WTA Player
Lesley Charles
GBR · Born Jul 15, 1952 (age 74)
Career high
–
Never ranked
Career W-L
199-146
57.7%
Titles
16
Tour-level
Last season
1981
21-9 W-L
Recent matches
All 351 matches- Wvs Anthea Stewart6-1 6-1
- Wvs Linda Stewart6-3 4-6 6-0
- W
- Wvs Michele Wheeler6-1 6-2
Results by tournament
- Won
- Final
- Semis
- Quarters
- Last 16 / RR
- Earlier
- A = did not play
| Event | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | Titles | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||
| RG (Roland Garros) | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | R64 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| WIM (Wimbledon) | R128 | R64 | R128 | R64 | R32 | R128 | R32 | R16 | R64 | R64 | A | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| USO (US Open) | A | A | A | A | R128 | A | R64 | R64 | R128 | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| AO (Australian Open) | A | A | A | A | A | · | A | R16 | A | R16 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| W–L | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0 / 18 | 12–18 | 40% | ||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| AUC (Auckland NZ Open) | · | A | · | · | · | · | R32 | · | · | A | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| CHR (Christchurch) | · | · | · | A | · | · | F | · | A | · | A | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Oslo (Oslo) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | · | · | · | A | 1 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| NAI (Nairobi Parklands) | · | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 3–0 | 100% |
| NAI (Nairobi Dunlop) | · | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 3–0 | 100% |
| Mombasa (Mombasa) | · | F | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| FOR (Fort Myers) | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | A | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ILK (Ilkley 1) | SF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| MAD (Madrid Campo) | · | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| JAC (Jacksonville) | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | A | A | A | · | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Dallas (Dallas) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R16 | A | · | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| BOU (Bournemouth 1) | F | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| MAD (Madrid Auto Club) | · | · | · | · | · | W | A | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 3–0 | 100% |
| STP (St. Petersburg) | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| MAD (Madrid La Moraleja) | · | · | · | · | · | F | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| PEN (Pensacola) | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | A | · | · | · | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| BIR (Birmingham) | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | A | W | A | A | 1 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Nice (Nice) | A | A | A | A | A | A | · | A | R32 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| HAM (Hampstead) | A | QF | A | A | SF | · | R16 | QF | A | · | R64 | R32 | 0 / 6 | 10–5 | 67% |
| SHE (Sheffield 1) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | F | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Norwich (Norwich) | A | A | · | A | W | A | SF | W | A | F | · | · | 2 / 4 | 16–2 | 89% |
| Sutton (Sutton) | · | · | A | A | SF | SF | R64 | · | R16 | R128 | R32 | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57% |
| LEE (Lee-on-Solent) | F | R16 | A | · | · | · | W | QF | A | SF | A | A | 1 / 5 | 9–4 | 69% |
| GUI (Guilford) | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| BOU (Bournemouth) | · | A | A | · | A | R64 | QF | R16 | R32 | R32 | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| WES (West Worthing) | A | A | R32 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| GUI (Guildford) | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | QF | R16 | A | A | A | 1 / 3 | 9–2 | 82% |
| ROM (Rome) | · | · | A | A | A | A | R64 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Glasgow (Glasgow) | A | SF | SF | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| CHI (Chichester) | R32 | A | A | R32 | R16 | · | A | A | A | A | R16 | A | 0 / 4 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Ilkley (Ilkley) | · | · | · | · | W | · | · | A | · | F | · | · | 1 / 2 | 4–1 | 80% |
| SUR (Surbiton) | R32 | · | QF | QF | A | · | A | SF | R16 | R16 | R64 | A | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | 63% |
| BEC (Beckenham) | SF | R32 | R64 | A | A | R16 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 64% |
| NOT (Nottingham) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| EAS (Eastbourne) | R32 | R64 | A | A | · | R64 | R32 | R64 | · | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| LON (London Rothmans) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| QUE (Queens Club) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| WIM (Wimbledon Plate) | R32 | R64 | R32 | R64 | QF | A | R16 | A | R32 | R16 | A | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Malvern (Malvern) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | F | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Dublin (Dublin) | A | A | A | · | SF | QF | F | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| NEW (Newport Wales) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | · | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| MON (Monmouthshire) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| KIT (Kitzbuhel) | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| SUN (Sunderland) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | W | · | 1 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Hoylake (Hoylake) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| WES (West Kirby) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| MAN (Manchester) | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | F | QF | A | A | R16 | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| NEW (Newcastle) | W | W | · | R32 | SF | · | · | A | · | · | · | A | 2 / 4 | 5–2 | 71% |
| CIN (Cincinnati) | A | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| IND (Indianapolis) | A | A | A | A | QF | A | R16 | R64 | R32 | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Sydney (Sydney) | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | A | R32 | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| CAN (Canada) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Newport (Newport) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | A | A | A | · | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| WES (Westchester) | · | · | · | · | · | A | R64 | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| CHA (Charlotte) | · | · | · | · | A | · | A | · | R32 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| PEN (Pensacola Pro Chps) | · | · | · | · | R16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Oldsmar (Oldsmar) | · | · | · | A | R32 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| PER (Perth Scotland) | · | · | · | · | · | W | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100% |
| BOU (Bournemouth Indoors) | · | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| MAD (Madrid) | · | · | · | · | A | · | · | R32 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ABE (Aberavon) | · | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| BIL (Billingham) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | R16 | · | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| EDI (Edingburgh) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| EDI (Edinburgh) | · | · | A | A | A | · | · | R16 | R32 | · | A | R16 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| POR (Port Talbot) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | R16 | R16 | R16 | 0 / 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Torquay (Torquay) | · | · | · | A | · | SF | A | A | · | R32 | A | R16 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Durham (Durham) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| MEL (Melbourne) | · | · | A | · | R32 | A | A | A | · | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| JOH (Johannesburg) | A | W | QF | · | R32 | QF | R16 | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 10–4 | 71% |
| BRI (Brisbane) | A | A | · | A | A | · | A | A | A | SF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| BLO (Bloemfontein) | · | · | W | · | · | · | A | A | A | A | A | · | 1 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| ADE (Adelaide) | · | A | A | A | · | A | A | R16 | A | · | · | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Perth 2 (Perth 2) | A | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R32 | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| London (London) | · | · | · | · | R16 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Perth (Perth) | · | A | · | · | · | A | A | R32 | A | · | · | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ADE (Adelaide 2) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R16 | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| HOB (Hobart 2) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | QF | · | · | 0 / 1 | 2–0 | 100% |
| W–L | 21–8 | 22–7 | 8–6 | 3–4 | 23–14 | 22–11 | 25–16 | 26–16 | 14–19 | 16–16 | 6–6 | 1–5 | 16 / 150 | 187–128 | 59% |
Season by season
Full stats| Season | W-L | Titles | YE rankYear-end rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21-9 | 1 | – |
| 1980 | 23-8 | 4 | – |
| 1979 | 8-7 | 1 | – |
| 1978 | 3-5 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26-17 | 2 | – |
| 1976 | 22-12 | 2 | – |
| 1975 | 26-19 | 2 | – |
| 1974 | 30-19 | 2 | – |