Helen Kelesi
Peak ranking
13 (Nov 20, 1989)
Elo peak
1958 (90.5%ile)
Career record
213–164 (56.5%)
Career titles
2
Prize money
$905,972
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1994* | US Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Eugenia Maniokova | 6-4 2-6 0-2 (ret.) | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 22, 1994* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Petra Langrova | 6-7 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 25, 1994* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Fang Li | 7-6(6) 1-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 21, 1994* | Barcelona | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Maja Palaversic | 3-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 30, 1994* | Hilton Head | WTA 1000 | R64 | Clay | Kristie Boogert | 3-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 3 | 5 | 8 | Mar 13, 1994 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 0 | 8 | 8 | Aug 9, 1991 | H2H |
| Steffi Graf | 0 | 6 | 6 | Jun 27, 1993 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 2 | 4 | 6 | May 26, 1991 | H2H |
| Radomira Zrubakova | 2 | 3 | 5 | May 20, 1993 | H2H |
Titles (2)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Tokyo Japan Open |
| 1988 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Taranto |
| Total | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
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 % | ||
| 1985 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% |
| 1986 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 28 | 21 | 49 | 57.1% |
| 1987 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 22 | 19 | 41 | 53.7% |
| 1988 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 20 | 5 | 25 | 80.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 33 | 18 | 51 | 64.7% |
| 1989 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 69.0% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 36 | 18 | 54 | 66.7% |
| 1990 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 23 | 17 | 40 | 57.5% |
| 1991 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 26 | 20 | 46 | 56.5% |
| 1992 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% |
| 1993 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% |
| 1994 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| Career | — | 98 | 76 | 174 | 56.3% | 88 | 50 | 138 | 63.8% | 9 | 15 | 24 | 37.5% | 18 | 23 | 41 | 43.9% | 213 | 164 | 377 | 56.5% |
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 % | ||
| 1985 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% |
| 1986 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | 16 | 15 | 31 | 51.6% |
| 1987 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 18 | 18 | 36 | 50.0% |
| 1988 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100.0% | 24 | 15 | 39 | 61.5% |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% | 28 | 17 | 45 | 62.2% |
| 1990 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 18 | 15 | 33 | 54.5% |
| 1991 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 19 | 19 | 38 | 50.0% |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38.9% |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% |
| Career | 11 | 45 | 56 | 19.6% | 13 | 29 | 42 | 31.0% | 85 | 55 | 140 | 60.7% | 52 | 13 | 65 | 80.0% | 161 | 142 | 303 | 53.1% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 303/377 (80.4%) of Helen Kelesi'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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | 1643 | 78 | 68 | 63 | — | 48.0% | -0.59 | 71 | 20 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 83 |
| 1986 | 16 | 1746 | 86 | 79 | 82 | 39 | 54.6% | +0.18 | 74 | 24 | 57 | 10 | 8 | 56 |
| 1987 | 17 | 1786 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 61 | 53.5% | +0.12 | 93 | 21 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 1988 | 18 | 1849 | 94 | 90 | 96 | — | 63.2% | +1.09 | 87 | 42 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 1989 | 19 | 1873 | 94 | 92 | 96 | — | 64.5% | +0.91 | 88 | 56 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 60 |
| 1990 | 20 | 1786 | 91 | 83 | 97 | — | 60.0% | +0.82 | 74 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 1991 | 21 | 1716 | 87 | 80 | 97 | 37 | 54.7% | +0.45 | 80 | 20 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1992 | 22 | 1634 | 76 | 72 | — | — | 46.3% | -0.10 | 54 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 1993 | 23 | 1756 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 60 | 57.6% | +0.48 | 75 | 31 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 60 |
| 1994 | 24 | 1647 | 77 | 81 | 83 | — | 38.7% | -0.61 | 57 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Career | 1753 | 87 | 83 | 91 | 46 | 56.3% | +0.34 | 77 | 27 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 54 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | — | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | R128 | R64 | R32 |
| 1987 | 17 | R64 | R16 | R128 | R32 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | QF | R128 | R64 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | QF | R128 | R128 |
| 1990 | 20 | R32 | R64 | R128 | R64 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | R32 | R128 | R64 |
| 1992 | 22 | R128 | — | — | R128 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | R128 | R32 | R128 |
| 1994 | 24 | R64 | R128 | R128 | R128 |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | CIN | IW | ROM | BER | BOC | HIL | KEY | MON | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 18 | F | — | F | — | — | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1989 | 19 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 20 | — | — | SF | R32 | — | QF | R32 | — | R16 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | R16 | R64 | R16 | — |
