H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Barbara Downs vs Elly Appel H2H: 1-0

Barbara Downs holds a 1–0 lead over Elly Appel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Downs leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Downs won the 1974 Mission Viejo round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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Barbara Downs
USA Age 72
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Elly Appel
NED

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Downs 6-3 6-3 Elly Appel Match data Jan 25, 1974* R16 Mission Viejo WTA 250 Hard

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
Barbara Downs — — — 1,611 30 74 28.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Barbara Downs Elly Appel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,471 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,520 0 0
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,466 0 0 1973 7–9 43.8% — 1,580 0 0
1970 2–5 28.6% — 1,469 0 0 1974 6–10 37.5% — 1,583 0 0
1971 3–4 42.9% — 1,509 0 0 1975 6–6 50.0% — 1,639 0 1
1972 7–16 30.4% — 1,583 0 0 1976 10–13 43.5% — 1,700 0 1
1973 6–21 22.2% — 1,570 0 0 1977 1–3 25.0% — 1,668 0 1
1974 5–14 26.3% — 1,558 0 0 1978 7–7 50.0% — 1,642 0 2
1975 6–8 42.9% — 1,554 0 0 1979 3–7 30.0% — 1,597 0 3
1976 0–1 0.0% — 1,540 0 0 1980 15–9 62.5% — 1,668 0 3
1979 0–1 0.0% — — 0 0 1981 6–10 37.5% — 1,645 0 3
— — — — — — — 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,606 0 3

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.

Barbara Downs 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 %
1968 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
1970 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1975 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1972 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1976 — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
1973 3 5 8 37.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
1974 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
1979 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career 13 27 40 32.5% 2 15 17 11.8% 5 13 18 27.8% 4 16 20 20.0% 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.

Barbara Downs 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
1968 1471 89.9 — — — — -5 — — 33.3% -1.89 0–1 — — +0.12 1972 1521 112.0 — — — — — +24 — 53.8% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.54
1969 1467 100.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.22 1973 1580 117.2 — — — — +77 -56 — 41.2% -0.21 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +1.69
1970 1470 100.3 — — — — -18 — — 28.6% -2.21 — — — +0.26 1974 1584 114.4 — — — — +15 -68 -4 34.3% -1.03 3–2 (60%) — — +0.24
1971 1510 111.2 — — — — -30 — +74 40.0% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.29 1975 1640 123.1 — — — — — -18 — 46.2% -0.23 2–0 0–2 — +0.73
1972 1583 130.2 — — — — -61 -96 +37 34.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 99.9 -1.67 1976 1701 139.2 — — — — -77 +10 — 42.3% -0.33 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.46
1973 1570 128.0 — — — — +3 -132 +14 22.8% -1.79 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 100.1 -1.73 1977 1669 101.8 — — — — — — -137 36.4% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.15
1974 1558 117.4 — — — — -18 -117 — 27.5% -1.62 1–1 0–2 — -0.51 1978 1643 112.7 — — — — -40 +62 — 50.0% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +2.01
1975 1555 121.2 — — — — +14 — — 46.9% -0.25 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — +0.40 1979 1597 108.4 — — — — — +85 — 34.8% -1.39 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 97.3 +0.76
1976 1541 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.03 1980 1669 123.7 — — — — -89 +52 — 57.9% +0.54 6–3 (67%) 2–0 — +0.94
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1646 112.6 — — — — -46 +77 — 36.4% -1.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.15
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1607 97.5 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.30
Career 1612 125.3 — — — — -19 -113 +38 31.2% -1.36 6–8 (43%) 3–9 (25%) 96.7 -2.97 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.