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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
28-May-1979	Roland Garros	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	6-2 6-0	Fromholtz, Marsikova
25-Jun-1979	Wimbledon	Grass	Martina Navratilova [USA]	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 6-4	Austin, Goolagong
28-Aug-1979	US Open	Hard	Tracy Austin [USA]	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 6-3	King, Navratilova
24-Dec-1979	Australian Open	Grass	Barbara Jordan [USA]	Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	6-3 6-3	Sawyer, Tomanova

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Martina Navratilova (12)
Finals	Martina Navratilova (18)
Match Wins	Martina Navratilova (95)
Match Win Percentage	Martina Navratilova (88.0%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Wendy Turnbull (17)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Chris Evert (87.5%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Virginia Ruzici (25)
Total Matches Played	Martina Navratilova (108)
Events Played	Dianne Fromholtz (31)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
1-Jan-1979	Auckland	Grass	Pam Whytcross [AUS]	1/2	Brenda Perry [NZL]	6-3 7-5		0	50.0%
1-Jan-1979	Austin Futures		Betty Ann Grubb [USA]		Barbara Jordan [USA]	6-3 5-7 7-5	Mihai, Latham	0	71.0%
1-Jan-1979	Washington	Carpet	Tracy Austin [USA]	1/7	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-3 6-2	Fromholtz, Kloss	4	71.0%
8-Jan-1979	Oakland	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	1/12	Chris Evert [USA]	7-5 7-5	Kiyomura Hayashi, Fromholtz	3	56.0%
8-Jan-1979	San Antonio Futures		Kathy Jordan [USA]	1/2	Linda Siegel [USA]	6-2 7-5	Meyer, Holladay	0	81.0%
15-Jan-1979	Houston	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	2/12	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Fromholtz, Turnbull	4	53.0%
15-Jan-1979	Pasadena Futures		Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]		Diane Desfor [USA]	6-3 6-4	Yeargin, Nagelsen	0	75.0%
22-Jan-1979	Boise Futures	Carpet	Sylvia Hanika [GER]	1/3	Sherry Acker [USA]	6-3 6-2	Tolleson, Stewart	0	59.0%
22-Jan-1979	Hollywood	Hard	Greer Stevens [RSA]		Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	6-4 2-6 6-4	Kruger, Wade	5	65.0%
29-Jan-1979	Chicago	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	3/12	Tracy Austin [USA]	6-3 6-4	Stevens, Reid	6	59.0%
29-Jan-1979	Toronto Futures	Carpet	Barbara Potter [USA]		Bettina Bunge [GER]	6-1 6-4	Doherty, Duvall	0	56.0%
5-Feb-1979	Montreal Futures	Carpet	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	1/5	Leslie Allen [USA]	7-6 6-2	Tomanova, Mcdaniel	0	53.0%
5-Feb-1979	Seattle	Carpet	Chris Evert [USA]	1/8	Renee Richards [USA]	6-1 3-6 6-3	Reid, Duvall	4	65.0%
12-Feb-1979	Columbus Futures	Carpet	Rene Blount [USA]		Iva Budarova [TCH]	7-6 6-1	Louie Harper, Bohm	0	62.0%
12-Feb-1979	Los Angeles	Carpet	Chris Evert [USA]	2/8	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-3 6-4	Austin, Stevens	6	65.0%
19-Feb-1979	Atlanta Futures	Carpet	Sherry Acker [USA]		Patricia Medrado [BRA]	6-2 7-6	Fox, Stoll	0	75.0%
19-Feb-1979	Boblingen	Carpet	Sylvia Hanika [GER]	2/3	Heidi Eisterlehner [GER]	6-1 6-0	Simmonds, Delhees Jauch	0	50.0%
19-Feb-1979	Detroit	Carpet	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	1/2	Virginia Ruzici [ROU]	7-5 1-6 7-6	Navratilova, Casals	4	59.0%
