San Francisco 1974WTA · Clay · Semifinal
6-4 7-6Player
Joanne Russell
USABorn: October 30, 1954right-handed
209–20350.7% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 322March 7, 1988
Best rankingNo. 23November 26, 1984
Record209–20350.7% wins
Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height173 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
WTAno matches recorded in 2026
Joanne Russell has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- January 2, 1984
- Career peak
- No. 23 November 26, 1984
- Archived observations
- 113 113 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 5047documented weeks
- Top 10050documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
0 career titlesFBrighton 1984Carpet Sylvia HanikaWRichmond 1984Hard Michaela WashingtonWIndianapolis Indoors 1984Hard Pascale Paradis MangonWAuckland Chps 1 1979 Janet NewberryFKuala Lumpur 1976Hard Greer StevensWJacksonville 1975 Bunny BruningWSan Francisco 1974Clay Mary HammFGuildford 1973 Laurie TenneyFAuckland Hard 1970Clay Susan Vinton
0best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Virginia RuziciROU13 matches4–9Chris EvertUSA11 matches0–11Martina NavratilovaUSA11 matches1–10Mima JausovecSLO10 matches3–7Andrea JaegerUSA8 matches1–7Betsy NagelsenUSA8 matches3–5Barbara PotterUSA7 matches0–7Betty StoveNED6 matches1–5Dianne FromholtzAUS6 matches0–6Susan MascarinUSA6 matches4–2Zina GarrisonUSA6 matches2–4Marcella MeskerNED5 matches2–3
Matches
104 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
San Francisco 1974WTA · Clay · Round of 16
4-6 6-4 6-4Naples 1973WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-0 6-1Auckland Hard 1970WTA · Clay · Final
6-3 8-6