Helen Wills career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of professional American tennis player Helen Wills.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 22 (19 titles, 3 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1922 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Molla Mallory | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1923 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1924 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kathleen McKane | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1924 | U.S. Championships (2) | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 1925 | U.S. Championships (3) | Grass | Kathleen McKane | 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 1927 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lili de Alvarez | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 1927 | U.S. Championships (4) | Grass | Betty Nuthall | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 1928 | French Championships | Clay | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1928 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Lili de Alvarez | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 1928 | U.S. Championships (5) | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 1929 | French Championships (2) | Clay | Simonne Mathieu | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1929 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1929 | U.S. Championships (6) | Grass | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1930 | French Championships (3) | Clay | Helen Jacobs | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 1930 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 1931 | U.S. Championships (7) | Grass | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 1932 | French Championships (4) | Clay | Simonne Mathieu | 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 1932 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 1933 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | Dorothy Round | 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1933 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–8, 6–3, 0–3, retired |
Winner | 1935 | Wimbledon (7) | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 1938 | Wimbledon (8) | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 10 finals (9 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1922 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Mary Browne | Molla Mallory Edith Sigourney | 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 |
Winner | 1924 | Wimbledon | Grass | Hazel Wightman | Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 1924 | U.S. Championships (2) | Grass | Hazel Wightman | Eleanor Goss Marion Jessup | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 1925 | U.S. Championships (3) | Grass | Mary Browne | Elizabeth Ryan May Sutton | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 1927 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Bobbie Heine Irene Bowder Peacock | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 1928 | U.S. Championships (4) | Grass | Hazel Wightman | Edith Cross Anna McCune Harper | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 1930 | French Championships | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | Simone Barbier Simonne Mathieu | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 1930 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Edith Cross Sarah Palfrey | 6–2, 9–7 |
Winner | 1932 | French Championships (2) | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | Betty Nuthall Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1933 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Freda James Betty Nuthall | default |
Mixed doubles: 7 finals (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1922 | US Open | Hard | Howard Kinsey | Bill Tilden Molla Mallory | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1924 | US Open | Hard | Vincent Richards | Bill Tilden Molla Mallory | 6–8, 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1928 | French Open | Clay | Frank Hunter | Henri Cochet Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1928 | US Open | Hard | John B. Hawkes | Edgar Moon Edith Cross | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1929 | French Open | Clay | Frank Hunter | Henri Cochet Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1929 | Wimbledon | Grass | Frank Hunter | Ian Collins Joan Fry | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1932 | French Open | Clay | Sidney Wood | Fred Perry Betty Nuthall | 4–6, 2–6 |
Olympic finals
Singles: 1 final (1 gold medal)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 1924 | Paris Olympics | Grass | Julie Vlasto | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 final (1 gold medal)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 1924 | Paris Olympics | Grass | Hazel Wightman | Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane |
7–5, 8–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 67 (58 titles, 9 runners-up)
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Outcome | Date | Championship | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | September 11, 1921 | California State Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Helen Baker | 3–6, 9–7, 6–0 |
Winner | May 13, 1922 | Pacific Coast Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Rea Leachman | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | July 15, 1922 | Rhode Island State Championships | Providence, RI, USA | Grass | Leslie Bancroft | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | July 19, 1922 | Newport Invitational | Newport, RI, USA | Grass | Leslie Bancroft | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | August 19, 1922 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | September 3, 1922 | Rockaway Hunting Club | Cedarhurst, NY, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | July 1, 1923 | Pacific Coast Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Charlotte Hosmer | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | July 2, 1923 | Illinois State Championships | Chicago, IL, USA | Clay | Marian Leighton | 6–0, 6–0 |