25-Feb-1979	Roanoke Futures		Kathy Mueller [USA]		Elise Burgin [USA]	3-6 6-4 6-2	Galt, Copeland Wilson	0	71.0%
26-Feb-1979	Dallas	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	4/12	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 6-4	Austin, Wade	5	65.0%
5-Mar-1979	Fort Myers Futures		Regina Marsikova [CZE]		Janet Newberry [USA]	6-4 6-2	Siegel, Collins	0	78.0%
5-Mar-1979	Philadelphia	Hard	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	2/2	Virginia Wade [GBR]	5-7 6-3 6-2	Casals, Barker	5	53.0%
12-Mar-1979	Boston	Carpet	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]		Sue Barker [GBR]	6-2 7-6	Wade, Turnbull	4	59.0%
12-Mar-1979	Orlando	Hard	Kathy Jordan [USA]	2/2	Regina Marsikova [CZE]	4-6 6-1 6-4	Acker, Grubb	0	75.0%
21-Mar-1979	Avon Championships	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	5/12	Tracy Austin [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-2	Barker, Fromholtz	5	37.0%
28-Mar-1979	Carlsbad	Hard	Kerry Reid [AUS]		Sue Barker [GBR]	7-6 3-6 6-2	Susman, Fernandez	1	78.0%
29-Mar-1979	Nice		Helga Masthoff [GER]	1/3	Frederique Thibault [FRA]	6-1 6-1	Delhees Jauch, Simmonds	0	22.0%
31-Mar-1979	Carlsbad Crown	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	3/8	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	3-6 6-3 6-1		3	60.0%
5-Apr-1979	Monte Carlo	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	2/3	Sabina Simmonds [ITA]	6-3 6-1	Simon Glinel, Delhees Jauch	0	23.0%
10-Apr-1979	Hilton Head	Clay	Tracy Austin [USA]	2/7	Kerry Reid [AUS]	7-6 7-6	Navratilova, Goolagong	3	68.0%
16-Apr-1979	Hampstead	Clay	Jo Durie [GBR]	1/2	Linda Mottram [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Molesworth, Thompson	0	100.0%
28-Apr-1979	Paddington		Mary Carillo [USA]	1/2	Tine Zwaan [NED]	4-6 6-2 6-1	Durie, Gilchrist	0	62.0%
6-May-1979	Sutton	Clay	Deborah Jevans [GBR]		Joyce Williams [GBR]	7-5 6-4	Walker, Carillo	0	40.0%
7-May-1979	Rome	Clay	Tracy Austin [USA]	3/7	Sylvia Hanika [GER]	6-4 1-6 6-3	Evert, Goolagong	6	43.0%
12-May-1979	West Worthing	Clay	Diane Morrison [USA]		Rosalyn Fairbank [USA]	6-3 6-4	Molesworth, Walker	0	34.0%
14-May-1979	Vienna	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	4/8	Caroline Stoll [USA]	6-1 6-1	Marsikova, Ruzici	4	37.0%
15-May-1979	Tokyo Gunze	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6/12	Tracy Austin [USA]	6-1 6-1	May, Stove	2	87.0%
21-May-1979	Berlin	Clay	Caroline Stoll [USA]		Regina Marsikova [CZE]	7-6 6-0	Ruzici, Goolagong	3	34.0%
21-May-1979	Lee-On-Solent		Jo Durie [GBR]	2/2	Rosalyn Fairbank [USA]	7-6 7-6	Carillo, Molesworth	0	34.0%
28-May-1979	Glasgow		Susan Leo [AUS]		Nina Bland [CAN]	6-4 6-2	Mihai, Charles	0	42.0%
28-May-1979	Greenville		Susan Mascarin [USA]		Renee Richards [USA]	4-6 6-4 6-2	Bruning	0	100.0%
28-May-1979	Roland Garros	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	5/8	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	6-2 6-0	Fromholtz, Marsikova	5	42.0%
30-May-1979	Bournemouth	Clay	Mary Carillo [USA]	2/2	Belinda Thompson [GBR]	6-2 6-3	Jevans, Gilchrist	0	31.0%
4-Jun-1979	Beckenham	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	1/4	Pam Shriver [USA]	6-3 6-2	Vermaak, Harford	0	28.0%
5-Jun-1979	Manchester	Grass	Sue Barker [GBR]	1/4	Anne Hobbs [GBR]	7-5 4-6 6-0	Harrison, Walsh Pete	0	40.0%
