Sue Barker (94) | |
Events Played | Sue Barker (30) |
Event Calendar Top
Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.Skip to: Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
1976 Year-End Elo Rankings Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top
Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.Rank | Player | Age | Titles | W-L | Elo | hElo Rank | hElo | cElo Rank | cElo | gElo Rank | gElo | iElo Rank | iElo |
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1 | Chris Evert [USA] | 22 | 10 | 68-5 | 2337.4 | 1 | 2162.8 | 1 | 2283.3 | 1 | 2201.0 | 1 | 2134.4 |
2 | Martina Navratilova [USA] | 20 | 2 | 42-18 | 2065.1 | 2 | 1916.1 | 2 | 1990.2 | 2 | 1979.8 | 4 | 1911.2 |
3 | Virginia Wade [GBR] | 31 | 2 | 52-21 | 2059.5 | 3 | 1863.0 | 5 | 1893.7 | 3 | 1943.3 | 3 | 1914.9 |
4 | Evonne Goolagong [AUS] | 25 | 7 | 58-7 | 2052.4 | 4 | 1823.5 | 4 | 1959.1 | 4 | 1889.9 | 2 | 1968.1 |
5 | Dianne Fromholtz [AUS] | 20 | 3 | 45-14 | 1979.6 | 5 | 1811.6 | 7 | 1881.5 | 7 | 1850.7 | 6 | 1794.7 |
6 | Mima Jausovec [SLO] | 20 | 3 | 37-18 | 1970.3 | 11 | 1738.5 | 3 | 1969.1 | 8 | 1841.8 | 11 | 1733.3 |
7 | Betty Stove [NED] | 31 | 1 | 43-21 | 1967.5 | 6 | 1795.0 | 8 | 1833.4 | 6 | 1853.3 | 8 | 1791.5 |
8 | Sue Barker [GBR] | 20 | 3 | 68-26 | 1948.0 | 12 | 1727.2 | 6 | 1885.2 | 9 | 1831.1 | 5 | 1805.3 |
9 | Kerry Reid [AUS] | 29 | 1 | 31-10 | 1937.5 | 13 | 1710.0 | 11 | 1806.9 | 10 | 1810.3 | 9 | 1772.4 |
10 | Nancy Richey [USA] | 34 | 0 | 14-9 | 1922.0 | 7 | 1790.1 | 17 | 1783.7 | 10 | 1767.4 | ||
11 | Olga Morozova [URS] | 27 | 1 | 24-10 | 1911.0 | 10 | 1744.3 | 13 | 1790.9 | 5 | 1879.2 | 7 | 1793.9 |
12 | Natasha Chmyreva [URS] | 18 | 0 | 18-12 | 1884.2 | 16 | 1685.2 | 10 | 1808.9 | 12 | 1788.1 | 13 | 1716.8 |
13 | Rosie Casals [USA] | 28 | 0 | 43-21 | 1871.9 | 17 | 1684.8 | 28 | 1729.6 | 11 | 1794.0 | 12 | 1727.4 |
14 | Francoise Durr [FRA] | 34 | 0 | 18-20 | 1865.3 | 9 | 1749.0 | 12 | 1796.0 | 16 | 1743.7 | 17 | 1688.9 |
15 | Mona Guerrant [USA] | 28 | 0 | 15-14 | 1848.8 | 21 | 1675.9 | 22 | 1747.8 | 18 | 1729.5 | 14 | 1714.9 |
16 | Greer Stevens [RSA] | 19 | 1 | 17-12 | 1833.2 | 14 | 1706.3 | 32 | 1713.4 | 15 | 1758.0 | 21 | 1662.2 |
17 | Terry Holladay [USA] | 21 | 1 | 29-20 | 1832.9 | 19 | 1677.0 | 44 | 1668.7 | 25 | 1695.2 | 15 | 1711.7 |
18 | Lesley Hunt [AUS] | 26 | 0 | 26-23 | 1824.9 | 18 | 1683.8 | 21 | 1750.7 | 13 | 1774.9 | 16 | 1698.9 |
19 | Joanne Russell [USA] | 22 | 0 | 19-15 | 1821.0 | 15 | 1692.1 | 35 | 1696.0 | 27 | 1678.2 | 24 | 1640.5 |
20 | Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 24 | 3 | 32-23 | 1817.8 | 36 | 1634.9 | 23 | 1744.6 | 24 | 1700.1 | 18 | 1682.8 |
1976 Elo Number Ones Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top
Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)Player | Start | End | Consecutive Weeks | Preceded By | Followed By |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Evert [USA] | 22-Apr-1974 | 19-Jun-1978 | 218 | Margaret Court | Martina Navratilova |
Top Player Stats Top
Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)Player | Events | Matches | W-L | W% | Finals | W-L | W% | 3 Sets | W-L | W% | Hard | W-L | W% | Clay | W-L | W% | Grass | W-L | W% | Carpet | W-L | W% |
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Chris Evert [USA] | 18 | 73 | 68-5 | 93.2% | 14 | 10-4 | 71.0% | 14 | 12-2 | 85.0% | 13 | 12-1 | 92.0% | 11 | 11-0 | 100.0% | 9 | 9-0 | 100.0% | 40 | 36-4 | 90.0% |
Evonne Goolagong [AUS] | 18 | 65 | 58-7 | 89.2% | 12 | 7-5 | 58.0% | 8 | 7-1 | 87.0% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 8 | 7-1 | 87.0% | 10 | 8-2 | 80.0% | 45 | 42-3 | 93.0% |
Helga Masthoff [GER] | 16 | 42 | 34-8 | 81.0% | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 7 | 6-1 | 85.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 34 | 29-5 | 85.0% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% |
Dianne Fromholtz [AUS] | 19 | 59 | 45-14 | 76.3% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 18 | 11-7 | 61.0% | 12 | 9-3 | 75.0% | 11 | 10-1 | 90.0% | 19 | 14-5 | 73.0% | 16 | 11-5 | 68.0% |
Kerry Reid [AUS] | 15 | 41 | 31-10 | 75.6% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 12 | 9-3 | 75.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 7 | 5-2 | 71.0% | 18 | 14-4 | 77.0% | 16 | 12-4 | 75.0% |
Sue Barker [GBR] | 30 | 94 | 68-26 | 72.3% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 28 | 19-9 | 67.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 31 | 25-6 | 80.0% | 19 | 15-4 | 78.0% | 40 | 26-14 | 65.0% |