Runner-up | July 29, 1923 | New York State Championships | Rye, NY, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–4, 0–6, 1–6 |
Winner | August 18, 1923 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | September 1923 | California State Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Charlotte Hosmer | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | July 5, 1924 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Kitty McKane | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | July 21, 1924 | 1924 Summer Olympics | Paris, France | Clay | Diddi Vlasto | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | August 16, 1924 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | September 1924 | California State Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | May Sutton | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | May 31, 1925 | Central California Championships | Sacramento, CA, USA | Hard | Charlotte Hosmer | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | June 28, 1925 | Pacific Coast Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Charlotte Hosmer | 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | July 18, 1925 | Longwood Invitational | Chestnut Hill, MA, USA | Grass | Marion Jessup | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | July 24, 1925 | Essex Country Club Invitational | Manchester, MA, USA | Grass | Mary Browne | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | August 2, 1925 | Seabright Invitational | New Jersey, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | August 9, 1925 | New York State Championships | Rye, NY, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | August 24, 1925 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Kitty McKane | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | September 13, 1925 | California State Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Lucy McCune | 6–0, 6–0 |
Winner | January 24, 1926 | Metropole Hotel | Cannes, France | Clay | Diddi Vlasto | 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | January 31, 1926 | Gallia Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Helen Contostavlos | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | February 16, 1926 | Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Suzanne Lenglen | 3–6, 6–8 |
Winner | February 21, 1926 | Bristol Hotel | Beaulieu, France | Clay | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | March 1, 1926 | Monte Carlo Championships | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Lili de Alvarez | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | March 7, 1926 | Riviera Championships | Mentone, France | Clay | Lili de Alvarez | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | March 14, 1926 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Isabella Mumford | 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | March 21, 1926 | Côte d'Azur Championships | Cannes, France | Clay | Joan Ridley | default |
Winner | August 1, 1926 | Maidstone Women's Invitational | East Hampton, NY, USA | Grass | Mary Browne | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | August 7, 1926 | Seabright Invitational | Seabright, NJ, USA | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | March 23, 1927 | Hotel Huntington Invitation | Pasadena, CA, USA | Hard | Marion Williams | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | June 4, 1927 | North London Championships | Stamford Hill, London, UK | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | June 11, 1927 | Kent Championships | Beckenham, Kent, UK | Grass | Kitty McKane | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | July 1, 1927 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Lili de Alvarez | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | July 30, 1927 | Essex Country Club Invitational | Manchester, MA, USA | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | August 30, 1927 | US National Championships | New York, NY, YSA | Grass | Betty Nuthall | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | June 4, 1928 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Eileen Bennett | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | July 6, 1928 | Wimbledon | London, UK | Grass | Lili de Alvarez | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | July 29, 1928 | Essex Country Club Invitational | Manchester, MA, USA | Grass | Edith Cross | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | August 11, 1928 | Maidstone Women's Invitational | East Hampton, NY, USA | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | August 27, 1928 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | June 3, 1929 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Simonne Mathieu | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | July 6, 1929 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | August 24, 1929 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | March 16, 1930 | Hotel Huntington Invitational | Pasadena, CA, USA | Hard | Edith Cross | 6–1, 6–3[1] |
Winner | June 1, 1930 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Helen Jacobs | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | July 5, 1930 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | October 5, 1930 | Pacific Coast Championships | Berkeley, CA, USA | Hard | Anna McCune Harper | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | July 25, 1931 | Essex Country Club Invitation | Manchester, MA, USA | Grass | Anna McCune Harper | 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | August 1, 1931 | Seabright Invitational | NJ, USA | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–0, 6–0 |
Winner | August 20, 1931 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Eileen Whittingstall | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | June 5, 1932 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Simonne Mathieu | 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | July 2, 1932 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | July 10, 1932 | Dutch Championships | Noordwijk, Netherlands | Clay | Madzy Rollin Couquerque | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | July 17, 1932 | Strasbourg | Strasbourg, Germany | Clay | Ilse Friedleben | 6–0, 8–6 |
