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Sylvia Hanika

GER Age 66 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Left-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1976–1990

Sylvia Hanika represented Germany on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 5. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 415–239 and 9 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

Elo peak

2136 (97th percentile)

Singles record

415–239 (63.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,296,560

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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WTA Matches full match log →

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

Rivals all rivalries →

Sylvia Hanika's most-played WTA rivals
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

Singles Titles (9)

Sylvia Hanika 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
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 Finals
1984	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brighton
1986	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Athens
Total		9	—	—	—	8	1

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

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Sylvia Hanika Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1988	Seoul Olympics	Round of 16	1	1	Gabriela Sabatini #4 def. Sylvia Hanika #18 1-6 6-4 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Sylvia Hanika career results by season
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%	—	6
1982	22	41	23	64	64.1%	—	10
1983	23	47	22	69	68.1%	—	5
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	44	22	66	66.7%	14	17
1989	29	18	14	32	56.3%	17	41
1990	30	7	10	17	41.2%	41	123
Career		415	239	654	63.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sylvia Hanika 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 %
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	16	8	24	66.7%	20	8	28	71.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	44	22	66	66.7%
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	—	99	60	159	62.3%	129	64	193	66.8%	38	32	70	54.3%	144	80	224	64.3%	415	239	654	63.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sylvia Hanika career results by season and 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	8	8	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	0	0	—	—	4	10	14	28.6%
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	13	13	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	20	5	25	80.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	26	21	47	55.3%
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%	15	10	25	60.0%	66	30	96	68.8%	15	10	25	60.0%	99	97	196	50.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 196/654 (30.0%) of Sylvia Hanika's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sylvia Hanika 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
1976	16	1533	101.8	—	—	—	—	+88	—	—	66.7%	+0.50	—	1–1	—	+0.64
1977	17	1583	118.4	—	—	—	—	+76	-23	—	55.6%	+1.28	2–0	1–1	—	+1.08
1978	18	1818	145.7	—	—	—	—	-59	-184	-96	62.6%	+1.14	6–3 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	105.8	+0.92
1979	19	1950	158.1	—	—	—	—	-89	-104	-186	57.9%	+0.65	8–5 (62%)	4–5 (44%)	106.5	-2.88
1980	20	2000	158.9	—	—	—	—	+10	-66	-216	61.3%	+0.93	11–4 (73%)	4–5 (44%)	105.0	-5.90
1981	21	2083	166.3	—	—	—	—	-7	+24	—	68.4%	+1.72	12–7 (63%)	1–5 (17%)	99.1	-8.48
1982	22	1945	156.9	—	—	—	—	+135	+62	-221	64.4%	+1.18	8–7 (53%)	4–8 (33%)	94.4	-3.08
1983	23	1970	162.8	—	—	—	—	+80	+36	-190	63.4%	+1.12	17–8 (68%)	6–8 (43%)	100.3	-1.00
1984	24	1880	145.1	—	—	—	—	+102	+49	-140	58.5%	+0.42	10–4 (71%)	5–0 (100%)	105.7	-0.52
1985	25	1868	147.4	—	—	—	—	+26	+92	—	59.5%	+0.67	4–3 (57%)	5–3 (63%)	99.7	-2.48
1986	26	1804	136.2	—	—	—	—	+8	+158	-100	51.6%	-0.02	4–4 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	98.6	-0.61
1987	27	1921	155.2	—	—	—	—	+18	+1	-154	62.2%	+0.91	7–10 (41%)	3–5 (38%)	96.6	-1.68
1988	28	1919	153.3	—	—	—	—	+53	+15	-189	61.6%	+0.85	14–5 (74%)	5–4 (56%)	102.8	-1.35
1989	29	1806	132.5	—	—	—	—	+30	+122	—	52.9%	+0.26	9–1 (90%)	4–4 (50%)	103.4	+0.61
1990	30	1703	116.6	—	—	—	—	+42	+152	—	50.0%	-0.35	2–6 (25%)	—	—	+0.80
Career		2136	159.8	—	—	—	—	+38	+22	-162	61.2%	+0.90	114–67 (63%)	50–53 (49%)	100.1	-3.69

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sylvia Hanika Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1978	18	—	R64	R64	R128	0–3 (0%)
1979	19	—	R64	R32	QF	6–3 (67%)
1980	20	R16	R16	R64	R32	4–4 (50%)
1981	21	—	F	R128	QF	9–3 (75%)
1982	22	—	R64	R16	—	2–2 (50%)
1983	23	QF	R32	R32	QF	11–4 (73%)
1984	24	R32	R32	R128	QF	7–4 (64%)
1985	25	—	R16	R64	R32	6–3 (67%)
1986	26	—	R128	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1987	27	R16	R16	R16	R16	12–4 (75%)
1988	28	R16	R16	R32	R32	10–4 (71%)
1989	29	R128	R16	R128	R32	5–4 (56%)
1990	30	—	R64	—	R64	2–2 (50%)
W-L		11–6 (65%)	24–13 (65%)	12–12 (50%)	28–12 (70%)	75–43 (64%)

WTA 1000

Sylvia Hanika WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BER	KEY	W-L Win %
1990	30	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

