H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

Emilio Sanchez vs Mats Wilander H2H: 2-7

Mats Wilander holds a 7–2 lead over Emilio Sanchez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Mats Wilander leads 3–2 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mats Wilander won the 1988 US Open quarterfinal 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4.

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Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main draw meetings
Mats Wilander
SWE Age 61 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 9, 1988* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Mats Wilander #2 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #21 Match data
Jun 3, 1988* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Mats Wilander #3 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #15 Match data
Jul 1, 1987* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Mats Wilander #3 2-6 7-6 6-3 7-5 Emilio Sanchez #17 Match data
Apr 4, 1987* Milan ATP 250 QF Carpet Mats Wilander #5 6-3 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #15 Match data
Aug 24, 1986* Cincinnati Masters 1000 QF Hard Mats Wilander #2 6-4 7-6 Emilio Sanchez #19 Match data
Jul 27, 1986* Bastad ATP 250 F Clay Emilio Sanchez #21 7-6 4-6 6-4 Mats Wilander #2 Match data
May 18, 1986* Rome Masters 1000 SF Clay Emilio Sanchez #34 6-3 7-5 Mats Wilander #2 Match data
Jun 2, 1985* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Mats Wilander #4 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #137 Match data
May 18, 1985* Rome Masters 1000 R16 Clay Mats Wilander #4 6-2 2-6 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #147 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,038 402 272 59.6% 0 1 0 0 14 15
Mats Wilander #1,354 #1 1,075 2,262 526 203 72.2% 7 6 0 0 20 33

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Emilio Sanchez Mats Wilander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 1–4 20.0% #283 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1981 13–10 56.5% #73 1,662 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1982 56–16 77.8% #8 2,020 1 4
18 — — — — — — — 1983 71–11 86.6% #4 2,246 2 13
19 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,545 0 0 1984 49–12 80.3% #4 2,177 3 16
20 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,668 0 0 1985 65–17 79.3% #3 2,108 4 19
21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,841 0 3 1986 46–13 78.0% #3 2,056 4 21
22 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7 1987 65–17 79.3% #3 2,082 4 26
23 1988 39–19 67.2% #17 1,907 0 8 1988 51–9 85.0% #1 2,152 7 32
24 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,871 0 9 1989 31–15 67.4% #12 1,922 7 32
25 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,812 0 11 1990 21–13 61.8% #41 1,894 7 33
26 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,823 0 14 1991 9–10 47.4% #159 1,767 7 33
27 1992 40–25 61.5% #21 1,783 0 15 — — — — — — —
28 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,686 0 15 1993 3–7 30.0% #330 1,695 7 33
29 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,628 0 15 1994 17–20 45.9% #129 1,652 7 33
30 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,587 0 15 1995 21–18 53.8% #46 1,766 7 33
31 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15 1996 7–11 38.9% #196 1,679 7 33
32 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15 — — — — — — —