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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 6–0 lead over Barbara Paulus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 1996 Hilton Head final 6-2 2-6 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | Barbara Paulus | Match data | Apr 7, 1996* | F | Hilton Head | Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | Clay |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 6-0 7-5 | Barbara Paulus | Match data | Sep 29, 1990* | SF | Leipzig | Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 6-4 6-3 | Barbara Paulus | Match data | Sep 4, 1990* | R16 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 6-2 6-2 | Barbara Paulus | Match data | Sep 5, 1989* | R16 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 6-4 6-3 | Barbara Paulus | Match data | May 6, 1989* | QF | Hamburg Open | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 6-4 6-2 | Barbara Paulus | Match data | May 31, 1987* | R32 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | #52 | #1 | 3,768 | 2,384 | 720 | 271 | 72.7% | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| Barbara Paulus | #347 | #10 | 1,696 | 1,957 | 232 | 140 | 62.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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 | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 14 | 1986 | 15–10 | 60.0% | #81 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1987 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #54 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 4–3 | 57.1% | #165 | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1988 | 31–16 | 66.0% | #18 | 1,785 | 0 | 1 | 1987 | 11–10 | 52.4% | #70 | 1,594 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1989 | 47–13 | 78.3% | #5 | 2,065 | 1 | 3 | 1988 | 21–11 | 65.6% | #27 | 1,755 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 1990 | 38–14 | 73.1% | #7 | 2,080 | 1 | 5 | 1989 | 30–16 | 65.2% | #24 | 1,835 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1991 | 56–15 | 78.9% | #5 | 2,167 | 1 | 6 | 1990 | 32–14 | 69.6% | #15 | 1,895 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 1992 | 63–16 | 79.7% | #4 | 2,283 | 1 | 8 | 1991 | 17–13 | 56.7% | #25 | 1,846 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 1993 | 72–14 | 83.7% | #2 | 2,248 | 1 | 12 | 1992 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #209 | 1,719 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1994 | 69–9 | 88.5% | #2 | 2,333 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1995 | 47–13 | 78.3% | #3 | 2,167 | 3 | 22 | 1994 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #108 | 1,659 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 1996 | 57–17 | 77.0% | #2 | 2,117 | 3 | 24 | 1995 | 21–7 | 75.0% | #23 | 1,798 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 1997 | 45–22 | 67.2% | #9 | 2,026 | 3 | 24 | 1996 | 38–16 | 70.4% | #10 | 1,868 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 1998 | 47–17 | 73.4% | #4 | 2,034 | 4 | 26 | 1997 | 32–16 | 66.7% | #24 | 1,878 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | 1999 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #17 | 1,923 | 4 | 27 | 1998 | 17–19 | 47.2% | #45 | 1,751 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 2000 | 41–19 | 68.3% | #9 | 1,932 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2001 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #17 | 1,796 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2002 | 21–24 | 46.7% | #53 | 1,634 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1986 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1987 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1986 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1988 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 26 | 10 | 36 | 72.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | 1989 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | 28 | 5 | 33 | 84.8% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 18 | 1990 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 21 | 7 | 28 | 75.0% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 19 | 9 | 28 | 67.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 1991 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 83.3% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1990 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 20 | 1992 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 86.1% | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1991 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% |
| 21 | 1993 | 39 | 9 | 48 | 81.3% | 27 | 3 | 30 | 90.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1992 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1994 | 38 | 5 | 43 | 88.4% | 24 | 2 | 26 | 92.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1995 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 21 | 3 | 24 | 87.5% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1994 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1996 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 74.2% | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 25 | 1997 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 63.3% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1996 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% |
