H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Anne Hobbs vs Elly Appel H2H: 1-0

Anne Hobbs holds a 1–0 lead over Elly Appel in their WTA head-to-head. They have met 1 times in main draws. Most recently, Anne Hobbs won the 1979 Nice round of 32 6-2 7-6.

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Anne Hobbs
GBR Age 67 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Elly Appel
NED

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anne Hobbs 6-2 7-6 Elly Appel Match data Apr 1, 1979* R32 Nice WTA 250 —

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
Anne Hobbs #583 #35 18 1,838 171 163 51.2% 0 0 0 0 8 8
Elly Appel — — — 1,716 64 80 44.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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.

Anne Hobbs Elly Appel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,550 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,520 0 0
1977 6–6 50.0% — 1,575 0 2 1973 7–9 43.8% — 1,580 0 0
1978 23–13 63.9% — 1,720 0 3 1974 6–10 37.5% — 1,583 0 0
1979 12–11 52.2% — 1,749 0 3 1975 6–6 50.0% — 1,639 0 1
1980 26–18 59.1% — 1,752 0 5 1976 10–13 43.5% — 1,700 0 1
1981 22–18 55.0% — 1,824 0 5 1977 1–3 25.0% — 1,668 0 1
1982 8–13 38.1% — 1,727 0 6 1978 7–7 50.0% — 1,642 0 2
1983 18–19 48.6% — 1,750 0 7 1979 3–7 30.0% — 1,597 0 3
1984 14–14 50.0% #59 1,735 0 7 1980 15–9 62.5% — 1,668 0 3
1985 13–12 52.0% #63 1,777 0 8 1981 6–10 37.5% — 1,645 0 3
1986 6–14 30.0% #99 1,679 0 8 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,606 0 3
1987 14–11 56.0% #42 1,714 0 8 — — — — — — —
1989 2–7 22.2% #231 1,610 0 8 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Anne Hobbs Elly Appel
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 %
1976 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1972 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1973 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
1978 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
1979 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 2 4 6 33.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1976 — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
1981 1 3 4 25.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1983 7 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1984 1 4 5 20.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1980 — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
1985 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
1986 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 1982 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1987 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 19 31 50 38.0% 34 36 70 48.6% 71 50 121 58.7% 28 41 69 40.6% Career 2 6 8 25.0% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 13 18 27.8% 13 23 36 36.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Anne Hobbs Elly Appel
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
1976 1551 106.9 — — — — +100 — — 50.0% -0.13 1–3 (25%) — — +2.73 1972 1521 112.0 — — — — — +24 — 53.8% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.54
1977 1576 107.0 — — — — +110 -77 — 44.8% -0.31 4–1 (80%) 0–1 — +2.78 1973 1580 117.2 — — — — +77 -56 — 41.2% -0.21 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +1.69
1978 1721 124.8 — — — — -11 — -74 59.5% +0.81 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 105.9 +1.66 1974 1584 114.4 — — — — +15 -68 -4 34.3% -1.03 3–2 (60%) — — +0.24
1979 1750 138.1 — — — — -72 — -19 50.0% -0.20 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -1.77 1975 1640 123.1 — — — — — -18 — 46.2% -0.23 2–0 0–2 — +0.73
1980 1753 133.2 — — — — -138 -53 -44 57.4% +0.63 7–6 (54%) 3–5 (38%) 99.6 -0.64 1976 1701 139.2 — — — — -77 +10 — 42.3% -0.33 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.46
1981 1824 132.2 — — — — -130 -98 -23 51.6% +0.07 10–5 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.7 -2.46 1977 1669 101.8 — — — — — — -137 36.4% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.15
1982 1727 117.1 — — — — -111 -94 +66 43.4% -0.13 4–7 (36%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 -0.55 1978 1643 112.7 — — — — -40 +62 — 50.0% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +2.01
1983 1751 128.8 — — — — -65 -56 +26 47.7% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +0.51 1979 1597 108.4 — — — — — +85 — 34.8% -1.39 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 97.3 +0.76
1984 1736 125.9 — — — — -108 -51 +108 50.7% -0.03 7–8 (47%) 4–1 (80%) 102.3 +0.66 1980 1669 123.7 — — — — -89 +52 — 57.9% +0.54 6–3 (67%) 2–0 — +0.94
1985 1777 133.9 — — — — -156 — +124 51.9% -0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.18 1981 1646 112.6 — — — — -46 +77 — 36.4% -1.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.15
1986 1680 122.2 — — — — -135 -60 +222 32.6% -1.09 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -1.37 1982 1607 97.5 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.30
1987 1714 125.8 — — — — -121 — +119 53.6% +0.21 4–4 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 97.9 +1.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1610 99.4 — — — — -110 — +183 30.4% -1.52 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1839 133.0 — — — — -75 -67 +52 50.1% +0.01 62–54 (53%) 27–30 (47%) 100.0 +1.22 Career 1717 127.3 — — — — -21 +24 -48 43.5% -0.39 22–22 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 103.4 +4.27

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.