Virginia Wade [GBR] | 22 | 73 | 52-21 | 71.2% | 8 | 2-6 | 25.0% | 22 | 15-7 | 68.0% | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 12 | 10-2 | 83.0% | 49 | 36-13 | 73.0% |
Martina Navratilova [USA] | 17 | 60 | 42-18 | 70.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 19 | 11-8 | 57.0% | 14 | 10-4 | 71.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 16 | 14-2 | 87.0% | 26 | 17-9 | 65.0% |
Michelle Tyler [GBR] | 19 | 46 | 31-15 | 67.4% | 6 | 4-2 | 66.0% | 9 | 5-4 | 55.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 24 | 17-7 | 70.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% | 16 | 12-4 | 75.0% |
Mima Jausovec [SLO] | 22 | 55 | 37-18 | 67.3% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 17 | 11-6 | 64.0% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 24 | 21-3 | 87.0% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% |
Rosie Casals [USA] | 23 | 64 | 43-21 | 67.2% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 13 | 7-6 | 53.0% | 6 | 4-2 | 66.0% | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 9 | 7-2 | 77.0% | 46 | 30-16 | 65.0% |
Betty Stove [NED] | 25 | 64 | 43-21 | 67.2% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 17 | 9-8 | 52.0% | 10 | 7-3 | 70.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 17 | 13-4 | 76.0% | 33 | 21-12 | 63.0% |
Regina Marsikova [CZE] | 19 | 45 | 28-17 | 62.2% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 19 | 12-7 | 63.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 32 | 24-8 | 75.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 7 | 1-6 | 14.0% |
Virginia Ruzici [ROU] | 29 | 68 | 41-27 | 60.3% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 25 | 14-11 | 56.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 48 | 33-15 | 68.0% | 8 | 2-6 | 25.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% |
Terry Holladay [USA] | 20 | 49 | 29-20 | 59.2% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 9 | 5-4 | 55.0% | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 24 | 15-9 | 62.0% |
Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 26 | 55 | 32-23 | 58.2% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 17 | 9-8 | 52.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 30 | 18-12 | 60.0% | 13 | 7-6 | 53.0% | 8 | 5-3 | 62.0% |
Laura Du Pont [USA] | 26 | 57 | 33-24 | 57.9% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 19 | 11-8 | 57.0% | 12 | 7-5 | 58.0% | 31 | 20-11 | 64.0% | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% |
Mary Struthers [USA] | 19 | 43 | 24-19 | 55.8% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 15 | 8-7 | 53.0% | 15 | 9-6 | 60.0% | 25 | 13-12 | 52.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% |
Brigette Cuypers [RSA] | 20 | 41 | 22-19 | 53.7% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 19 | 10-9 | 52.0% | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 18 | 10-8 | 55.0% | 7 | 2-5 | 28.0% | 11 | 5-6 | 45.0% |
Marita Redondo [USA] | 18 | 45 | 24-21 | 53.3% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 12 | 7-5 | 58.0% | 9 | 6-3 | 66.0% | 10 | 5-5 | 50.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 25 | 13-12 | 52.0% |
Lesley Hunt [AUS] | 22 | 49 | 26-23 | 53.1% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 12 | 5-7 | 41.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 20 | 13-7 | 65.0% | 7 | 3-4 | 42.0% | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% |
Renata Tomanova [GER] | 27 | 52 | 27-25 | 51.9% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 12 | 5-7 | 41.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 29 | 20-9 | 68.0% | 12 | 5-7 | 41.0% | 7 | 0-7 | 0.0% |
Linky Boshoff [RSA] | 26 | 46 | 23-23 | 50.0% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 16 | 6-10 | 37.0% | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 24 | 15-9 | 62.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% | 8 | 2-6 | 25.0% |
Florenta Mihai [ROU] | 22 | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 11 | 9-2 | 81.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 26 | 15-11 | 57.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 11 | 4-7 | 36.0% |
Isabel Fernandez De Soto [COL] | 21 | 39 | 19-20 | 48.7% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 8 | 6-2 | 75.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 24 | 14-10 | 58.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 5 | 0-5 | 0.0% |
