The Majors
Date | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Finalist | Score | Semifinalists |
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3-Jan-1977 | Australian Open | Grass | Kerry Reid [AUS] | Dianne Fromholtz [AUS] | 7-5 6-2 | Krantzcke, Gourlay |
23-May-1977 | Roland Garros | Clay | Mima Jausovec [SLO] | Florenta Mihai [ROU] | 6-2 6-7 6-1 | Marsikova, Newberry |
20-Jun-1977 | Wimbledon | Grass | Virginia Wade [GBR] | Betty Stove [NED] | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | Evert, Barker |
31-Aug-1977 | US Open | Clay | Chris Evert [USA] | Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 7-6 6-2 | Stove, Navratilova |
19-Dec-1977 | Australian Open 2 | Grass | Evonne Goolagong [AUS] | Helen Gourlay [AUS] | 6-3 6-0 | Reid, Barker |
Top Performances Top
Titles | Chris Evert (11) | |
Finals | Chris Evert (12) | |
Match Wins | Chris Evert (70) | |
Match Win Percentage | Chris Evert (94.6%) | (minimum 40 matches) |
Three-Set Wins | Billie Jean King (20) | |
Three-Set Win Percentage | Billie Jean King (95.2%) | (minimum 10 three-set matches) |
Three-Set Matches Played | Brigette Cuypers (26) | |
Total Matches Played | Martina Navratilova (85) | |
Events Played | Brigette Cuypers (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
1977 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] | 23 | 11 | 70-4 | 2279.6 | 1 | 2162.9 | 1 | 2207.6 | 1 | 2078.3 | 1 | 2105.7 |
2 | Martina Navratilova [USA] | 21 | 6 | 69-16 | 2069.6 | 2 | 1892.0 | 2 | 1992.0 | 2 | 1942.7 | 2 | 1913.4 |
3 | Billie Jean King [USA] | 34 | 7 | 56-6 | 2058.8 | 3 | 1881.6 | 12 | 1821.9 | 4 | 1880.0 | 4 | 1875.3 |
4 | Margaret Court [AUS] | 35 | 0 | 16-5 | 2052.4 | 4 | 1834.9 | 3 | 1908.7 | ||||
5 | Evonne Goolagong [AUS] | 26 | 4 | 21-2 | 2020.5 | 6 | 1861.5 | 3 | 1923.1 | ||||
6 | Virginia Wade [GBR] | 32 | 3 | 53-21 | 2013.2 | 5 | 1816.0 | 8 | 1833.9 | 5 | 1876.9 | 5 | 1827.1 |
7 | Mima Jausovec [SLO] | 21 | 1 | 32-21 | 1942.9 | 11 | 1721.7 | 3 | 1945.0 | 9 | 1803.7 | 11 | 1727.7 |
8 | Dianne Fromholtz [AUS] | 21 | 0 | 35-21 | 1940.6 | 6 | 1784.2 | 7 | 1855.4 | 7 | 1816.6 | 7 | 1792.1 |
9 | Sue Barker [GBR] | 21 | 2 | 53-19 | 1935.4 | 10 | 1733.5 | 11 | 1827.6 | 6 | 1830.7 | 6 | 1825.9 |
10 | Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 25 | 0 | 33-20 | 1931.9 | 8 | 1756.4 | 5 | 1861.5 | 11 | 1783.7 | 10 | 1731.1 |
11 | Betty Stove [NED] | 32 | 0 | 48-25 | 1926.0 | 7 | 1768.4 | 13 | 1804.2 | 8 | 1812.9 | 8 | 1749.7 |
12 | Tracy Austin [USA] | 15 | 2 | 19-8 | 1915.6 | 9 | 1737.3 | 9 | 1832.9 | 24 | 1707.0 | 9 | 1734.4 |
13 | Kerry Reid [AUS] | 30 | 1 | 49-24 | 1898.6 | 14 | 1712.3 | 17 | 1761.3 | 10 | 1793.3 | 14 | 1716.0 |
14 | Regina Marsikova [CZE] | 19 | 7 | 37-17 | 1866.3 | 29 | 1623.8 | 4 | 1879.0 | 19 | 1725.5 | 36 | 1593.8 |
15 | Rosie Casals [USA] | 29 | 0 | 42-20 | 1860.8 | 17 | 1701.6 | 27 | 1712.2 | 14 | 1750.3 | 15 | 1706.4 |
16 | Virginia Ruzici [ROU] | 22 | 1 | 23-20 | 1852.6 | 21 | 1684.2 | 10 | 1831.0 | 41 | 1614.1 | 18 | 1684.4 |
17 | Terry Holladay [USA] | 22 | 0 | 15-16 | 1845.6 | 16 | 1710.0 | 41 | 1654.7 | 16 | 1727.6 | 12 | 1716.8 |
18 | Renee Richards [USA] | 43 | 2 | 28-10 | 1834.7 | 12 | 1721.3 | 20 | 1759.2 | 20 | 1662.3 | ||
19 | Joanne Russell [USA] | 23 | 0 | 19-16 | 1834.4 | 13 | 1715.3 | 18 | 1761.1 | 28 | 1686.8 | 27 | 1628.4 |
20 | Mona Guerrant [USA] | 29 | 0 | 14-9 | 1824.8 | 23 | 1663.3 | 16 | 1765.1 | 18 | 1725.8 | 16 | 1690.9 |
1977 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 |
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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] | 20 | 74 | 70-4 | 94.6% | 12 | 11-1 | 91.0% | 6 | 5-1 | 83.0% | 12 | 12-0 | 100.0% | 12 | 12-0 | 100.0% | 15 | 13-2 | 86.0% | 35 | 33-2 | 94.0% |
Billie Jean King [USA] | 19 | 62 | 56-6 | 90.3% | 9 | 7-2 | 77.0% | 21 | 20-1 | 95.0% | 23 | 23-0 | 100.0% | 11 | 8-3 | 72.0% | 13 | 11-2 | 84.0% | 15 | 14-1 | 93.0% |
Martina Navratilova [USA] | 21 | 85 | 69-16 | 81.2% | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 15 | 7-8 | 46.0% | 26 | 19-7 | 73.0% | 11 | 10-1 | 90.0% | 12 | 9-3 | 75.0% | 36 | 31-5 | 86.0% |
Sue Barker [GBR] | 22 | 72 | 53-19 | 73.6% | 7 | 2-5 | 28.0% | 14 | 10-4 | 71.0% | 11 | 5-6 | 45.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 23 | 17-6 | 73.0% | 38 | 30-8 | 78.0% |
Virginia Wade [GBR] | 23 | 74 | 53-21 | 71.6% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 12 | 9-3 | 75.0% | 12 | 9-3 | 75.0% | 9 | 7-2 | 77.0% | 15 | 13-2 | 86.0% | 40 | 26-14 | 65.0% |