Winner | June 24, 1933 | London Championships, Queens | London, UK | Grass | Elsie Pittman | co-winners, rain |
Winner | July 7, 1933 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Dorothy Round Little | 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 |
Runner-up | August 19, 1933 | US National Championships | New York, NY, USA | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–8, 6–3, 0–3 ret. |
Winner | June 8, 1935 | Saint George's Hill | Weybridge, Surrey, UK | Grass | Elsie Pittman | 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | July 5, 1935 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | May 14, 1938 | North London Hard Court Tournament | Highbury, UK | Hard | Yvonne Law | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | May 21, 1938 | Surrey Grass Court Championships | Surbiton, UK | Grass | Margot Lumb | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | July 1, 1938 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Helen Jacobs | 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | July 9, 1938 | Irish Championships | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | Thelma Jarvis | 6–4, 6–2 |
- Scores, players, events courtesy of Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guides[2]
Team competition finals: 10 (6 titles, 4 runners-up)
- Wightman Cup reference [3]
Double bagel (6–0, 6–0) match victories: 35
No. | Year | Championship | Location | Surface | Opponent | Round |
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1. | 1922 | Rockaway Hunting Club | USA | Grass | Clare Cassel | SF |
2. | 1923 | Illinois State Championships | USA | Clay | Mrs Leo Alter | SF |
3. | 1923 | Illinois State Championships | USA | Clay | Marian Leighton | F |
4. | 1923 | New York State Championships | USA | Grass | Mrs Nathaniel Dain | 1R |
5. | 1924 | U.S. Championships | New York, USA | Grass | Mrs. L Beaupre | 1R |
6. | 1924 | U.S. Championships | New York, USA | Grass | Miss Falk | 2R |
7. | 1925 | Pacific Coast Championships | CA, USA | Hard | Miss Davies | 3R |
8. | 1925 | New York State Championships | USA | Grass | Beatrice Koukol | 2R |
9. | 1925 | California State Championships | Berkeley, USA | Hard | Lucy McCune | 1R |
10. | 1925 | Australia vs California | CA, USA | Hard | Sylvia Harper | – |
11. | 1926 | Gallia Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Ms. Saunders | SF |
12. | 1926 | Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | KA Frisher | 1R |
13. | 1926 | Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Cosette St Omer Roy | 3R |
14. | 1926 | Beaulieu, France | Beaulieu, France | Clay | Lily Hamerton | 1R |
15. | 1926 | Beaulieu, France | Beaulieu, France | Clay | Emily Wright | 2R |
16. | 1926 | Monte Carlo Championships | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mrs Marriott | 3R |
17. | 1926 | Riviera Championships | Mentone, France | Clay | Daisy Hamerton | 1R |
18. | 1926 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Helen Shirley | 2R |
19. | 1926 | Côte d'Azur Championships | Cannes, France | Clay | Mrs JR Hall | 2R |
20. | 1926 | Côte d'Azur Championships | Cannes, France | Clay | Mrs JM Padwick | QF |
21. | 1927 | Kent Championships | Kent, England | Grass | Billie Tapscott | QF |
22. | 1928 | Wimbledon | UK | Grass | V. Gallay | 3R |
23. | 1928 | Maidstone Women's Invitational | New York, USA | Grass | Ms Rice | 2R |
24. | 1928 | Maidstone Women's Invitational | New York, USA | Grass | Ms Andrus | 1R |
25. | 1929 | Wimbledon | UK | Grass | Ms Tomblin | 2R |
26. | 1929 | U.S. Championships | New York, USA | Grass | Katherine Lamarche | 1R |
27. | 1929 | U.S. Championships | New York, USA | Grass | Ms Francis | 2R |
28. | 1929 | U.S. Championships | New York, USA | Grass | Molla Mallory | 3R |
29. | 1930 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Ms Neufeld | 2R |
30. | 1931 | Seabright Invitational | New Jersey, US | Grass | Helen Jacobs | F |
31. | 1931 | U.S. Championships | New York, USA | Grass | Edith Sigourney | 1R |
32. | 1932 | Strasbourg | Strabourg, France | Clay | Frau Richter | SF |
33. | 1933 | Wimbledon | UK | Grass | Ms Macready | 2R |
34. | 1938 | London Championships | England (Queens Club) | Grass | Mrs Alston | 3R |
35. | 1938 | Irish Championships | Dublin | Grass | Joy Myerscough | QF |
Performance timelines
Singles
W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Tournament | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Championships1 | A | A | NH | A | 2R2 | A | W | W | W | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4 / 5 | 20–1 |
Wimbledon | A | A | F | A | 1R2 | W | W | W | W | A | W | W | A | W | A | A | W | 8 / 10 | 63–2 |
U.S. Championships | F | W | W | W | A | W | W | W | A | W | A | F | A | A | A | A | A | 7 / 9 | 50–2 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 19 / 24 | 123 / 5 |
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals (or members of French tennis clubs). The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here for 1922 and 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
2 During the 1926 French Championships Helen Wills had an appendectomy that hadn't healed by the time Wimbledon started. Though one week prior the tournament was informed she wouldn't play, she was defaulted from her opening round match at Wimbledon.
Longest winning streaks and records
- 180 match win streak from 1927–1933.[4][5]
- Did not lose a set from 1927–1933.[4]
- Wills was ranked world No. 1 for eight years.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Santa Cruz Evening News: March 17, 1930". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Wright and Ditson. 1920–1938.
- ↑ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis: 100 Years of Great Players and Events.
- 1 2 3 "NY Time obituary". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Buckley, James. Scholastic Year in Sports 2012. p. 164.