Meike Babel
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27 (Oct 16, 1995)
Elo peak
1785 (72.4%ile)
Career record
71–86 (45.2%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$546,800
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2000* | Bratislava | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Miriam Oremans | 0-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 20, 2000* | Knokke-Heist | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Dominique Monami | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 1, 2000* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R64 | Clay | Emilie Loit | 4-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 31, 2000* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| May 16, 2000* | Antwerp | WTA 500 | R32 | Clay | Meghann Shaughnessy | 5-7 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Appelmans | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 9, 1998 | H2H |
| Magdalena Maleeva | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 21, 1998 | H2H |
| Judith Wiesner | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 17, 1995 | H2H |
| Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 7, 1998 | H2H |
| Sandra Cacic | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jan 9, 1998 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1991 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 18 | 28 | 35.7% |
| 1993 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 17 | 15 | 32 | 53.1% |
| 1994 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% |
| 1995 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58.3% |
| 1997 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 1998 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Career | — | 20 | 31 | 51 | 39.2% | 40 | 42 | 82 | 48.8% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 71 | 86 | 157 | 45.2% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1991 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 7 | 15 | 22 | 31.8% |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 15 | 14 | 29 | 51.7% |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8% |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36.4% |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Career | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.0% | 7 | 26 | 33 | 21.2% | 35 | 27 | 62 | 56.5% | 19 | 15 | 34 | 55.9% | 61 | 78 | 139 | 43.9% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 139/157 (88.5%) of Meike Babel's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16 | 1486 | 25 | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.34 | 100 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 17 | 1525 | 50 | 31 | 51 | — | 36.1% | -1.48 | 49 | 6 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1993 | 18 | 1623 | 77 | 56 | 80 | — | 46.9% | -0.39 | 46 | 20 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1994 | 19 | 1662 | 78 | 74 | 70 | — | 55.6% | +0.67 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 1752 | 87 | 82 | 79 | — | 59.3% | +0.73 | 85 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 1997 | 22 | 1704 | 82 | 73 | 81 | — | 40.0% | -0.50 | 43 | 13 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 1634 | 73 | 69 | 76 | — | 42.9% | -0.61 | 73 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 25 | 1564 | 65 | — | 64 | — | 15.4% | -3.00 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| Career | 1626 | 70 | 61 | 72 | 40 | 45.5% | -0.59 | 56 | 12 | 50 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17 | R128 | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1993 | 18 | R32 | R128 | — | R64 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | R64 | R64 | — |
| 1995 | 20 | R32 | R64 | R64 | — |
| 1997 | 22 | — | R32 | — | R64 |
| 1998 | 23 | R128 | R64 | R128 | R128 |
| 2000 | 25 | — | R64 | — | — |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | IW | MAD | ROM | BER | BOC | CAN | GER | HIL | KEY | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17 | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — | — | R128 | — |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — |
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23 | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | ANT | BRI | PAR | LIN | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — |
| 1994 | 19 | — | — | — | F | — |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | R32 | SF | — |
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 2000 | 25 | R32 | — | — | — | — |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | ATL | AUC | HAM | HOU | MTP | NAP | AME | BRA | BRI | BUD | ESS | FIL | HAN | HOB | IST | KNO | LEI | LIE | LUC | LUX | MAR | PAL | PRA | SAN | SAN | SAN | SCH | WAR | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 17 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | R16 | — | R16 | F | — |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | R16 | — | — | R16 | F | — | — | SF | SF | — | — |
| 1994 | 19 | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1998 | 23 | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 2000 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
Data coverage note: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
27
Career-high date
Oct 16, 1995
First top 100
May 4, 1992
First top 50
Sep 13, 1993
First top 20
—
First top 10
—
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 580 | 498 | 511 |
| 1991 | 16 | 493 | 430 | 428 | 443 | 351 | 360 | 318 | 275 | 182 | 167 | 142 | 134 |
| 1992 | 17 | 128 | 118 | 113 | 110 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 86 |
| 1993 | 18 | 92 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 49 |
| 1994 | 19 | 54 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 56 | 45 | 46 | 46 |
| 1995 | 20 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| 1996 | 21 | 58 | 77 | 74 | 186 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 579 | 226 | 180 | 145 | 128 | 116 | 117 | 116 |
| 1998 | 23 | 102 | 101 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 80 | 79 | 91 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 100 |
| 1999 | 24 | 103 | 116 | 180 | 200 | 226 | 294 | 552 | 566 | 596 | 601 | — | — |
| 2000 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 437 | 423 | 428 | 418 | 420 | 423 | 425 |
| 2001 | 26 | 421 | 423 | 432 | 432 | 446 | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltrud Probst | GER | 31 | 1,757 | 0 | 2 | 280 | 119 | 161 | 42.5% | 1986-1998 | Match log |
| Claudia Porwik | GER | 29 | 1,788 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 114 | 146 | 43.8% | 1986-1996 | Match log |
| Marlene Weingartner | GER | 36 | 1,677 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 84 | 134 | 38.5% | 1995-2005 | Match log |
| Virginia Ruano Pascual | ESP | 28 | 1,819 | 0 | 3 | 434 | 199 | 235 | 45.9% | 1990-2010 | Match log |
| Florencia Labat | ARG | 26 | 1,875 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 190 | 181 | 51.2% | 1986-2000 | Match log |
| Ann Grossman | USA | 29 | 1,888 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 187 | 185 | 50.3% | 1987-1998 | Match log |
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| Emilie Loit | FRA | 27 | 1,780 | 0 | 3 | 342 | 162 | 180 | 47.4% | 1997-2009 | Match log |
| Jill Craybas | USA | 39 | 1,695 | 0 | 1 | 417 | 161 | 256 | 38.6% | 1996-2013 | Match log |
| Nicole Pratt | AUS | 35 | 1,764 | 0 | 1 | 373 | 156 | 217 | 41.8% | 1990-2008 | Match log |
| Ann Henricksson | USA | 36 | 1,756 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 147 | 210 | 41.2% | 1980-1994 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Meike Babel?
- Meike Babel is 51 years old, born on November 22, 1974.
- Which country is Meike Babel from?
- Meike Babel is from Germany.
- How tall is Meike Babel?
- Meike Babel is 173 cm / 5'8".
- Is Meike Babel left-handed or right-handed?
- Meike Babel plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Meike Babel won?
- Meike Babel has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Meike Babel won?
- Meike Babel has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- What is Meike Babel's highest WTA ranking?
- Meike Babel's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 27, first achieved on October 16, 1995.
- What is Meike Babel's career win-loss record?
- Meike Babel has a career WTA singles record of 71 wins and 86 losses (45.2%).
- How much career prize money has Meike Babel earned?
- Meike Babel has earned at least $546,800 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Meike Babel play professional tennis?
- Meike Babel turned professional in 1991 and was active through 2000.
- What is Meike Babel's best surface?
- Meike Babel's best surface is clay court with a 48.8% win rate (40W-42L).
- Who is Meike Babel's biggest rival?
- Meike Babel's most frequent opponent is Sabine Appelmans, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.