How old is Sylvia Hanika?

Sylvia Hanika is 66 years old, born on November 30, 1959.

How tall is Sylvia Hanika?

Sylvia Hanika is 173 cm / 5'8".

Is Sylvia Hanika left-handed or right-handed?

Sylvia Hanika plays left-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Sylvia Hanika won?

Sylvia Hanika has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Sylvia Hanika won?

Sylvia Hanika has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Sylvia Hanika won?

Sylvia Hanika has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Athens in 1986.

What is Sylvia Hanika's highest WTA ranking?

Sylvia Hanika's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on January 2, 1984.

What is Sylvia Hanika's career win-loss record?

Sylvia Hanika has a career WTA singles record of 414 wins and 238 losses (63.5%).

How much career prize money has Sylvia Hanika earned?

Sylvia Hanika has earned at least $1,296,560 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Sylvia Hanika play professional tennis?

Sylvia Hanika turned professional in 1976 and was active through 1990.

What is Sylvia Hanika's best surface?

Sylvia Hanika's best surface is clay court with a 66.8% win rate (129W-64L).

Who is Sylvia Hanika's biggest rival?

Sylvia Hanika's most frequent opponent is Hana Mandlikova, with a head-to-head record of 7–11 across 18 meetings.

Sylvia Hanika

GER Age 66 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Left-Handed Pro 1976–1990

Peak ranking

6 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

2138 (97.2%ile)

Career record

414–238 (63.5%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,296,560

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Aug 30, 1990*	US Open	Grand Slam	R64	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg	3-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Aug 29, 1990*	US Open	Grand Slam	R128	Hard	Bettina Fulco #106	6-3 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 25, 1990*	Schenectady	WTA 250	QF	Hard	Anke Huber #118	6-4 6-7(6) 2-2 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data
Aug 24, 1990*	Schenectady	WTA 250	R16	Hard	Liz Smylie #38	6-2 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 23, 1990*	Schenectady	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Cecilia Dahlman #69	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Hana Mandlikova	7	11	18	Mar 28, 1987	H2H
Chris Evert	2	15	17	Oct 15, 1988	H2H
Martina Navratilova	2	14	16	Aug 19, 1988	H2H
Andrea Jaeger	2	10	12	Jan 3, 1983	H2H
Pam Shriver	3	8	11	Nov 14, 1988	H2H

Titles (9)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1978	18	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bremen
1979	19	2	—	—	—	2	—	Boblingen , Nuremberg
1980	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Unterhaching
1981	21	2	—	—	—	2	—	Monaco , Seattle
1982	22	1	—	—	—	—	1	WTA Tour Championships
1984	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brighton
1986	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Athens
Total		9	—	—	—	8	1

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1976	16	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1977	17	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—
1978	18	27	14	41	65.9%	—	—
1979	19	26	16	42	61.9%	—	—
1980	20	40	22	62	64.5%	—	—
1981	21	61	23	84	72.6%	—	—
1982	22	41	23	64	64.1%	—	—
1983	23	47	22	69	68.1%	—	—
1984	24	29	20	49	59.2%	6	17
1985	25	22	16	38	57.9%	18	19
1986	26	14	14	28	50.0%	21	50
1987	27	32	19	51	62.8%	49	14
1988	28	43	21	64	67.2%	14	17
1989	29	18	14	32	56.3%	17	41
1990	30	7	10	17	41.2%	41	123
Career		414	238	652	63.5%	—	—

