How old is Karen Schimper?

Karen Schimper is 59 years old, born on May 26, 1967.

Which country is Karen Schimper from?

Karen Schimper is from South Africa.

How many Grand Slams has Karen Schimper won?

Karen Schimper has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Karen Schimper won?

Karen Schimper has not won a WTA 1000 title.

What is Karen Schimper's highest WTA ranking?

Karen Schimper's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 75, first achieved on May 23, 1988.

What is Karen Schimper's career win-loss record?

Karen Schimper has a career WTA singles record of 24 wins and 43 losses (35.8%).

How much career prize money has Karen Schimper earned?

Karen Schimper has earned at least $126,308 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Karen Schimper play professional tennis?

Karen Schimper turned professional in 1987 and was active through 1990.

What is Karen Schimper's best surface?

Karen Schimper's best surface is clay court with a 40.7% win rate (11W-16L).

Who is Karen Schimper's biggest rival?

Karen Schimper's most frequent opponent is Maria Lindstrom, with a head-to-head record of 3–0 across 3 meetings.

Karen Schimper

RSA Age 59 Pro 1987–1990

Peak ranking

75 (May 23, 1988)

Elo peak

1651 (49.7%ile)

Career record

24–43 (35.8%)

Career titles

Prize money

$126,308

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Apr 4, 1990*	Hilton Head	WTA 1000	R64	Clay	Linda Ferrando #37	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 1990*	Indian Wells	WTA 1000	R64	Hard	Kate Gompert #184	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1989*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	Janine Tremelling #87	1-6 6-4 6-8	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1989*	Birmingham	WTA 250	R64	Grass	Carin Bakkum	6-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1989*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	Elna Reinach #52	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Maria Lindstrom	3	0	3	Mar 21, 1989	H2H
Gabriela Sabatini	0	3	3	May 26, 1988	H2H
Linda Ferrando	1	1	2	Apr 4, 1990	H2H
Kate Gompert	1	1	2	Feb 28, 1990	H2H
Elna Reinach	1	1	2	May 31, 1989	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1987	20	6	12	18	33.3%	184	102
1988	21	13	19	32	40.6%	105	93
1989	22	5	10	15	33.3%	93	147
1990	23	0	2	2	0.0%	147	470
Career		24	43	67	35.8%	—	—

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 %
1987	20	2	4	6	33.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	12	18	33.3%
1988	21	7	10	17	41.2%	4	5	9	44.4%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	13	19	32	40.6%
1989	22	2	3	5	40.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	10	15	33.3%
1990	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	11	18	29	37.9%	11	16	27	40.7%	2	7	9	22.2%	0	2	2	0.0%	24	43	67	35.8%

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 %
1987	20	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
1988	21	0	7	7	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	6	17	23	26.1%
1989	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
1990	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	10	10	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	5	17	22	22.7%	6	3	9	66.7%	12	36	48	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 48/67 (71.6%) of Karen Schimper's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1987	20	1528	56	40	68	—	38.6%	-0.95	70	38	3	1	75
1988	21	1580	71	52	68	48	38.4%	-1.36	79	78	4	2	67
1989	22	1588	68	59	68	—	33.3%	-1.08	87	67	1	3	25
1990	23	1564	60	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	47	—	0	0	—
Career		1567	66	50	68	37	36.4%	-1.28	77	60	8	6	57

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	RG	W	USO
1987	20	R16	R128	R64
1988	21	R64	R32	R128
1989	22	R128	R128	—

WTA 1000

Season	Age	IW	HIL
1990	23	R64	R64

WTA 500

Season	Age	SDG	BER	CHA	LOS	STR
1987	20	—	R64	R32	R64	—
1988	21	R32	—	—	R16	—
1989	22	—	—	—	—	R32

WTA 250

Season	Age	DAL	EAS	GEN	HAM	HOU	NAP	AME	APT	BIR	BOC	HIL	KEY	NAS	OKL	SAN	WIC	WOR
1987	20	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	R64	R128	—	—	—	—	—
1988	21	—	R64	R32	—	R32	R32	R16	R16	R64	R16	R32	R32	R32	R32	—	R32	R32
1989	22	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R64	R64	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	—

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

Career-high date

May 23, 1988

First top 100

Mar 14, 1988

First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1986	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	181
1987	20	189	195	172	165	165	131	125	114	112	118	110	102
1988	21	104	106	92	83	75	98	86	86	87	82	93	93
1989	22	92	90	115	99	111	116	139	156	151	150	144	147
1990	23	144	146	148	320	387	433	440	443	450	453	451	470
1991	24	474	486	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Jennifer Mundel	RSA	78	1,748	2	186	79	107	42.5%	1977-1990	Match log
Elna Reinach	RSA	26	1,865	1	315	145	170	46.0%	1984-1995	Match log
Rosie Casals	USA	55	2,203	12	916	594	322	64.8%	1968-1991	Match log
Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	38	1,891	5	488	239	249	49.0%	1973-1988	Match log
Lea Antonoplis	USA	66	1,774	2	302	126	176	41.7%	1973-1990	Match log
Pilar Vasquez	PER	66	1,786	4	229	96	133	41.9%	1980-1993	Match log
Catherine Suire	FRA	52	1,692	0	205	77	128	37.6%	1980-1993	Match log
Donna Faber	USA	55	1,718	0	165	68	97	41.2%	1987-1993	Match log
Monique Javer	GBR	56	1,685	1	168	63	105	37.5%	1986-1996	Match log
Louise Field	AUS	96	1,579	0	179	58	121	32.4%	1982-1994	Match log
Sophie Amiach	FRA	57	1,649	0	150	57	93	38.0%	1980-1995	Match log
Katrina Adams	USA	67	1,608	0	169	55	114	32.5%	1987-1998	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Karen Schimper?: Karen Schimper is 59 years old, born on May 26, 1967.
Which country is Karen Schimper from?: Karen Schimper is from South Africa.
How many Grand Slams has Karen Schimper won?: Karen Schimper has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Karen Schimper won?: Karen Schimper has not won a WTA 1000 title.
What is Karen Schimper's highest WTA ranking?: Karen Schimper's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 75, first achieved on May 23, 1988.
What is Karen Schimper's career win-loss record?: Karen Schimper has a career WTA singles record of 24 wins and 43 losses (35.8%).
How much career prize money has Karen Schimper earned?: Karen Schimper has earned at least $126,308 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Karen Schimper play professional tennis?: Karen Schimper turned professional in 1987 and was active through 1990.
What is Karen Schimper's best surface?: Karen Schimper's best surface is clay court with a 40.7% win rate (11W-16L).
Who is Karen Schimper's biggest rival?: Karen Schimper's most frequent opponent is Maria Lindstrom, with a head-to-head record of 3–0 across 3 meetings.