H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Anna Kournikova vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 3-1

Anna Kournikova holds a 3–1 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Anna Kournikova leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Sabine Appelmans leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Anna Kournikova won the 2000 Canadian Open round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Kournikova #14 6-4 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #26 Match data Aug 17, 2000* R32 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anna Kournikova #13 7-6(4) 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #31 Match data Jan 10, 2000* R32 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Anna Kournikova #26 6-2 6-0 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data Aug 27, 1997* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Sabine Appelmans #28 7-5 6-4 Anna Kournikova Match data Sep 22, 1995* R16 Moscow Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Anna Kournikova #606 #8 2,158 2,080 184 121 60.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,925 284 205 58.1% 0 0 0 0 7 7

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Anna Kournikova Sabine Appelmans
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1995 1–1 50.0% #289 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1996 5–5 50.0% #65 1,593 0 0 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0
16 1997 17–10 63.0% #30 1,834 0 0 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0
17 1998 40–20 66.7% #13 1,979 0 0 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,467 0 0
18 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0
19 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3
21 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3
22 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 — — — — — — — 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 — — — — — — — 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7
25 — — — — — — — 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7
26 — — — — — — — 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7
27 — — — — — — — 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,778 0 7
28 — — — — — — — 2000 22–23 48.9% #49 1,697 0 7
29 — — — — — — — 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,689 0 7

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Anna Kournikova Sabine Appelmans
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
14 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1987 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1997 6 6 12 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
17 1998 19 10 29 65.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0%
19 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 2002 16 11 27 59.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0%
22 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 7 7 14 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 4 16 75.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 11 8 19 57.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9% — 139 90 229 60.7% 54 49 103 52.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 69 49 118 58.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Anna Kournikova Sabine Appelmans
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 1995 1513 106.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 1593 131.7 — — — — +17 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +0.18 1987 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 1–1 — — +0.44
16 1997 1834 148.8 — — — — -142 -148 -89 58.5% +0.48 7–4 (64%) 3–0 (100%) 110.7 -1.86 1988 1498 106.4 — — — — — +40 — 30.0% -1.10 1–1 0–1 — +0.03
17 1998 1980 169.2 — — — — -91 -84 -125 63.7% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 6–3 (67%) 107.6 -3.22 1989 1468 98.3 — — — — +65 +26 — 31.3% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.98
18 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 103.2 +2.93
19 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14
20 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) 104.4 -0.44
21 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.40
22 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 +0.26
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 99.8 -0.91
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 95.3 +0.59
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) 93.5 -1.41
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) 89.5 -0.30
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1778 137.2 — — — — +27 -92 -38 56.3% +0.48 5–8 (38%) 7–9 (44%) 95.0 -0.07
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1697 139.6 — — — — +36 -31 +95 48.5% -0.15 7–6 (54%) 7–6 (54%) 100.1 -0.37
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1689 101.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.19
Career — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62 — 1925 148.8 — — — — +14 -69 -45 57.1% +0.51 71–69 (51%) 40–49 (45%) 95.3 +0.71

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.