11-Jun-1979	Chichester	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	2/4	Sue Barker [GBR]	6-1 6-4	King, Harford	2	62.0%
18-Jun-1979	Dallas Open		Kathy Obrien [USA]		Barbara Hambridge [RSA]	3-6 6-3 6-1	Filkoff, Ornstein	0	85.0%
18-Jun-1979	Eastbourne	Grass	Chris Evert [USA]	6/8	Martina Navratilova [USA]	7-5 5-7 13-11	Austin, Wade	8	51.0%
18-Jun-1979	Surbiton	Grass	Cynthia Doerner [AUS]		Kym Ruddell [AUS]	6-1 6-2	Chaloner, Molesworth	0	31.0%
25-Jun-1979	Wimbledon	Grass	Martina Navratilova [USA]	7/12	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 6-4	Austin, Goolagong	8	45.0%
1-Jul-1979	San Juan Pan-American Games		Susan Hagey [BEL]		Trey Lewis [USA]	3-6 6-0 6-2		0	50.0%
2-Jul-1979	Perugia	Clay	Helena Anliot [SWE]		Sandy Collins [USA]	2-6 7-6 6-2		0	50.0%
2-Jul-1979	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Sue Barker [GBR]	2/4	Sabina Simmonds [ITA]	7-6 6-0	Latham, Durie	0	40.0%
5-Jul-1979	Erlangen	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	3/3	Nina Bohm [SWE]	UNK		0	50.0%
9-Jul-1979	Dublin	Hard	Pam Whytcross [AUS]	2/2	Cathy Drury [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Sawyer, Sato	0	50.0%
9-Jul-1979	Edinburgh		Lea Antonoplis [USA]		Joyce Williams [GBR]	7-6 6-4	Shaw, Parker	0	91.0%
9-Jul-1979	Gstaad		Petra Delhees Jauch [SUI]		Yvona Brzakova [TCH]	6-4 1-6 6-1	Evers, Eisterlehner	0	37.0%
9-Jul-1979	Sioux City		Nancy Ornstein [USA]		Maria Rothschild [USA]	7-6 6-3	Hutnick, Doherty	0	100.0%
9-Jul-1979	Turin	Clay	Lea Plchova [TCH]	1/3	Katerina Bohmova [CZE]	6-0 6-2		0	50.0%
16-Jul-1979	Cava dei Tirreni	Clay	Lea Plchova [TCH]	2/3	Hana Kopeckova	6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
16-Jul-1979	Frinton-On-Sea		Corinne Molesworth [GBR]		Annette Coe [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Lloyd, Jones	0	88.0%
16-Jul-1979	Geneva	Clay	Sabina Simmonds [ITA]	1/2	Sandy Collins [USA]	6-3 6-3		0	50.0%
16-Jul-1979	St. Joseph		Paula Smith [USA]		Mary Sawyer [AUS]	4-6 6-3 7-6	Mcinerney, Jaeger	0	66.0%
22-Jul-1979	Bastad	Clay	Elisabeth Ekblom [SWE]		Lena Sandin [SWE]	7-6 6-3	Bohm, Appel	0	62.0%
23-Jul-1979	Campione d'Italia	Clay	Brigitte Simon Glinel [FRA]	1/2	Sandy Collins [USA]	2-6 7-5 7-5		0	50.0%
23-Jul-1979	Kitzbuhel	Clay	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	2/5	Sylvia Hanika [GER]	2-6 7-5 6-3	Anliot, Marsikova	2	33.0%
23-Jul-1979	Pesaro	Clay	Lea Plchova [TCH]	3/3	Frederique Thibault [FRA]	2-6 6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
24-Jul-1979	St. Simons	Clay	Trey Lewis [USA]		Sheila Mcinerney [USA]	6-0 6-3	Brasher, Hutnick	0	75.0%
25-Jul-1979	Buenos Aires		Martina Navratilova [USA]	8/12	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-4 6-4	Goolagong, Wade	2	37.0%
30-Jul-1979	San Diego	Hard	Tracy Austin [USA]	4/7	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-4 6-2	Wade, Jordan	5	84.0%
30-Jul-1979	Sezze	Clay	Manuela Zoni [ITA]		Lea Plchova [TCH]	7-5 7-5		0	50.0%
1-Aug-1979	Capri	Clay	Brigitte Simon Glinel [FRA]	2/2	Isabelle Villiger [SUI]	6-3 6-3	Giussani, Simmonds	0	17.0%
1-Aug-1979	Ft. Wayne		Joanne Russell [USA]		Janet Newberry [USA]	7-5 6-3	Ornstein, Fleming	0	75.0%
6-Aug-1979	Indianapolis	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	7/8	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-3	Richards, Marsikova	4	70.0%
