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

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

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Irina Spirlea are tied 5–5 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 4–2 on clay, while Irina Spirlea leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 1999 Roland Garros round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-4 6-1 Irina Spirlea #20 Match data May 30, 1999* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-1 6-0 Irina Spirlea #20 Match data Apr 25, 1999* F Cairo Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Irina Spirlea #15 7-6 6-1 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 Match data Nov 16, 1998 R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Irina Spirlea #9 7-5 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 Match data Oct 11, 1997* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #9 6-4 6-4 Irina Spirlea #13 Match data Jun 22, 1997* QF Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Irina Spirlea #11 4-6 6-3 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 Match data Mar 16, 1997* SF Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Irina Spirlea #18 6-4 6-3 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 Match data May 11, 1996* QF Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Irina Spirlea #22 6-1 7-5 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 Match data Apr 13, 1996* SF Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #1 5-7 6-4 6-2 Irina Spirlea #33 Match data May 20, 1995* SF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-1 6-3 Irina Spirlea #160 Match data Jul 31, 1992* R64 Barcelona Olympics Olympics 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.

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
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 6 0 12 7 29
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 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 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 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 1,823 0 2
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Irina Spirlea
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 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 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% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Irina Spirlea
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
23 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
24 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
25 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
26 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
27 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.