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Helga Masthoff

FRG Age 84 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1980

Helga Masthoff represented West Germany on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 391–115 and 50 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

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Elo peak

2114 (96th percentile)

Singles record

391–115 (77.3%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Helga Masthoff's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Iris Riedel Kuhn	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 1980*	SF	Braunschweig	WTA 250	Clay
Heidi Eisterlehner	2-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1980*	F	Reutlingen	WTA 250	Clay
Helga Lutten	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1980*	SF	Reutlingen	WTA 250	Clay
Katrin Pohmann	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1980*	QF	Reutlingen	WTA 250	Clay
Sabine Muller	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 1980*	R16	Reutlingen	WTA 250	Clay

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Helga Masthoff's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Katja Ebbinghaus	10	2	12	Jul 11, 1976	H2H
Gail Sherriff	7	3	10	Apr 10, 1978	H2H
Evonne Goolagong	3	6	9	Dec 20, 1975	H2H
Christina Sandberg	7	1	8	May 15, 1976	H2H
Judy Tegart	4	4	8	Dec 26, 1975	H2H

Singles Titles (50)

Helga Masthoff singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1968	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Ingolstadt
1969	27	9	—	—	—	9	—	Bielefeld, Buenos Aires, Dusseldorf, Leverkusen, Nuremburg, Poertschach, Santiago, São Paulo Open, Travemunde
1970	28	5	—	—	—	5	—	Kitzbuhel, Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo Intl, Moscow Indoors, Nice Lawn Club
1971	29	8	—	—	1	7	—	Bastad, Buenos Aires, Dusseldorf, Essen, Menton, Travemunde, Venice, Berlin Open
1972	30	4	—	—	—	4	—	Braunschweig, Hamburg Open, Nice, Travemunde
1973	31	3	—	—	—	3	—	Dusseldorf, Hamburg Open, Travemunde
1974	32	3	—	—	—	3	—	Hamburg Open, Madrid Open, Travemunde
1975	33	4	—	—	—	4	—	Mannheim, Perth, Taormina, Travemunde
1976	34	5	—	—	1	4	—	Bournemouth, Braunschweig, Monte Carlo, Travemunde, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
1977	35	3	—	—	2	1	—	Bremen, Berlin Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
1979	37	3	—	—	—	3	—	Erlangen, Monte Carlo, Nice
1980	38	2	—	—	—	2	—	Reutlingen, Travemunde
Total		50	—	—	4	46	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Helga Masthoff career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	26	29	13	42	69.1%	—	—
1969	27	45	13	58	77.6%	—	—
1970	28	53	12	65	81.5%	—	—
1971	29	42	9	51	82.4%	—	—
1972	30	29	12	41	70.7%	—	—
1973	31	40	13	53	75.5%	—	—
1974	32	27	10	37	73.0%	—	—
1975	33	25	8	33	75.8%	—	—
1976	34	34	8	42	81.0%	—	—
1977	35	18	4	22	81.8%	—	—
1978	36	13	5	18	72.2%	—	—
1979	37	10	1	11	90.9%	—	—
1980	38	26	7	33	78.8%	—	—
Career		391	115	506	77.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Helga Masthoff career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	26	2	2	4	50.0%	22	7	29	75.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	29	13	42	69.0%
1969	27	3	3	6	50.0%	39	7	46	84.8%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	45	13	58	77.6%
1970	28	—	—	—	—	45	10	55	81.8%	3	1	4	75.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	53	12	65	81.5%
1971	29	5	2	7	71.4%	35	5	40	87.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	42	9	51	82.4%
1972	30	—	—	—	—	28	8	36	77.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	29	12	41	70.7%
1973	31	—	—	—	—	34	10	44	77.3%	4	1	5	80.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	40	13	53	75.5%
1974	32	—	—	—	—	24	8	32	75.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	27	10	37	73.0%
1975	33	—	—	—	—	15	6	21	71.4%	9	2	11	81.8%	—	—	—	—	25	8	33	75.8%
1976	34	—	—	—	—	29	5	34	85.3%	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	34	8	42	81.0%
1977	35	—	—	—	—	13	2	15	86.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	0	4	100.0%	18	4	22	81.8%
1978	36	—	—	—	—	8	3	11	72.7%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	13	5	18	72.2%
1979	37	—	—	—	—	5	1	6	83.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	1	11	90.9%
1980	38	—	—	—	—	23	6	29	79.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	7	33	78.8%
Career	—	10	7	17	58.8%	320	78	398	80.4%	28	14	42	66.7%	19	12	31	61.3%	391	115	506	77.3%

