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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 5-1

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 5–1 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 2000 Miami Open round of 32 6-3 7-5.

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sabine Appelmans #27 6-3 7-5 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #11 Match data Mar 23, 2000* R32 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-3 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #21 Match data May 9, 1997* R16 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 3-6 6-2 6-1 Sabine Appelmans #28 Match data Jul 3, 1996* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-0 3-6 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #25 Match data Aug 11, 1995* R16 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 7-6 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data Oct 16, 1992* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-0 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data May 16, 1992* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Sabine Appelmans
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 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0
16 1988 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,467 0 0
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3
21 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,778 0 7
28 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27 2000 22–23 48.9% #49 1,697 0 7
29 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,689 0 7
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 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 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% 1987 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
17 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0%
22 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
23 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1996 7 7 14 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 4 16 75.0%
25 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0%
26 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 11 8 19 57.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
28 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2001 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% — 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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 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 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 1987 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 1–1 — — +0.44
16 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24 1988 1498 106.4 — — — — — +40 — 30.0% -1.10 1–1 0–1 — +0.03
17 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86 1989 1468 98.3 — — — — +65 +26 — 31.3% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.98
18 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 103.2 +2.93
19 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14
20 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) 104.4 -0.44
21 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.40
22 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 +0.26
23 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 99.8 -0.91
24 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 95.3 +0.59
25 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) 93.5 -1.41
26 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) 89.5 -0.30
27 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61 1999 1778 137.2 — — — — +27 -92 -38 56.3% +0.48 5–8 (38%) 7–9 (44%) 95.0 -0.07
28 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.55 2000 1697 139.6 — — — — +36 -31 +95 48.5% -0.15 7–6 (54%) 7–6 (54%) 100.1 -0.37
29 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17 2001 1689 101.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.19
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 — 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.