Francoise Durr [FRA] | 18 | 38 | 18-20 | 47.4% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 11 | 5-6 | 45.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 22 | 8-14 | 36.0% |
Michele Gurdal [BEL] | 24 | 38 | 17-21 | 44.7% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 9 | 6-3 | 66.0% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 27 | 13-14 | 48.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% |
Betsy Nagelsen [USA] | 29 | 52 | 23-29 | 44.2% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 13 | 6-7 | 46.0% | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 26 | 10-16 | 38.0% | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 7 | 3-4 | 42.0% |
Cynthia Doerner [AUS] | 26 | 43 | 17-26 | 39.5% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 19 | 8-11 | 42.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 14 | 7-7 | 50.0% | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 17 | 6-11 | 35.0% |
Glynis Coles [GBR] | 25 | 38 | 13-25 | 34.2% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% | 19 | 8-11 | 42.0% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 11 | 3-8 | 27.0% |
Most Common Head-to-Heads Top
Meetings | Player | Opponent | Wins | Losses | Win Percentage | Finals |
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7 | Evonne Goolagong | Virginia Wade | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 4 |
7 | Virginia Wade | Betty Stove | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 1 |
7 | Evonne Goolagong | Chris Evert | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 7 |
7 | Rosie Casals | Chris Evert | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 1 |
6 | Virginia Wade | Chris Evert | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 2 |
6 | Evonne Goolagong | Rosie Casals | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 |
6 | Chris Evert | Sue Barker | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
4 | Mima Jausovec | Regina Marsikova | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 0 |
4 | Isabel Fernandez De Soto | Ruta Gerulaitis | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
4 | Glynis Coles | Mary Struthers | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 0 |
4 | Martina Navratilova | Betty Stove | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 |
4 | Evonne Goolagong | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
4 | Virginia Wade | Sue Barker | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 0 |
4 | Francoise Durr | Martina Navratilova | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 0 |
4 | Renata Tomanova | Virginia Ruzici | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
Country Rankings Top
How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.Country | vs Others: Matches | Wins | Losses | Win Perc | Finals | Wins | Losses | Win Perc | vs Self: Matches | Finals | Diff Titlists | Diff Finalists | Diff Players |
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Slovenia | 55 | 37 | 18 | 67.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 71 | 46 | 25 | 64.8% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Czech Republic | 51 | 32 | 19 | 62.7% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Australia | 424 | 253 | 171 | 59.7% | 27 | 15 | 12 | 55.6% | 68 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 54 |
Netherlands | 110 | 63 | 47 | 57.3% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Romania | 142 | 78 | 64 | 54.9% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
South Africa | 253 | 130 | 123 | 51.4% | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
United Kingdom | 387 | 196 | 191 | 50.6% | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47.4% | 132 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 70 |
Germany | 166 | 83 | 83 | 50.0% | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | 40 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 |
France | 129 | 63 | 66 | 48.8% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Colombia | 39 | 19 | 20 | 48.7% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 807 | 387 | 420 | 48.0% | 27 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | 395 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 112 |
Sweden | 65 | 30 | 35 | 46.2% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Belgium | 47 | 20 | 27 | 42.6% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Italy | 50 | 18 | 32 | 36.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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