WTA 500

Sylvia Hanika WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DLB	HAM	NAP	WAS	AME	BER	BOC	CAN	HIL	LOS	MAN	ORL	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1977	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1978	18	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	5–2 (71%)
1979	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	3–1 (75%)
1981	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1982	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
1983	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1984	24	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	R16	—	R32	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	8–6 (57%)
1985	25	—	—	R128	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	5–5 (50%)
1986	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1987	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
1988	28	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	11–6 (65%)
1989	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1990	30	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	15–7 (68%)	1–1 (50%)	10–9 (53%)	5–2 (71%)	7–2 (78%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	59–38 (61%)

WTA 250

Sylvia Hanika WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	BAD	BAR	CIN	DAL	EAS	GEN	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MC	ITA	STO	TKY	WAS	AIX	AME	ATH	BIR	BOB	BOC	BOS	BRA	BRE	BRI	CHI	CHI	CHR	DEE	DET	EAS	POR	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	UNT	WIC	WOR	ZUR	W-L Win %
1976	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1977	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1978	18	—	F	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	22–9 (71%)
1979	19	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	W	—	RR	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18–12 (60%)
1980	20	R32	—	—	R32	R16	R32	—	F	—	R32	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	SF	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	33–17 (66%)
1981	21	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	45–15 (75%)
1982	22	—	—	—	QF	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	BR	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	28–18 (61%)
1983	23	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	31–15 (67%)
1984	24	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	14–9 (61%)
1985	25	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–7 (61%)
1986	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	13–10 (57%)
1987	27	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	18–12 (60%)
1988	28	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	22–10 (69%)
1989	29	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	8–8 (50%)
1990	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	6–3 (67%)	4–5 (44%)	2–5 (29%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	5–4 (56%)	4–3 (57%)	13–5 (72%)	3–1 (75%)	6–3 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	9–4 (69%)	4–1 (80%)	4–3 (57%)	5–0 (100%)	1–3 (25%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	7–3 (70%)	1–1 (50%)	10–2 (83%)	19–8 (70%)	8–4 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	13–12 (52%)	4–1 (80%)	4–3 (57%)	3–1 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	11–5 (69%)	18–9 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	1–0 (100%)	8–5 (62%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	9–2 (82%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	7–3 (70%)	5–0 (100%)	6–2 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	270–147 (65%)

WTA Finals

Sylvia Hanika WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	W-L Win %
1981	21	BR	2–3 (40%)
1982	22	W	4–0 (100%)
1983	23	SF	2–1 (67%)
1984	24	R16	0–1 (0%)
1985	25	R16	0–1 (0%)
1987	27	SF	2–1 (67%)
1988	28	R16	0–1 (0%)
W-L		10–8 (56%)	10–8 (56%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

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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

Sylvia Hanika ranking history by month and season
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	—	—	—	—

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.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sylvia Hanika's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	#5	2,181	748	466	282	62.3%	$1,145,377	22	0	1971–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Jo Durie	GBR	#5	2,101	574	311	263	54.2%	$1,224,016	9	0	1975–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Kathy Jordan	USA	#5	2,093	404	249	155	61.6%	$1,592,111	2	0	1978–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Claudia Kohde Kilsch	GER	#4	2,158	635	401	234	63.1%	$2,227,116	12	0	1977–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Rosie Casals	USA	#6	2,212	916	594	322	64.8%	$1,364,955	12	0	1968–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Sue Barker	GBR	#5	2,262	598	381	217	63.7%	$878,701	22	1	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Bettina Bunge	GER	#7	2,119	476	294	182	61.8%	$1,126,424	5	0	1978–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Helena Sukova	CZE	#4	2,218	881	581	300	65.9%	$6,391,245	9	0	1981–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Barbara Potter	USA	#8	2,096	489	299	190	61.1%	$1,376,580	5	0	1978–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Natasha Zvereva	BLR	#5	2,074	630	394	236	62.5%	$7,792,503	5	0	1986–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Katerina Maleeva	BUL	#6	2,067	513	326	187	63.5%	$2,220,371	11	0	1984–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Zina Garrison	USA	#4	2,146	854	584	270	68.4%	$4,590,816	15	0	1980–1996	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sylvia Hanika?: Sylvia Hanika is 66 years old, born on November 30, 1959.
Which country does Sylvia Hanika represent?: Sylvia Hanika represents Germany in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Sylvia Hanika?: Sylvia Hanika is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Sylvia Hanika use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Sylvia Hanika uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Sylvia Hanika left-handed or right-handed?: Sylvia Hanika plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Sylvia Hanika won?: Sylvia Hanika has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sylvia Hanika won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sylvia Hanika's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sylvia Hanika won?: Sylvia Hanika has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Athens in 1986.
What is Sylvia Hanika's highest WTA ranking?: Sylvia Hanika's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 5.
What is Sylvia Hanika's career win-loss record?: Sylvia Hanika has a career WTA singles record of 415 wins and 239 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.
Which seasons of Sylvia Hanika's career appear in TennisDB?: Sylvia Hanika appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1976 through 1990.
On which surface does Sylvia Hanika have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sylvia Hanika's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 66.8% (129–64).
Who has Sylvia Hanika faced most often?: Sylvia Hanika's most frequent opponent is Hana Mandlikova, with a head-to-head record of 7–11 across 18 meetings.