H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 4-5

Irina Spirlea holds a 5–4 lead over Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 3–2 on clay, while Irina Spirlea leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 1999 Roland Garros third round 6-4 6-1.

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 30, 1999* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-4 6-1 Irina Spirlea #20 Match data
Apr 25, 1999* Cairo WTA 250 F Clay Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-1 6-0 Irina Spirlea #20 Match data
Nov 16, 1998 WTA Tour Championships WTA Finals R16 Carpet Irina Spirlea #15 7-6 6-1 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 Match data
Oct 11, 1997* Filderstadt WTA 250 QF Hard Irina Spirlea #9 7-5 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 Match data
Jun 22, 1997* Eastbourne WTA 250 QF Grass Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #9 6-4 6-4 Irina Spirlea #13 Match data
Mar 12, 1997* Indian Wells WTA 1000 SF Hard Irina Spirlea #11 4-6 6-3 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 Match data
May 11, 1996* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Irina Spirlea #18 6-4 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 Match data
Apr 13, 1996* Amelia Island WTA 250 SF Clay Irina Spirlea #22 6-1 7-5 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 Match data
May 20, 1995* German Open WTA 1000 SF Clay Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #1 5-7 6-4 6-2 Irina Spirlea #33 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,385 708 267 72.6% 4 7 0 1 17 29
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,021 211 149 58.6% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 31–15 67.4% #18 1,809 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,068 1 3 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,081 1 5 1992 0–3 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,166 1 6 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,596 0 0
20 1992 59–15 79.7% #4 2,288 1 8 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,824 0 2
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,943 0 3
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,156 3 22 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1996 52–16 76.5% #3 2,106 3 24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,945 0 4
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,022 3 24 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,758 0 4
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,039 4 26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,932 4 27 — — — — — — —
28 2000 38–18 67.9% #8 1,930 4 27 — — — — — — —
29 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,795 4 29 — — — — — — —
30 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29 — — — — — — —