Regina Marsikova [CZE] | 24 | 54 | 37-17 | 68.5% | 7 | 7-0 | 100.0% | 20 | 14-6 | 70.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 30 | 25-5 | 83.0% | 15 | 9-6 | 60.0% | 7 | 2-5 | 28.0% |
Yvonne Vermaak [RSA] | 20 | 53 | 36-17 | 67.9% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 10 | 5-5 | 50.0% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 15 | 7-8 | 46.0% | 16 | 14-2 | 87.0% | 17 | 12-5 | 70.0% |
Rosie Casals [USA] | 20 | 62 | 42-20 | 67.7% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 16 | 9-7 | 56.0% | 21 | 15-6 | 71.0% | 11 | 7-4 | 63.0% | 5 | 4-1 | 80.0% | 27 | 17-10 | 62.0% |
Katja Ebbinghaus [GER] | 19 | 43 | 29-14 | 67.4% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 14 | 10-4 | 71.0% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 29 | 20-9 | 68.0% | 9 | 6-3 | 66.0% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% |
Kerry Reid [AUS] | 28 | 73 | 49-24 | 67.1% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% | 15 | 9-6 | 60.0% | 10 | 7-3 | 70.0% | 35 | 27-8 | 77.0% | 13 | 6-7 | 46.0% |
Betty Stove [NED] | 25 | 73 | 48-25 | 65.8% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 19 | 11-8 | 57.0% | 15 | 10-5 | 66.0% | 9 | 6-3 | 66.0% | 20 | 14-6 | 70.0% | 30 | 19-11 | 63.0% |
Dianne Fromholtz [AUS] | 22 | 56 | 35-21 | 62.5% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 17 | 8-9 | 47.0% | 13 | 8-5 | 61.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 20 | 13-7 | 65.0% | 16 | 10-6 | 62.0% |
Wendy Turnbull [AUS] | 20 | 53 | 33-20 | 62.3% | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 9 | 5-4 | 55.0% | 14 | 9-5 | 64.0% | 9 | 7-2 | 77.0% | 12 | 7-5 | 58.0% | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% |
Lesley Charles [GBR] | 20 | 43 | 26-17 | 60.5% | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 17 | 13-4 | 76.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 22 | 14-8 | 63.0% | 13 | 8-5 | 61.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% |
Mima Jausovec [SLO] | 19 | 53 | 32-21 | 60.4% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 15 | 5-10 | 33.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 26 | 20-6 | 76.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 21 | 10-11 | 47.0% |
Florenta Mihai [ROU] | 21 | 47 | 28-19 | 59.6% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 19 | 11-8 | 57.0% | 7 | 2-5 | 28.0% | 20 | 15-5 | 75.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 13 | 7-6 | 53.0% |
Laura Du Pont [USA] | 28 | 60 | 35-25 | 58.3% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 23 | 14-9 | 60.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% | 29 | 21-8 | 72.0% | 5 | 0-5 | 0.0% | 20 | 12-8 | 60.0% |
Michelle Tyler [GBR] | 19 | 42 | 24-18 | 57.1% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 11 | 6-5 | 54.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 13 | 10-3 | 76.0% | 15 | 7-8 | 46.0% |
Helen Gourlay [AUS] | 20 | 43 | 24-19 | 55.8% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 12 | 4-8 | 33.0% | 22 | 16-6 | 72.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
Linky Boshoff [RSA] | 22 | 41 | 22-19 | 53.7% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 11 | 4-7 | 36.0% | 9 | 7-2 | 77.0% | 15 | 8-7 | 53.0% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 12 | 4-8 | 33.0% |
Virginia Ruzici [ROU] | 21 | 43 | 23-20 | 53.5% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 14 | 11-3 | 78.0% | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 12 | 9-3 | 75.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 22 | 10-12 | 45.0% |
Betsy Nagelsen [USA] | 23 | 45 | 24-21 | 53.3% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 21 | 11-10 | 52.0% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 8 | 3-5 | 37.0% | 16 | 9-7 | 56.0% |
Janet Newberry [USA] | 23 | 47 | 25-22 | 53.2% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 11 | 5-6 | 45.0% | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 20 | 13-7 | 65.0% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 13 | 5-8 | 38.0% |
Mary Carillo [USA] | 21 | 42 | 22-20 | 52.4% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 17 | 5-12 | 29.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 14 | 6-8 | 42.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 18 | 10-8 | 55.0% |
Renata Tomanova [GER] | 28 | 55 | 28-27 | 50.9% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 16 | 6-10 | 37.0% | 6 | 1-5 | 16.0% | 25 | 17-8 | 68.0% | 7 | 3-4 | 42.0% | 17 | 7-10 | 41.0% |
Brigette Cuypers [RSA] | 30 | 56 | 28-28 | 50.0% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 9 | 5-4 | 55.0% | 18 | 9-9 | 50.0% | 11 | 6-5 | 54.0% | 18 | 8-10 | 44.0% |