6-Aug-1979	Nuremberg	Clay	Sylvia Hanika [GER]	3/3	Iris Riedel Kuhn [GER]	6-0 6-3		0	100.0%
6-Aug-1979	Sopot	Clay	Olga Morozova [URS]		Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	4-6 7-6 6-3	Romanov, Chmyreva	0	50.0%
6-Aug-1979	Taormina		Sabina Simmonds [ITA]	2/2	Carmen Perea Alcala [ESP]	6-4 7-6		0	50.0%
13-Aug-1979	Richmond	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	9/12	Kathy Jordan [USA]	6-1 6-3	Turnbull, Wade	5	62.0%
13-Aug-1979	Toronto	Hard	Laura Du Pont [USA]		Brigette Cuypers [RSA]	6-4 6-7(3) 6-1	Desfor, Teeguarden	0	53.0%
20-Aug-1979	Johnston		Elly Appel [NED]		Marcella Mesker [NED]	6-0 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
20-Aug-1979	Mahwah	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	8/8	Tracy Austin [USA]	6-7 6-4 6-1	Stove, Ruzici	4	59.0%
28-Aug-1979	US Open	Hard	Tracy Austin [USA]	5/7	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 6-3	King, Navratilova	7	65.0%
10-Sep-1979	Pittsburgh		Sue Barker [GBR]	3/4	Renee Richards [USA]	6-3 6-1	Stratton, Mccallum	0	66.0%
10-Sep-1979	Tokyo Sillook	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	1/2	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 7-5	Kiyomura Hayashi, Fromholtz	4	75.0%
23-Sep-1979	Atlanta	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	10/12	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	7-6 6-4	Goolagong, Austin	7	59.0%
24-Sep-1979	Madrid Gilette	Clay	Lena Sandin [SWE]	1/2	Belinda Thompson [GBR]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
1-Oct-1979	Madrid International	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]		Belinda Thompson [GBR]	4-6 6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
1-Oct-1979	Minneapolis	Carpet	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3/4	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	6-3 6-4	Navratilova, Austin	6	59.0%
8-Oct-1979	Barcelona	Clay	Lena Sandin [SWE]	2/2	Iva Budarova [TCH]	UNK		0	50.0%
10-Oct-1979	Phoenix	Hard	Martina Navratilova [USA]	11/12	Chris Evert [USA]	6-1 6-3	Latham, Turnbull	4	53.0%
15-Oct-1979	Kyoto		Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	1/2	Naoko Sato [JPN]	6-3 6-4	Sawyer, Doerner	0	38.0%
22-Oct-1979	Tampa	Hard	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	4/4	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-0 6-3	Evert, Austin	5	46.0%
22-Oct-1979	Tokyo Japan Open		Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	2/2	Naoko Sato [JPN]	6-1 3-6 6-3	Saliba, Yonezawa	0	33.0%
29-Oct-1979	Stockholm	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	2/2	Betty Stove [NED]	6-3 6-7(4) 7-5	Ruzici, Sandin	2	31.0%
2-Nov-1979	Wightman Cup	Clay	Round robin event					4	50.0%
5-Nov-1979	Filderstadt	Carpet	Tracy Austin [USA]	6/7	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-2 6-0	Jausovec, Evert	6	50.0%
12-Nov-1979	Buenos Aires Satellite		Ivanna Madruga [ARG]	1/4	Hana Strachonova [SUI]	6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
18-Nov-1979	Cordoba Satellite		Ivanna Madruga [ARG]	2/4	Emilse Raponi Longo [USA]	6-2 6-1		0	50.0%
19-Nov-1979	Johannesburg Eagle	Hard	Andrea Jaeger [USA]		Bettina Bunge [GER]	6-1 6-4		0	40.0%
20-Nov-1979	Brighton	Carpet	Martina Navratilova [USA]	12/12	Chris Evert [USA]	6-3 6-3	King, Hanika	4	40.0%