| 1992 | 22 | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | R64 | R128 | — | R32 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — |
| 1994 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | BRI | BER | CHA | LOS | SIN | STR | SYD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 16 | — | R16 | — | R64 | QF | — | — |
| 1987 | 17 | QF | R32 | R32 | — | — | R16 | R64 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — |
| 1989 | 19 | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | BAR | DAL | DLB | EAS | GEN | HAM | HOU | KIT | NAP | TKY | WAS | AME | BIR | BOC | BOL | BRE | CHI | DOR | FIL | FOR | HIL | KEY | KUA | LUC | LUG | MAH | MAN | MIL | MON | NAS | OAK | OKL | PAL | PAT | PHO | PRA | PRI | QUE | SAN | SAN | SAN | SCH | SCO | TAI | TAM | TAR | TOR | WIC | WOR | ZUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 16 | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | W | — | R64 | — | R128 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | QF | — |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R16 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | QF | — |
| 1989 | 19 | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | QF | R16 | QF |
| 1990 | 20 | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 21 | — | — | — | R16 | F | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | SF | R32 | SF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | QF | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA Finals
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
13
Career-high date
Nov 20, 1989
First top 100
Apr 29, 1985
First top 50
Sep 2, 1985
First top 20
Aug 15, 1988
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | — | — | — | 95 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 72 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 |
| 1986 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 33 | 39 | 39 |
| 1987 | 17 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
| 1988 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| 1989 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
| 1990 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
| 1991 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| 1992 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 55 | 57 | 102 | 139 | 154 | 140 | 150 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| 1993 | 23 | 118 | 93 | 91 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 49 | 48 |
| 1994 | 24 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 125 | 125 |
| 1995 | 25 | 152 | 226 | 623 | 707 | 696 | 696 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | — | — | — | 716 | 718 | 723 | 735 | 760 | 758 | 771 | 763 | 771 |
| 1998 | 28 | 766 | 758 | 755 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Simpson | CAN | 70 | 1,663 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 44 | 83 | 34.6% | 1988-1998 | Match log |
| Maureen Drake | CAN | 47 | 1,586 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 40 | 93 | 30.1% | 1988-2005 | Match log |
| Sonya Jeyaseelan | CAN | 48 | 1,647 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 33 | 69 | 32.4% | 1991-2003 | Match log |
| Dianne Fromholtz | AUS | 19 | 2,167 | 0 | 22 | 748 | 466 | 282 | 62.3% | 1971-1990 | Match log |
| Amy Frazier | USA | 13 | 1,959 | 0 | 8 | 723 | 416 | 307 | 57.5% | 1987-2006 | Match log |
| Silvia Farina Elia | ITA | 11 | 1,943 | 0 | 3 | 674 | 365 | 309 | 54.2% | 1989-2005 | Match log |
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| Lisa Raymond | USA | 15 | 1,945 | 0 | 4 | 597 | 325 | 272 | 54.4% | 1989-2007 | Match log |
| Judith Wiesner | AUT | 12 | 1,979 | 0 | 5 | 479 | 302 | 177 | 63.0% | 1985-1997 | Match log |
| Sandra Cecchini | ITA | 15 | 1,937 | 0 | 11 | 514 | 299 | 215 | 58.2% | 1981-1998 | Match log |
| Sabine Appelmans | BEL | 16 | 1,923 | 0 | 7 | 481 | 279 | 202 | 58.0% | 1987-2001 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Helen Kelesi?
- Helen Kelesi is 56 years old, born on November 15, 1969.
- Which country is Helen Kelesi from?
- Helen Kelesi is from Canada.
- How tall is Helen Kelesi?
- Helen Kelesi is 165 cm / 5'5".
- Is Helen Kelesi left-handed or right-handed?
- Helen Kelesi plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Helen Kelesi won?
- Helen Kelesi has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Helen Kelesi won?
- Helen Kelesi has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Helen Kelesi won?
- Helen Kelesi has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Taranto in 1988.
- What is Helen Kelesi's highest WTA ranking?
- Helen Kelesi's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 13, first achieved on November 20, 1989.
- What is Helen Kelesi's career win-loss record?
- Helen Kelesi has a career WTA singles record of 213 wins and 164 losses (56.5%).
- How much career prize money has Helen Kelesi earned?
- Helen Kelesi has earned at least $905,972 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Helen Kelesi play professional tennis?
- Helen Kelesi turned professional in 1985 and was active through 1994.
- What is Helen Kelesi's best surface?
- Helen Kelesi's best surface is clay court with a 63.8% win rate (88W-50L).
- Who is Helen Kelesi's biggest rival?
- Helen Kelesi's most frequent opponent is Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, with a head-to-head record of 3–5 across 8 meetings.