Career Results by 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 %
1976	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%
1977	17	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	5	3	8	62.5%
1978	18	0	1	1	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	10	5	15	66.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	27	14	41	65.9%
1979	19	5	5	10	50.0%	11	5	16	68.8%	3	2	5	60.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	26	16	42	61.9%
1980	20	8	3	11	72.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	5	5	10	50.0%	14	10	24	58.3%	40	22	62	64.5%
1981	21	15	6	21	71.4%	19	5	24	79.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	26	10	36	72.2%	61	23	84	72.6%
1982	22	4	4	8	50.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	25	10	35	71.4%	41	23	64	64.1%
1983	23	6	4	10	60.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	28	12	40	70.0%	47	22	69	68.1%
1984	24	10	6	16	62.5%	11	7	18	61.1%	1	3	4	25.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	29	20	49	59.2%
1985	25	11	6	17	64.7%	7	4	11	63.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	22	16	38	57.9%
1986	26	1	2	3	33.3%	8	4	12	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	6	10	40.0%	14	14	28	50.0%
1987	27	11	4	15	73.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	4	10	60.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	32	19	51	62.7%
1988	28	15	7	22	68.2%	20	8	28	71.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	43	21	64	67.2%
1989	29	8	6	14	57.1%	8	4	12	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	18	14	32	56.2%
1990	30	4	5	9	44.4%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	7	10	17	41.2%
Career	—	98	59	157	62.4%	129	64	193	66.8%	38	32	70	54.3%	144	80	224	64.3%	414	238	652	63.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	24	1	7	8	12.5%	4	1	5	80.0%	13	7	20	65.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	20	16	36	55.6%
1985	25	0	9	9	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	7	3	10	70.0%	0	0	—	—	12	14	26	46.2%
1986	26	0	5	5	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	2	4	50.0%	7	11	18	38.9%
1987	27	2	10	12	16.7%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	4	16	75.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	20	18	38	52.6%
1988	28	0	12	12	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	20	5	25	80.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	26	20	46	56.5%
1989	29	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	10	6	16	62.5%	5	2	7	71.4%	16	13	29	55.2%
1990	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	6	8	14	42.9%
Career		3	47	50	6.0%	19	11	30	63.3%	70	32	102	68.6%	15	10	25	60.0%	107	100	207	51.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 207/652 (31.7%) of Sylvia Hanika'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%
1976	16	1533	61	60	—	—	66.7%	+0.50	55	100	—	1	1	—
1977	17	1583	70	66	51	—	55.6%	+1.25	51	67	—	1	1	—
1978	18	1817	94	81	71	83	62.6%	+1.20	82	53	67	4	2	67
1979	19	1946	96	91	85	87	57.9%	+0.72	92	41	62	4	5	44
1980	20	1996	99	96	97	90	61.3%	+1.01	96	52	73	4	5	44
1981	21	2094	99	98	98	—	68.4%	+1.84	98	91	63	1	5	17
1982	22	1938	98	98	97	78	64.4%	+1.29	94	63	53	4	8	33
1983	23	1966	95	96	93	81	63.4%	+1.20	95	67	68	6	8	43
1984	24	1879	92	96	93	76	58.5%	+0.45	84	33	71	5	0	100
1985	25	1859	94	91	93	—	59.5%	+0.79	92	19	57	5	3	63
1986	26	1791	90	86	95	73	51.6%	-0.02	76	13	50	3	2	60
1987	27	1919	96	95	94	84	62.2%	+1.05	96	37	41	3	5	38
1988	28	1918	96	96	93	81	61.6%	+0.88	89	52	78	5	4	56
1989	29	1807	91	91	95	—	52.9%	+0.16	64	29	90	4	4	50
1990	30	1704	83	87	89	—	50.0%	-0.17	45	10	25	0	0	—
Career		1908	94	94	92	83	61.2%	+0.89	87	47	63	50	53	49

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1978	18	—	R64	R64	R128
1979	19	—	R64	R32	QF
1980	20	R16	R16	R64	R32
1981	21	—	F	R128	QF
1982	22	—	R64	R16	—
1983	23	QF	R32	R32	QF
1984	24	R32	R32	R128	QF
1985	25	—	R16	R64	R32
1986	26	—	R128	R128	R64
1987	27	R16	R16	R16	R16
1988	28	R16	R16	R32	R32
1989	29	R128	R16	R128	R32
1990	30	—	R64	—	R64