26-Nov-1979	Johannesburg	Hard	Brigette Cuypers [RSA]		Tanya Harford [RSA]	7-6 6-2	Kruger, Vermaak	0	78.0%
26-Nov-1979	Melbourne	Grass	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	3/5	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	6-3 6-2	Blount, Ruzici	3	43.0%
26-Nov-1979	Sante Fe Satellite	Clay	Ivanna Madruga [ARG]	3/4	Viviana Gonzalez [ARG]	4-6 6-4 7-5	Medrado, Smith	0	37.0%
26-Nov-1979	Uppsala		Iva Budarova [TCH]	1/3	Nina Bohm [SWE]	6-3 6-4	Ekblom, Chevalier	0	75.0%
1-Dec-1979	Bloemfontein		Lesley Charles [GBR]		Michelle Depalmer [USA]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
2-Dec-1979	Helsingfors		Iva Budarova [TCH]	2/3	Nina Bohm [SWE]	6-2 6-3	Ekblom, Skuherska	0	62.0%
3-Dec-1979	Carrasco Satellite	Clay	Ivanna Madruga [ARG]	4/4	Hana Strachonova [SUI]	4-6 6-4 6-0	Casabianca, Giussani	0	37.0%
3-Dec-1979	Sydney	Grass	Sue Barker [GBR]	4/4	Rosalyn Fairbank [USA]	6-0 7-5	Desfor, Marsikova	2	43.0%
8-Dec-1979	Gothenburg		Iva Budarova [TCH]	3/3	Corinne Vanier [FRA]	3-6 6-3 6-1	Ekblom, Skuherska	0	62.0%
10-Dec-1979	Adelaide	Grass	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	4/5	Virginia Ruzici [ROU]	7-5 2-2 RET	Barker, Grubb	0	43.0%
10-Dec-1979	Tokyo Emeron Cup	Hard	Tracy Austin [USA]	7/7	Martina Navratilova [USA]	6-2 6-1	King, Fromholtz	3	75.0%
13-Dec-1979	Lund		Nina Bohm [SWE]		Iva Budarova [TCH]	7-6 6-3	Ekblom, Skuherska	0	50.0%
17-Dec-1979	New South Wales	Grass	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	5/5	Bettina Bunge [GER]	6-3 3-6 6-3	Barker, Tomanova	0	40.0%
24-Dec-1979	Australian Open	Grass	Barbara Jordan [USA]		Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	6-3 6-3	Sawyer, Tomanova	1	62.0%

 

1979 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
1	Tracy Austin [USA]	17	7	82-13	2296.3	1	2104.7	2	2142.7	3	2032.2	1	2109.7
2	Chris Evert [USA]	25	8	89-13	2261.8	2	2104.1	1	2172.3	1	2083.5	3	2060.7
3	Martina Navratilova [USA]	23	12	95-13	2222.9	3	2018.3	3	2010.6	2	2072.1	2	2063.0
4	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	28	4	55-10	2115.7	4	1932.5	4	1904.7	4	1983.2	4	1945.9
5	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	27	2	63-27	2001.6	6	1830.2	5	1866.6	6	1885.0	5	1868.4
6	Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	17	5	46-17	1972.9	15	1742.0	8	1854.6	5	1910.1	14	1729.7
7	Kathy Jordan [USA]	20	2	31-13	1967.4	8	1817.5	19	1725.0	12	1802.5	11	1783.0
8	Virginia Wade [GBR]	34	0	52-30	1966.9	5	1837.6	16	1754.1	9	1837.9	7	1812.1
9	Billie Jean King [USA]	36	2	38-14	1966.7	7	1827.3			11	1812.6	12	1770.1
10	Kerry Reid [AUS]	32	1	52-23	1954.4	9	1811.4	11	1806.6	10	1814.5	10	1796.9
11	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	23	1	62-29	1947.5	12	1755.4	7	1857.5	8	1842.4	6	1839.2
12	Sue Barker [GBR]	23	4	60-27	1939.2	10	1762.5	15	1764.7	7	1861.1	8	1804.3
13	Virginia Ruzici [ROU]	24	0	52-26	1907.3	11	1756.7	9	1844.6	13	1790.7	13	1734.9
14	Sylvia Hanika [GER]	20	3	32-18	1898.8	20	1683.5	10	1828.7	15	1767.0	9	1797.7
15	Regina Marsikova [CZE]	21	1	46-23	1892.7	14	1743.5	6	1859.1	14	1777.1	23	1651.7
16	Greer Stevens [RSA]	22	1	26-20	1861.8	13	1750.1	30	1656.5	16	1757.1	15	1721.0
17	Betty Stove [NED]	34	0	29-26	1848.2	16	1739.6	20	1724.0	17	1740.1	18	1676.0
18	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	24	0	26-22	1831.7	17	1717.1			25	1682.2	17	1680.5
