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Helga Schultze

GER Died Sep 12, 2015 (age 75) WTA Tour years active: 1968–1978

Helga Schultze represented Germany on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 99–27 and 16 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

1991 (92nd percentile)

Singles record

99–27 (78.6%)

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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WTA Matches full match log →

Helga Schultze's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Judith Mercade	6-3 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1978*	R32	Barcelona	WTA 250	Clay
Rosa Maria Togores Colom	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1978*	R64	Barcelona	WTA 250	Clay
Kathleen Harter	6-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1976*	QF	Travemunde	WTA 250	Clay
Alena Palmeova West	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1976*	R16	Travemunde	WTA 250	Clay
Helga Masthoff	UNK	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 1974*	F	Berlin Closed	WTA 250	Clay

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Helga Schultze's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Helga Masthoff	5	1	6	Aug 18, 1974	H2H
Almut Sturm	5	0	5	Jun 3, 1974	H2H
Gail Sherriff	2	3	5	May 1, 1971	H2H
Heide Orth	4	0	4	Aug 11, 1973	H2H
Virginia Wade	0	4	4	May 10, 1971	H2H

Singles Titles (16)

Helga Schultze 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	28	1	—	—	1	—	—	Berlin Open
1969	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bad Neuenahr
1970	30	3	—	—	—	3	—	Braunschweig, Dusseldorf, Hamburg Open
1971	31	4	—	—	1	3	—	Barcelona, Munich, Palermo, Paris
1973	33	4	—	—	—	4	—	Barcelona, Madrid Open, Munich, Paris Jean Bouin
1974	34	3	—	—	1	2	—	Berlin Closed, Gstaad, Berlin Open
Total		16	—	—	3	13	—

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

Career Results

Helga Schultze career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	28	12	6	18	66.7%	—	—
1969	29	10	3	13	76.9%	—	—
1970	30	17	3	20	85.0%	—	—
1971	31	25	7	32	78.1%	—	—
1973	33	17	2	19	89.5%	—	—
1974	34	16	4	20	80.0%	—	—
1976	36	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1978	38	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career		99	27	126	78.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Helga Schultze career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	28	—	—	—	—	11	5	16	68.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	12	6	18	66.7%
1969	29	—	—	—	—	10	3	13	76.9%	—	—	—	—	10	3	13	76.9%
1970	30	—	—	—	—	17	3	20	85.0%	—	—	—	—	17	3	20	85.0%
1971	31	—	—	—	—	25	7	32	78.1%	—	—	—	—	25	7	32	78.1%
1973	33	—	—	—	—	17	2	19	89.5%	—	—	—	—	17	2	19	89.5%
1974	34	—	—	—	—	16	4	20	80.0%	—	—	—	—	16	4	20	80.0%
1976	36	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1978	38	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	98	26	124	79.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	99	27	126	78.6%

Advanced Stats

Helga Schultze 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	28	1611	128.1	—	—	—	—	—	+48	—	64.1%	+1.21	2–3 (40%)	—	—	-1.26
1969	29	1720	126.9	—	—	—	—	—	+61	—	73.3%	+1.57	2–2 (50%)	—	—	-0.26
1970	30	1915	157.2	—	—	—	—	—	+97	—	76.1%	+2.67	5–1 (83%)	—	—	-1.73
1971	31	1961	154.4	—	—	—	—	—	+60	—	74.3%	+2.44	4–2 (67%)	1–1	—	-0.93
1973	33	1982	139.2	—	—	—	—	—	+92	—	85.7%	+2.98	2–2 (50%)	—	—	+1.98
1974	34	1973	132.3	—	—	—	—	—	+107	—	75.0%	+2.35	4–2 (67%)	—	—	+1.12
1976	36	1951	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.25	—	0–1	—	+0.02
1978	38	1923	101.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.83	1–1	—	—	+0.11
Career		1991	151.7	—	—	—	—	—	+78	—	74.0%	+2.21	20–13 (61%)	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.77

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Helga Schultze Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1970	30	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1973	33	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)

WTA 500

Helga Schultze WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	PAR	BER	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	W	4–0 (100%)
1970	30	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1971	31	W	SF	5–1 (83%)
1974	34	—	W	4–0 (100%)
W-L		4–0 (100%)	10–2 (83%)	14–2 (88%)

WTA 250

Helga Schultze WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	GST	HAM	KIT	MAD	MUN	PAR	ITA	ALE	BAD	BER	BRA	CAI	CAT	DUS	HUR	ING	KNO	PAL	TRA	W-L Win %
1968	28	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	F	SF	—	—	7–5 (58%)
1969	29	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	10–3 (77%)
1970	30	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	15–1 (94%)
1971	31	W	—	SF	BR	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	W	—	20–6 (77%)
1973	33	W	—	—	SF	W	W	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17–1 (94%)
1974	34	—	W	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–4 (75%)
1976	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	1–1 (50%)
1978	38	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		9–1 (90%)	3–0 (100%)	15–4 (79%)	7–4 (64%)	4–0 (100%)	11–2 (85%)	2–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	2–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	83–22 (79%)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Helga Schultze represent?: Helga Schultze represents Germany in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Helga Schultze won?: Helga Schultze has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Helga Schultze won?: TennisDB does not group any of Helga Schultze's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Helga Schultze won?: Helga Schultze has won 16 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Berlin in 1974.
What is Helga Schultze's career win-loss record?: Helga Schultze has a career WTA singles record of 99 wins and 27 losses (78.6%).
Which seasons of Helga Schultze's career appear in TennisDB?: Helga Schultze appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1978.
On which surface does Helga Schultze have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Helga Schultze's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 79.0% (98–26).
Who has Helga Schultze faced most often?: Helga Schultze's most frequent opponent is Helga Masthoff, with a head-to-head record of 5–1 across 6 meetings.