| 26 | 1998 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 77.8% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1997 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 18 | 7 | 25 | 72.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 27 | 1999 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1998 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 2000 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2001 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 18 | 6 | 24 | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2002 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 297 | 118 | 415 | 71.6% | 329 | 102 | 431 | 76.3% | 57 | 18 | 75 | 76.0% | 37 | 33 | 70 | 52.9% | — | 75 | 55 | 130 | 57.7% | 120 | 56 | 176 | 68.2% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 35 | 23 | 58 | 60.3% |
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 | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | Barbara Paulus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1986 | 1620 | 109.9 | — | — | — | — | -68 | +75 | — | 57.1% | +0.13 | 4–2 (67%) | 4–1 (80%) | 105.4 | +3.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 1987 | 1639 | 127.9 | — | — | — | — | -145 | +141 | — | 48.1% | -0.35 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–0 | — | +0.46 | 1986 | 1529 | 102.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +50 | — | 52.9% | -0.47 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–0 | — | +0.85 |
| 16 | 1988 | 1785 | 156.3 | — | — | — | — | -240 | +150 | — | 67.0% | +1.55 | 0–5 (0%) | 1–3 (25%) | 92.9 | -0.24 | 1987 | 1594 | 117.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +61 | — | 52.2% | -0.02 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +2.31 |
| 17 | 1989 | 2066 | 163.2 | — | — | — | — | -271 | +71 | -441 | 74.2% | +1.91 | 8–4 (67%) | 3–1 (75%) | 108.7 | -3.86 | 1988 | 1756 | 133.5 | — | — | — | — | -127 | +35 | — | 61.1% | +0.69 | 6–2 (75%) | 5–2 (71%) | 107.4 | +1.41 |
| 18 | 1990 | 2080 | 165.6 | — | — | — | — | -183 | +86 | -320 | 70.1% | +1.57 | 7–6 (54%) | 3–6 (33%) | 96.5 | -4.18 | 1989 | 1835 | 142.7 | — | — | — | — | -98 | +11 | — | 58.0% | +0.71 | 15–5 (75%) | 1–5 (17%) | 103.7 | -1.53 |
| 19 | 1991 | 2167 | 175.0 | — | — | — | — | -80 | +84 | -250 | 75.0% | +2.29 | 9–7 (56%) | 5–3 (63%) | 103.4 | -3.50 | 1990 | 1896 | 143.9 | — | — | — | — | -23 | +25 | — | 63.7% | +0.76 | 13–8 (62%) | 5–3 (63%) | 103.5 | +1.16 |
| 20 | 1992 | 2284 | 179.5 | — | — | — | — | -6 | +24 | — | 75.6% | +1.86 | 10–8 (56%) | 12–1 (92%) | 107.1 | -6.89 | 1991 | 1846 | 140.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 53.8% | +0.29 | 6–3 (67%) | 5–4 (56%) | 101.6 | -1.04 |
| 21 | 1993 | 2248 | 179.1 | — | — | — | — | -9 | +146 | -280 | 77.4% | +2.28 | 13–3 (81%) | 8–6 (57%) | 104.5 | -2.91 | 1992 | 1720 | 104.4 | — | — | — | — | +20 | +127 | — | 37.0% | -1.19 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.05 |
| 22 | 1994 | 2334 | 179.3 | — | — | — | — | -15 | +77 | -382 | 82.8% | +2.52 | 12–6 (67%) | 14–3 (82%) | 105.3 | -3.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1995 | 2167 | 167.9 | — | — | — | — | -23 | +257 | -97 | 73.5% | +1.92 | 11–5 (69%) | 3–2 (60%) | 99.2 | -1.09 | 1994 | 1660 | 112.9 | — | — | — | — | +3 | — | — | 31.8% | -0.82 | 1–1 | 1–3 (25%) | — | -0.39 |
| 24 | 1996 | 2117 | 172.0 | — | — | — | — | -21 | +231 | +90 | 71.5% | +1.61 | 13–6 (68%) | 7–6 (54%) | 99.0 | -1.50 | 1995 | 1799 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | -17 | +64 | — | 67.2% | +1.11 | 7–1 (88%) | 4–0 (100%) | 110.4 | +2.57 |
| 25 | 1997 | 2026 | 162.2 | — | — | — | — | -2 | +133 | +231 | 64.2% | +1.13 | 10–9 (53%) | 4–3 (57%) | 97.4 | +1.63 | 1996 | 1869 | 151.5 | — | — | — | — | -65 | +97 | — | 67.2% | +1.23 | 9–12 (43%) | 3–3 (50%) | 94.9 | +0.39 |
| 26 | 1998 | 2035 | 164.7 | — | — | — | — | -10 | +128 | +215 | 66.4% | +1.25 | 16–7 (70%) | 5–6 (45%) | 100.2 | +1.13 | 1997 | 1878 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | -57 | +105 | — | 64.8% | +1.27 | 9–6 (60%) | 4–4 (50%) | 100.4 | +3.06 |
| 27 | 1999 | 1924 | 153.3 | — | — | — | — | +11 | +138 | +205 | 55.2% | +0.49 | 5–2 (71%) | 3–2 (60%) | 100.8 | -0.61 | 1998 | 1751 | 136.5 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +129 | — | 46.3% | -0.34 | 7–5 (58%) | 2–1 (67%) | 100.4 | -0.80 |
| 28 | 2000 | 1933 | 158.0 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +139 | +277 | 62.9% | +0.64 | 14–6 (70%) | 9–0 (100%) | 108.9 | -1.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2001 | 1797 | 144.3 | — | — | — | — | -25 | +299 | — | 56.9% | +0.68 | 12–8 (60%) | 5–10 (33%) | 89.3 | +1.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2002 | 1635 | 126.7 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +228 | — | 47.0% | -0.12 | 5–7 (42%) | 5–8 (38%) | 92.1 | +1.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2385 | 171.0 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +138 | -56 | 68.5% | +1.46 | 151–93 (62%) | 92–61 (60%) | 103.1 | -2.10 | — | 1958 | 145.3 | — | — | — | — | -35 | +69 | — | 58.7% | +0.60 | 78–50 (61%) | 34–26 (57%) | 105.4 | +2.18 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffi Graf | 8 | 27 | 35 | Jul 8, 1996 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 11 | 12 | 23 | Sep 23, 1995 | H2H |
| Monica Seles | 3 | 18 | 21 | Mar 6, 2002 | H2H |
| Amanda Coetzer | 18 | 3 | 21 | Oct 7, 2000 | H2H |
| Jana Novotna | 10 | 11 | 21 | Aug 22, 1998 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conchita Martínez | 2 | 4 | 6 | Nov 3, 1996 | H2H |
| Judith Wiesner | 3 | 3 | 6 | Oct 3, 1996 | H2H |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 0 | 6 | 6 | Apr 7, 1996 | H2H |
| Alexandra Fusai | 3 | 2 | 5 | May 27, 1998 | H2H |
| Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jan 21, 1998 | H2H |