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Helga Masthoff

FRG Born Nov 11, 1941 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1980

Helga Masthoff represented West Germany on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a 391–115 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980 and 50 recorded singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete.

Peak singles rank
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Elo peak
2114 (96th percentile)
Singles record
391–115 (77.3%)
Singles titles
50

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
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
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
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
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
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
196826 1 — — — 1 — Ingolstadt
196927 9 — — — 9 — Bielefeld, Buenos Aires, Dusseldorf, Leverkusen, Nuremburg, Poertschach, Santiago, São Paulo Open, Travemunde
197028 5 — — — 5 — Kitzbuhel, Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo Intl, Moscow Indoors, Nice Lawn Club
197129 8 — — 1 7 — Bastad, Buenos Aires, Dusseldorf, Essen, Menton, Travemunde, Venice, Berlin Open
197230 4 — — — 4 — Braunschweig, Hamburg Open, Nice, Travemunde
197331 3 — — — 3 — Dusseldorf, Hamburg Open, Travemunde
197432 3 — — — 3 — Hamburg Open, Madrid Open, Travemunde
197533 4 — — — 4 — Mannheim, Perth, Taormina, Travemunde
197634 5 — — — 5 — Bournemouth, Braunschweig, Monte Carlo, Stuttgart, Travemunde
197735 3 — — 1 2 — Bremen, Stuttgart, Berlin Open
197937 3 — — — 3 — Erlangen, Monte Carlo, Nice
198038 2 — — — 2 — Reutlingen, Travemunde
Total 50 — — 2 48 —

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

Career Results

Helga Masthoff career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682629134269.1%——
19692745135877.6%——
19702853126581.5%——
1971294295182.4%——
19723029124170.7%——
19733140135375.5%——
19743227103773.0%——
1975332583375.8%——
1976343484281.0%——
1977351842281.8%——
1978361351872.2%——
1979371011190.9%——
1980382673378.8%——
Career39111550677.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Helga Masthoff career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196826 22450.0%2272975.9%11250.0%43757.1% 29134269.0%
196927 33650.0%3974684.8%————0110.0% 45135877.6%
197028 ————45105581.8%31475.0%51683.3% 53126581.5%
197129 52771.4%3554087.5%22450.0%———— 4295182.4%
197230 ————2883677.8%0110.0%13425.0% 29124170.7%
197331 ————34104477.3%41580.0%22450.0% 40135375.5%
197432 ————2483275.0%31475.0%0110.0% 27103773.0%
197533 ————1562171.4%921181.8%———— 2583375.8%
197634 ————2953485.3%53862.5%———— 3484281.0%
197735 ————1321586.7%12333.3%404100.0% 1842281.8%
197836 ————831172.7%————31475.0% 1351872.2%
197937 ————51683.3%———————— 1011190.9%
198038 ————2362979.3%———————— 2673378.8%
Career—1071758.8%3207839880.4%28144266.7%19123161.3%39111550677.3%

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%) — -3.28
1973 31 2088 160.2 — — — — -369 +126 -344 72.2% +1.77 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.3 -2.73
1974 32 2019 153.9 — — — — — +100 -212 67.5% +1.24 8–2 (80%) 2–2 (50%) 102.8 -2.71
1975 33 1999 142.8 — — — — — +77 -105 71.6% +1.26 7–3 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 104.5 -0.59
1976 34 1950 146.9 — — — — — +128 -60 76.1% +2.14 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 99.7 +0.89
1977 35 1941 128.5 — — — — -150 +144 -91 75.5% +1.73 4–1 (80%) 3–1 (75%) 103.1 +2.72
1978 36 1896 134.1 — — — — -99 +126 — 68.4% +1.55 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +1.10
1979 37 1930 130.8 — — — — — +129 — 85.7% +2.86 1–0 1–1 — +0.15
1980 38 1873 133.5 — — — — — +141 — 73.1% +1.86 7–5 (58%) 3–2 (60%) 97.5 +1.78
Career 2114 153.3 — — — — -250 +115 -205 72.9% +1.76 85–42 (67%) 25–18 (58%) 104.1 -2.34