Sharon Walsh Pete [USA] | 25 | 47 | 23-24 | 48.9% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 8 | 7-1 | 87.0% | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 5 | 0-5 | 0.0% | 11 | 6-5 | 54.0% | 19 | 11-8 | 57.0% |
Pam Teeguarden [USA] | 24 | 42 | 19-23 | 45.2% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 7 | 3-4 | 42.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% | 15 | 7-8 | 46.0% | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 13 | 7-6 | 53.0% |
Mary Hamm [USA] | 24 | 43 | 19-24 | 44.2% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 18 | 9-9 | 50.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 11 | 4-7 | 36.0% | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 14 | 7-7 | 50.0% |
Glynis Coles [GBR] | 25 | 42 | 17-25 | 40.5% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 14 | 6-8 | 42.0% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 14 | 6-8 | 42.0% | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 12 | 5-7 | 41.0% |
Most Common Head-to-Heads Top
Meetings | Player | Opponent | Wins | Losses | Win Percentage | Finals |
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7 | Virginia Wade | Chris Evert | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 0 |
6 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 5 |
6 | Sue Barker | Martina Navratilova | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 3 |
5 | Helen Gourlay | Lesley Hunt | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 1 |
5 | Betsy Nagelsen | Florenta Mihai | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 3 |
5 | Chris Evert | Sue Barker | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
5 | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 0 |
4 | Chris Evert | Betty Stove | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 |
4 | Rosie Casals | Helen Gourlay | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 |
4 | Evonne Goolagong | Kerry Reid | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
4 | Virginia Wade | Martina Navratilova | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 |
4 | Martina Navratilova | Mima Jausovec | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
4 | Rosie Casals | Virginia Wade | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 0 |
4 | Billie Jean King | Betty Stove | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
4 | Billie Jean King | Chris Evert | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 |
4 | Kerry Reid | Virginia Wade | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 0 |
4 | Sharon Walsh Pete | Pam Teeguarden | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 1 |
4 | Virginia Wade | Sue Barker | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 1 |
4 | Billie Jean King | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
4 | Betty Stove | Terry Holladay | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
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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Czech Republic | 64 | 41 | 23 | 64.1% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Netherlands | 90 | 55 | 35 | 61.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Slovenia | 53 | 32 | 21 | 60.4% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Australia | 454 | 245 | 209 | 54.0% | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | 79 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 46 |
United Kingdom | 488 | 262 | 226 | 53.7% | 27 | 15 | 12 | 55.6% | 77 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 67 |
Romania | 108 | 58 | 50 | 53.7% | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Germany | 170 | 88 | 82 | 51.8% | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 49 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
United States | 869 | 447 | 422 | 51.4% | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74.1% | 456 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 122 |
South Africa | 280 | 142 | 138 | 50.7% | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
Sweden | 94 | 42 | 52 | 44.7% | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
New Zealand | 47 | 21 | 26 | 44.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Brazil | 41 | 18 | 23 | 43.9% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canada | 39 | 14 | 25 | 35.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
France | 82 | 28 | 54 | 34.1% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Belgium | 47 | 15 | 32 | 31.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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