Australia
Margaret Court
Bio
Born in Albury in 1942, Margaret Court made her senior debut with Australia Billie Jean King Cup team in 1963. Her honours include Companion of the Order of Australia, Officer of the Order of Australia and Philippe Chatrier Award. Lineball holds stats from 692 of her games across 1968–1977.
Key facts
- Height
- 175 cm
- Born
- 16 July 1942
- Birthplace
- Albury
- Debut
- 1963
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Tour
- WTA
- Born in
- Albury
Official profile
Career
1963–1970
- 1963–1970Australia Billie Jean King Cup team
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Wta tourAustralia | 21 | 16 | – | – | 2 | 33 | 16 | 264 | 200 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 1976 Wta tourAustralia | 11 | 9 | 1 | – | 2 | 19 | 6 | 140 | 94 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 1975 Wta tourAustralia | 56 | 43 | 2 | – | 5 | 90 | 29 | 647 | 410 | 6 | 13 | – | 1 |
| 1974 Wta tourAustralia | 13 | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | 22 | 7 | 168 | 106 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 1973 Wta tourAustralia | 112 | 106 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 216 | 35 | 1,461 | 747 | 19 | 22 | – | – |
| 1972 Wta tourAustralia | 66 | 58 | 9 | – | 11 | 118 | 20 | 797 | 381 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 Wta tourAustralia | 63 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 118 | 15 | 775 | 359 | 8 | 13 | – | – |
| 1970 Wta tourAustralia | 122 | 116 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 237 | 25 | 1,551 | 639 | 4 | 23 | 2 | – |
| 1969 Wta tourAustralia | 109 | 103 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 210 | 26 | 1,393 | 630 | 0 | 22 | 3 | – |
| 1968 Wta tourAustralia | 119 | 107 | 15 | – | 22 | 219 | 35 | 1,494 | 731 | 0 | 14 | 4 | – |
| Career10 seasons | 692 | 628 | 96 | 11 | 117 | 1,282 | 214 | 8,690 | 4,297 | 51 | 113 | 11 | 2 |
Game log, 1977 Wta tour
| Game | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit: Round of 16 v Greer StevensW 2-1 22 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Detroit: Round of 32 v Terry HolladayW 2-0 22 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Los Angeles: Semifinal v Martina NavratilovaL 1-2 14 Feb | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Los Angeles: Quarterfinal v Terry HolladayW 2-0 14 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Los Angeles: Round of 16 v Kathy MayW 2-1 14 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Los Angeles: Round of 32 v Renata TomanovaW 2-0 14 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chicago: Final v Chris EvertL 0-2 7 Feb | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chicago: Semifinal v Natasha ChmyrevaW 2-0 7 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Chicago: Quarterfinal v Rosie CasalsW 2-1 7 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Chicago: Round of 16 v Renata TomanovaW 2-0 7 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chicago: Round of 32 v Linky BoshoffW 2-1 7 Feb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Minneapolis: Quarterfinal v Rosie CasalsL 0-2 24 Jan | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Minneapolis: Round of 16 v Virginia RuziciW 2-0 24 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Minneapolis: Round of 32 v Sharon Walsh PeteW 2-0 24 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Houston: Round of 16 v Wendy TurnbullL 0-2 17 Jan | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Houston: Round of 32 v Zenda LiessW 2-0 17 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hollywood: Final v Chris EvertL 0-2 10 Jan | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hollywood: Semifinal v Virginia WadeW 2-0 10 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Hollywood: Quarterfinal v Joanne RussellW 2-0 10 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hollywood: Round of 16 v Wendy TurnbullW 2-1 10 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hollywood: Round of 32 v Virginia RuziciW 2-1 10 Jan | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
Most played opponents
- 32 matchesRosie Casals 30-2
- 30 matchesVirginia Wade 26-4
- 24 matchesKerry Reid 21-3
- 23 matchesEvonne Goolagong 18-5
- 22 matchesBillie Jean King 12-10
- 21 matchesJulie Heldman 19-2
Wins-losses for Court. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Honours
- Companion of the Order of Australia2021
- Officer of the Order of Australia2007
- Philippe Chatrier Award2006
- Centenary Medal2001
- Victorian Honour Roll of Women2001
- Australian Sports Medal2000
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- Australian Tennis Hall of Fame1993
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).