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Karen Schimper

RSA Age 59 WTA Tour years active: 1987–1990

Karen Schimper represented South Africa on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 75. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 24–43 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

75 (May 23, 1988)

Elo peak

1651 (50th percentile)

Singles record

24–43 (35.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$126,308

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 →

Karen Schimper's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Linda Ferrando #37	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1990*	R64	Hilton Head	Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000	Clay
Kate Gompert #184	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1990	R64	Indian Wells Open	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Janine Tremelling #87	1-6 6-4 6-8	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1989*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Carin Bakkum	6-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 1989*	R64	Birmingham	WTA 250	Grass
Elna Reinach #52	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1989*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Karen Schimper's most-played WTA rivals
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 26, 1990	H2H
Elna Reinach	1	1	2	May 31, 1989	H2H

Career Results

Karen Schimper career results by season
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

Karen Schimper 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 %
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

Karen Schimper 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 %
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%	0	0	—	—	2	9	11	18.2%
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%	5	3	8	62.5%	11	36	47	23.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 47/67 (70.1%) of Karen Schimper's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Karen Schimper 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
1987	20	1528	119.5	—	—	—	—	+26	+54	—	38.6%	-0.84	3–5 (38%)	3–1 (75%)	101.8	+0.03
1988	21	1581	122.8	—	—	—	—	-34	+31	-18	38.4%	-1.12	7–2 (78%)	4–2 (67%)	108.7	+0.45
1989	22	1588	124.2	—	—	—	—	-21	+37	—	33.3%	-1.00	2–1 (67%)	1–3 (25%)	100.5	-1.89
1990	23	1564	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.04
Career		1651	124.0	—	—	—	—	-18	+41	-18	36.4%	-1.08	12–8 (60%)	8–6 (57%)	108.5	-2.16

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Karen Schimper Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1987	20	R16	R128	R64	4–3 (57%)
1988	21	R64	R32	R128	3–3 (50%)
1989	22	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		4–3 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	7–8 (47%)

WTA 1000

Karen Schimper WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	HIL	W-L Win %
1990	23	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Karen Schimper WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	IW	SDG	AME	BER	BOC	CHA	HIL	KEY	LOS	STR	WOR	W-L Win %
1987	20	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1988	21	—	R32	R16	—	R16	—	R32	R32	R16	—	R32	9–7 (56%)
1989	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	23	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	10–12 (45%)

WTA 250

Karen Schimper WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	DAL	EAS	GEN	HAM	HOU	NAP	AME	APT	BIR	BOC	HIL	KEY	NAS	OKL	SAN	WIC	W-L Win %
1987	20	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	R64	R128	—	—	—	—	1–6 (14%)
1988	21	—	R64	R32	—	R32	R32	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	1–9 (10%)
1989	22	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R64	R64	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	5–7 (42%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–22 (24%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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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

Karen Schimper ranking history by month and season
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: 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.

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Cammy Macgregor	USA	#75	1,604	135	48	87	35.6%	$360,722	0	1985–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Ronni Reis	USA	#78	1,607	80	28	52	35.0%	$157,628	0	1983–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Natalia Egorova	RUS	#76	1,623	45	17	28	37.8%	$134,904	0	1987–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Ann Devries	BEL	#77	1,619	89	35	54	39.3%	$180,271	0	1986–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Csilla Cserepy	SUI	#69	1,591	68	24	44	35.3%	$121,366	0	1984–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Kaoru Okamoto	JPN	#75	1,589	67	23	44	34.3%	$139,506	1	1978–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Sarah Loosemore	GBR	#76	1,640	59	21	38	35.6%	$116,991	0	1988–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Clare Wood	GBR	#77	1,642	163	50	113	30.7%	$572,295	0	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Heather Ludloff	USA	#69	1,575	154	48	106	31.2%	$316,612	0	1978–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Katrina Adams	USA	#67	1,607	169	55	114	32.5%	$1,294,235	0	1987–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Cristina Tessi	ARG	#70	1,612	62	25	37	40.3%	$130,417	0	1988–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Laura Lapi	ITA	#66	1,711	84	36	48	42.9%	$138,991	0	1987–1994	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Karen Schimper?: Karen Schimper is 59 years old, born on May 26, 1967.
Which country does Karen Schimper represent?: Karen Schimper represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Karen Schimper won?: Karen Schimper has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Karen Schimper won?: TennisDB does not group any of Karen Schimper's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
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.
Which seasons of Karen Schimper's career appear in TennisDB?: Karen Schimper appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1987 through 1990.
On which surface does Karen Schimper have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Karen Schimper's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 40.7% (11–16).
Who has Karen Schimper faced most often?: Karen Schimper's most frequent opponent is Maria Lindstrom, with a head-to-head record of 3–0 across 3 meetings.