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Helga Masthoff Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196826 ——R64— 1–1 (50%)
197028 —FQF— 8–2 (80%)
197129 —R64R32— 1–2 (33%)
197230 —SFR64— 3–2 (60%)
197331 —QF—SF 7–2 (78%)
197432 —SFQF— 7–2 (78%)
197533 —R32—— 1–1 (50%)
197634 QFQF—— 5–2 (71%)
197735 —R16R64— 3–2 (60%)
197836 —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
SeasonAge MAD W-L
Win %
196826 W 4–0 (100%)
W-L 4–0
(100%)
4–0
(100%)

WTA 500

Helga Masthoff WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADESPBBERSYDSYD W-L
Win %
196826 ——SF—— 2–1 (67%)
197028 ——F—— 4–1 (80%)
197129 ——W—— 3–0 (100%)
197432 —SF——— 3–1 (75%)
197533 F———SF 5–2 (71%)
197634 ———R32— 0–1 (0%)
197735 ——W—— 5–0 (100%)
197937 ——R32—— 0–1 (0%)
198038 ——F—— 4–1 (80%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
18–4
(82%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
26–8
(76%)

WTA 250

Helga Masthoff WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBADBARBUEGSTHAMHOUKITMADMCMELMIAMUNNAPQUEITASPBSTGSTUTKYBADBARBEABERBIEBOSBOUBRABRECANCARCHACHICOLCOPCURDURDUSDUTERLESSFORINGLEVLONLUGMANMENMOSNEUNEWNICNICNURPERPHIPOEPOMREUSANSANSÃOSARSOUTAMTAOTRAUNTVEN W-L
Win %
196826 —————QF——————F————————R16——————F—R16———QFQF—F————W——F————R16—————————QF———W———— 22–11 (67%)
196927 ———W—FR16—————SF————WF—FQF——W———F—QFSF—R16—R16—W—————W—————————W——WR16——QFW————W—— 45–13 (78%)
197028 ————SFF—W—W——SF——QF———————————F—————————FSF—————————W———W———————————————— 35–7 (83%)
197129 —W—W—F—R16——————R16F——————SF—————————————QFW——W——————W———————————————QF——W—W 38–7 (84%)
197230 ———SF—W——R16F—————SF—————————R16FW—————————SF———R16——R16——————W———————R16——————W—— 26–10 (72%)
197331 —————W—————SF—R32—SFQF——F—————————F———————WF———————————BR———————————BR———W—— 33–11 (75%)
197432 ——QFQF—W——W——————QF———————F—————————————F—————————————————R32——————R16———W—— 17–7 (71%)
197533 —F———QF———F—————QF——R16———————————————————————————W———————W——————————WW—— 19–5 (79%)
197634 SF————QF———WR32——SF————W———————WW—R16—————————————————————R32——————————————W—— 29–5 (85%)
197735 ——————————————————W—————————W———R64——————————————————SF————————————————— 10–2 (83%)
197836 —————R16———SF——————————————————SF——————————————————————QF————————————————— 10–4 (71%)
197937 —————————W—————————————————————————————W———————————W————————————————— 10–0 (100%)
198038 —————SF———SF—————————————————SF—————————————————————F—R16——————W———————WSF— 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%)
7–2
(78%)
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%)
316–88
(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

No ranking history available.

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. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete; recorded win-loss totals, surface splits and head-to-head counts may understate actual results.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Helga Masthoff born?
Helga Masthoff was born on November 11, 1941.
Which country did Helga Masthoff represent?
Helga Masthoff represented 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?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Helga Masthoff in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
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?
TennisDB records 50 WTA singles titles for Helga Masthoff across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1980.
What is Helga Masthoff's career win-loss record?
Helga Masthoff has 391 wins and 115 losses (77.3%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980.
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.