19	Mima Jausovec [SLO]	23	0	33-29	1824.4	19	1688.2	12	1799.0	22	1696.3	16	1694.9
20	Anne Smith [USA]		0	28-28	1805.6	21	1670.7	27	1668.7	29	1657.7	20	1657.3

 

1979 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]	11-Sep-1978	19-Mar-1979	28	Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova [USA]	26-Mar-1979	30-Apr-1979	6
Chris Evert [USA]	7-May-1979	7-May-1979	1
Martina Navratilova [USA]	14-May-1979	14-May-1979	1
Chris Evert [USA]	21-May-1979	5-Nov-1979	25
Tracy Austin [USA]	12-Nov-1979	25-Feb-1980	16		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%
Martina Navratilova [USA]	24	108	95-13	88.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	15	12-3	80.0%	18	14-4	77.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	16	14-2	87.0%	68	62-6	91.0%
Chris Evert [USA]	26	102	89-13	87.3%	14	8-6	57.0%	16	14-2	87.0%	24	20-4	83.0%	27	26-1	96.0%	13	12-1	92.0%	39	31-8	79.0%
Tracy Austin [USA]	26	95	82-13	86.3%	11	7-4	63.0%	16	13-3	81.0%	28	23-5	82.0%	16	16-0	100.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	42	35-7	83.0%
Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	15	65	55-10	84.6%	6	4-2	66.0%	14	11-3	78.0%	17	14-3	82.0%	19	14-5	73.0%	19	17-2	89.0%	9	8-1	88.0%
Billie Jean King [USA]	16	52	38-14	73.1%	3	2-1	66.0%	16	8-8	50.0%	20	17-3	85.0%	0	0-0	-	17	12-5	70.0%	12	7-5	58.0%
Hana Mandlikova [AUS]	25	63	46-17	73.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	27	23-4	85.0%	10	6-4	60.0%
Kathy Jordan [USA]	16	44	31-13	70.5%	3	2-1	66.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	17	12-5	70.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	14	9-5	64.0%
Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	29	90	63-27	70.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	25	17-8	68.0%	24	16-8	66.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	38	27-11	71.0%
Kerry Reid [AUS]	28	75	52-23	69.3%	2	1-1	50.0%	19	13-6	68.0%	24	17-7	70.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	27	18-9	66.0%
Sue Barker [GBR]	31	87	60-27	69.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	24	11-13	45.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	34	28-6	82.0%	25	15-10	60.0%
Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	31	91	62-29	68.1%	4	1-3	25.0%	24	11-13	45.0%	24	14-10	58.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	40	29-11	72.0%
Virginia Ruzici [ROU]	26	78	52-26	66.7%	2	0-2	0.0%	25	15-10	60.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	20	14-6	70.0%	19	13-6	68.0%	24	15-9	62.0%
Regina Marsikova [CZE]	28	69	46-23	66.7%	3	1-2	33.0%	22	13-9	59.0%	19	12-7	63.0%	28	20-8	71.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	9	3-6	33.0%
Sylvia Hanika [GER]	21	50	32-18	64.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	16	12-4	75.0%
Virginia Wade [GBR]	27	82	52-30	63.4%	3	0-3	0.0%	15	7-8	46.0%	27	19-8	70.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	35	22-13	62.0%
Greer Stevens [RSA]	18	46	26-20	56.5%	1	1-0	100.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	25	13-12	52.0%
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	20	48	26-22	54.2%	0	0-0	-	20	12-8	60.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	0	0-0	-	3	1-2	33.0%	28	15-13	53.0%
Betty Ann Grubb [USA]	26	56	30-26	53.6%	1	1-0	100.0%	20	15-5	75.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	11	4-7	36.0%