Advanced Stats

Helga Masthoff advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	26	1730	128.1	—	—	—	—	-162	+89	—	66.7%	+1.31	7–8 (47%)	—	—	-1.04
1969	27	1907	137.1	—	—	—	—	-313	+115	—	74.0%	+1.89	8–7 (53%)	—	—	-0.20
1970	28	2047	159.4	—	—	—	—	-330	+75	-427	79.6%	+2.22	6–5 (55%)	—	—	-5.92
1971	29	2084	146.6	—	—	—	—	-311	+124	-455	72.0%	+1.78	17–3 (85%)	2–2 (50%)	105.8	-1.82
1972	30	2024	152.0	—	—	—	—	-290	+162	—	69.4%	+1.51	4–1 (80%)	3–0 (100%)	—	-3.25
1973	31	2088	160.2	—	—	—	—	-369	+126	-344	72.2%	+1.77	8–3 (73%)	3–5 (38%)	101.3	-2.46
1974	32	2019	153.9	—	—	—	—	—	+99	-212	67.5%	+1.24	8–2 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	102.8	-3.17
1975	33	1999	142.8	—	—	—	—	—	+76	-105	71.6%	+1.26	7–3 (70%)	6–3 (67%)	104.5	-0.41
1976	34	1951	146.9	—	—	—	—	—	+125	-61	76.1%	+2.14	6–2 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	99.7	+1.10
1977	35	1941	128.5	—	—	—	—	-150	+143	-91	75.5%	+1.73	4–1 (80%)	3–1 (75%)	103.1	+2.07
1978	36	1895	134.2	—	—	—	—	-97	+128	—	68.4%	+1.55	2–2 (50%)	1–0	—	+1.22
1979	37	1930	131.0	—	—	—	—	—	+128	—	85.7%	+2.86	1–0	1–1	—	+0.26
1980	38	1873	133.5	—	—	—	—	—	+139	—	73.1%	+1.86	7–5 (58%)	3–2 (60%)	97.5	+1.56
Career		2114	153.3	—	—	—	—	-250	+115	-205	72.9%	+1.76	85–42 (67%)	25–18 (58%)	104.1	-2.42

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Helga Masthoff Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	26	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1970	28	—	F	QF	—	8–2 (80%)
1971	29	—	R64	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1972	30	—	SF	R64	—	3–2 (60%)
1973	31	—	QF	—	SF	7–2 (78%)
1974	32	—	SF	QF	—	7–2 (78%)
1975	33	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	34	QF	QF	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1977	35	—	R16	R64	—	3–2 (60%)
1978	36	—	QF	—	—	3–1 (75%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	24–9 (73%)	9–6 (60%)	4–1 (80%)	39–17 (70%)

WTA 1000

Helga Masthoff WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	MAD	W-L Win %
1968	26	W	4–0 (100%)
W-L		4–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)

WTA 500

Helga Masthoff WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	SPB	POR	BER	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1968	26	—	—	—	SF	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1970	28	—	—	—	F	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1971	29	—	—	—	W	—	—	3–0 (100%)
1974	32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1975	33	F	—	R16	—	—	SF	5–3 (62%)
1976	34	—	—	W	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1977	35	—	—	W	W	—	—	9–0 (100%)
1979	37	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	38	—	—	—	F	—	—	4–1 (80%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	5–1 (83%)	18–4 (82%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	31–9 (78%)

WTA 250

Helga Masthoff WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BAD	BAR	BUE	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MAD	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NAP	QUE	ITA	SPB	STG	STU	TKY	BAD	BAR	BEA	BER	BIE	BOS	BOU	BRA	BRE	CAN	CAR	CHA	CHI	COL	COP	CUR	DUR	DUS	DUT	ERL	ESS	FOR	ING	LEV	LON	LUG	MAN	MEN	MOS	NEU	NEW	NIC	NIC	NUR	PER	PHI	POE	POM	REU	SAN	SAN	SÃO	SAR	SOU	TAM	TAO	TRA	UNT	VEN	W-L Win %
1968	26	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	22–11 (67%)
1969	27	—	—	—	W	—	F	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	F	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	QF	SF	—	R16	—	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	R16	—	—	QF	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	45–13 (78%)
1970	28	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	W	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35–7 (83%)
1971	29	—	W	—	W	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	W	38–7 (84%)
1972	30	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	26–10 (72%)
1973	31	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	SF	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	W	—	—	33–11 (75%)
1974	32	—	—	QF	QF	—	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	—	17–7 (71%)
1975	33	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	19–4 (83%)
1976	34	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	28–5 (85%)
1977	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–2 (75%)
1978	36	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–4 (71%)
1979	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–0 (100%)
1980	38	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	22–6 (79%)
W-L		3–0 (100%)	7–1 (88%)	1–1 (50%)	9–2 (82%)	2–1 (67%)	34–8 (81%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	4–1 (80%)	25–4 (86%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	7–3 (70%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	15–6 (71%)	2–1 (67%)	2–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	10–1 (91%)	8–2 (80%)	11–3 (79%)	4–2 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	18–4 (82%)	6–2 (75%)	1–0 (100%)	1–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	2–3 (40%)	12–4 (75%)	4–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	2–0 (100%)	3–3 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	3–0 (100%)	1–0 (100%)	25–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	311–87 (78%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

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Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Helga Masthoff?: Helga Masthoff is 84 years old, born on November 11, 1941.
Which country does Helga Masthoff represent?: Helga Masthoff represents West Germany in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Helga Masthoff left-handed or right-handed?: Helga Masthoff plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Helga Masthoff won?: Helga Masthoff has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Helga Masthoff won?: TennisDB does not group any of Helga Masthoff's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Helga Masthoff won?: Helga Masthoff has won 50 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Travemunde in 1980.
What is Helga Masthoff's career win-loss record?: Helga Masthoff has a career WTA singles record of 391 wins and 115 losses (77.3%).
Which seasons of Helga Masthoff's career appear in TennisDB?: Helga Masthoff appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Helga Masthoff have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Helga Masthoff's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 80.4% (320–78).
Who has Helga Masthoff faced most often?: Helga Masthoff's most frequent opponent is Katja Ebbinghaus, with a head-to-head record of 10–2 across 12 meetings.