WTA 1000

Season	Age	CIN	DLB	ROM	BER	KEY	MON
1979	19	—	—	F	—	—	—
1980	20	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1981	21	F	—	—	—	—	—
1982	22	QF	—	—	—	—	R32
1984	24	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1985	25	—	R128	—	—	—	—
1986	26	—	—	—	—	—	R64
1987	27	—	—	R64	—	—	—
1988	28	—	—	QF	—	—	R16
1990	30	—	—	—	R64	R64	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	ADE	BRI	BER	LOS	SYD
1977	17	—	—	QF	—	—
1978	18	R16	—	—	—	QF
1979	19	—	—	QF	—	—
1980	20	—	—	—	—	SF
1981	21	—	—	—	SF	—
1982	22	—	—	SF	F	—
1983	23	—	—	QF	—	—
1984	24	—	—	R16	—	—
1987	27	—	—	—	—	R64
1988	28	—	QF	SF	—	R32
1989	29	—	—	QF	—	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	BAD	BAR	DAL	EAS	GEN	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MC	NAP	STO	TKY	WAS	AIX	AME	ATH	BIR	BOB	BOC	BOS	BRA	BRE	BRI	CHI	CHI	CHR	DEE	DET	EAS	FIL	HAR	HIL	HIL	KAN	KEY	LAS	LUG	MAH	MAN	MIN	MON	MON	NAS	NUR	OAK	ORL	PAL	PER	PHO	PRI	RIC	SAN	SCH	SEA	STU	SYD	TAM	TOR	UNT	WIC	WOR	ZUR
1976	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	18	—	F	—	—	R64	—	QF	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	19	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	W	—	RR	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	20	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	F	—	R32	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	SF	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—
1981	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—
1982	22	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—
1983	23	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	R16	—	—	—	—
1984	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1985	25	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—
1986	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—
1987	27	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	R16
1988	28	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	F	—	—
1989	29	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16
1990	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	WTA
1981	21	SF
1982	22	W
1983	23	SF
1984	24	R16
1985	25	R16
1987	27	SF
1988	28	R16

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

First top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First top 50

Jan 2, 1984

First top 20

Jan 2, 1984

First top 10

Jan 2, 1984

Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	24	10	11	13	14	17	19	19	19	18	13	17	17
1985	25	18	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	26	23	22	28	31	39	49	52	71	62	52	50	50
1987	27	51	25	22	18	19	20	16	15	15	15	14	14
1988	28	14	19	18	16	14	14	16	17	18	17	17	17
1989	29	17	16	21	27	32	31	35	30	30	33	41	41
1990	30	38	34	36	37	46	56	51	74	86	125	123	123
1991	31	127	128	140	142	184	217	220	223	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Bettina Bunge	GER	8	2,123	0	5	476	294	182	61.8%	1978-1989	Match log
Steffi Graf	GER	1	2,600	22	106	975	866	109	88.8%	1981-1999	Match log
Sabine Hack	GER	13	1,996	0	5	315	180	135	57.1%	1985-1997	Match log
Lori Mcneil	USA	9	2,032	0	11	650	377	273	58.0%	1980-1999	Match log
Julie Halard-Decugis	FRA	7	2,003	0	12	556	337	219	60.6%	1987-2000	Match log
Katerina Maleeva	BUL	6	2,070	0	11	509	324	185	63.7%	1984-1996	Match log
Barbara Potter	USA	10	2,096	0	5	489	299	190	61.1%	1978-1989	Match log
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy	NED	9	2,025	0	7	515	295	220	57.3%	1986-2008	Match log
Barbara Paulus	AUT	10	1,956	0	6	367	229	138	62.4%	1986-1998	Match log
Kathy Horvath	USA	10	1,977	0	7	347	192	155	55.3%	1979-1989	Match log
Andrea Temesvari	HUN	7	2,021	0	5	363	185	178	51.0%	1981-1997	Match log
Stephanie Rehe	USA	10	2,000	0	5	232	134	98	57.8%	1981-1993	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sylvia Hanika?: Sylvia Hanika is 66 years old, born on November 30, 1959.
Which country is Sylvia Hanika from?: Sylvia Hanika is from Germany.
How tall is Sylvia Hanika?: Sylvia Hanika is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Sylvia Hanika left-handed or right-handed?: Sylvia Hanika plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Sylvia Hanika won?: Sylvia Hanika has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sylvia Hanika won?: Sylvia Hanika has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Sylvia Hanika won?: Sylvia Hanika has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Athens in 1986.
What is Sylvia Hanika's highest WTA ranking?: Sylvia Hanika's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
What is Sylvia Hanika's career win-loss record?: Sylvia Hanika has a career WTA singles record of 414 wins and 238 losses (63.5%).
How much career prize money has Sylvia Hanika earned?: Sylvia Hanika has earned at least $1,296,560 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Sylvia Hanika play professional tennis?: Sylvia Hanika turned professional in 1976 and was active through 1990.
What is Sylvia Hanika's best surface?: Sylvia Hanika's best surface is clay court with a 66.8% win rate (129W-64L).
Who is Sylvia Hanika's biggest rival?: Sylvia Hanika's most frequent opponent is Hana Mandlikova, with a head-to-head record of 7–11 across 18 meetings.