Mima Jausovec [SLO]	30	62	33-29	53.2%	0	0-0	-	17	6-11	35.0%	13	6-7	46.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	29	16-13	55.0%
Betty Stove [NED]	28	55	29-26	52.7%	1	0-1	0.0%	14	6-8	42.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	21	7-14	33.0%
Betsy Nagelsen [USA]	24	45	23-22	51.1%	2	2-0	100.0%	20	11-9	55.0%	11	4-7	36.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	8	2-6	25.0%
Sherry Acker [USA]	22	47	24-23	51.1%	2	1-1	50.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	13	7-6	53.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	7	1-6	14.0%	16	11-5	68.0%
Kate Latham [USA]	25	53	27-26	50.9%	0	0-0	-	17	10-7	58.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	16	6-10	37.0%
Anne Smith [USA]	28	56	28-28	50.0%	0	0-0	-	22	13-9	59.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	24	11-13	45.0%
Renata Tomanova [GER]	30	57	27-30	47.4%	0	0-0	-	20	10-10	50.0%	8	1-7	12.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	18	9-9	50.0%
Laura Du Pont [USA]	27	49	23-26	46.9%	1	1-0	100.0%	17	9-8	52.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	13	3-10	23.0%
Diane Desfor [USA]	26	46	20-26	43.5%	1	0-1	0.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	15	7-8	46.0%	9	3-6	33.0%
Jeanne Duvall [USA]	25	45	19-26	42.2%	0	0-0	-	15	9-6	60.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	24	11-13	45.0%
Rosie Casals [USA]	25	46	19-27	41.3%	0	0-0	-	18	7-11	38.0%	11	4-7	36.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	25	11-14	44.0%
Yvonne Vermaak [RSA]	26	44	18-26	40.9%	0	0-0	-	10	5-5	50.0%	10	4-6	40.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	14	3-11	21.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
12	Martina Navratilova	Tracy Austin	6	6	50.0%	7
7	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	2	5	28.6%	7
6	Dianne Fromholtz	Martina Navratilova	2	4	33.3%	0
6	Sue Barker	Kate Latham	5	1	83.3%	0
6	Chris Evert	Tracy Austin	2	4	33.3%	2
6	Kerry Reid	Tracy Austin	0	6	0.0%	1
5	Wendy Turnbull	Chris Evert	1	4	20.0%	1
5	Dianne Fromholtz	Chris Evert	1	4	20.0%	1
5	Chris Evert	Yvonne Vermaak	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Martina Navratilova	Anne Smith	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Dianne Fromholtz	Sue Barker	3	2	60.0%	1
5	Chris Evert	Sue Barker	4	1	80.0%	0
5	Dianne Fromholtz	Betty Stove	5	0	100.0%	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
Czech Republic	72	46	26	63.9%	4	1	3	25.0%	0	0	1	2	2
Australia	574	341	233	59.4%	23	14	9	60.9%	49	3	8	10	41
Romania	124	73	51	58.9%	2	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	1	4
Czechoslovakia	51	28	23	54.9%	11	6	5	54.5%	0	0	2	3	4
Slovenia	62	33	29	53.2%	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	1
United Kingdom	389	204	185	52.4%	15	5	10	33.3%	110	5	6	13	99
United States	1078	552	526	51.2%	36	23	13	63.9%	628	30	25	38	121
Germany	192	97	95	50.5%	9	4	5	44.4%	10	2	2	5	16
Argentina	72	34	38	47.2%	3	3	0	100.0%	6	1	1	2	9
Netherlands	105	47	58	44.8%	2	0	2	0.0%	1	1	1	4	7
South Africa	218	97	121	44.5%	3	1	2	33.3%	25	1	2	4	29
Switzerland	67	29	38	43.3%	4	1	3	25.0%	0	0	1	3	9
Sweden	79	32	47	40.5%	7	4	3	57.1%	10	1	4	4	13
France	97	34	63	35.1%	5	2	3	40.0%	1	0	1	3	13
Canada	55	17	38	30.9%	1	0	1	0.0%	2	0	0	1	9

 

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