Barbara Jordan
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Smith | 1 | 4 | 5 | Mar 19, 1982 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 12, 1981 | H2H |
| Renata Tomanova | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 18, 1980 | H2H |
| Chris Oneil | 3 | 0 | 3 | Jun 22, 1983 | H2H |
| Kim Sands | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 3, 1983 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-25 00:00 UTC
Sylvia Hanika holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Jordan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1980 Roland Garros round of 64 6-1 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Hanika | 6-1 6-1 | Barbara Jordan | Match data | May 29, 1980* | R64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jordan | — | — | — | 1,704 | 65 | 102 | 38.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sylvia Hanika | #223 | #5 | 48 | 2,137 | 415 | 239 | 63.5% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
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 | Barbara Jordan | Sylvia Hanika | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 2–1 | 66.7% | — | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1974 | 4–1 | 80.0% | — | 1,551 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 5–3 | 62.5% | — | 1,583 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1975 | 3–1 | 75.0% | — | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 27–14 | 65.9% | — | 1,817 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1976 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 26–16 | 61.9% | — | 1,950 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | 1977 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,619 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 40–22 | 64.5% | — | 2,003 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | 1978 | 0–6 | 0.0% | — | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | 61–23 | 72.6% | #6 | 2,085 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | 1979 | 12–20 | 37.5% | — | 1,658 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 41–23 | 64.1% | #10 | 1,946 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | 1980 | 17–19 | 47.2% | — | 1,677 | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 47–22 | 68.1% | #5 | 1,970 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | 1981 | 11–16 | 40.7% | — | 1,636 | 1 | 1 | 1984 | 29–20 | 59.2% | #17 | 1,880 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | 1982 | 8–16 | 33.3% | — | 1,615 | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 22–16 | 57.9% | #19 | 1,868 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | 1983 | 4–12 | 25.0% | — | 1,535 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 14–14 | 50.0% | #50 | 1,803 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 1984 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,522 | 1 | 1 | 1987 | 32–19 | 62.7% | #14 | 1,919 | 0 | 9 |
| 28 | 1985 | 2–6 | 25.0% | — | 1,489 | 1 | 1 | 1988 | 44–22 | 66.7% | #17 | 1,919 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 18–14 | 56.2% | #41 | 1,806 | 0 | 9 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 7–10 | 41.2% | #123 | 1,702 | 0 | 9 |
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 | Barbara Jordan | Sylvia Hanika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 17 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | 1977 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 18 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% |
| 19 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 20 | 1977 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58.3% |
| 21 | 1978 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1981 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 26 | 10 | 36 | 72.2% |
| 22 | 1979 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1982 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 25 | 10 | 35 | 71.4% |
| 23 | 1980 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 1983 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 28 | 12 | 40 | 70.0% |
| 24 | 1981 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1984 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 25 | 1982 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1985 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 26 | 1983 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1986 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 27 | 1984 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% |
| 28 | 1985 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 15 | 29 | 44 | 34.1% | 20 | 29 | 49 | 40.8% | 22 | 20 | 42 | 52.4% | 6 | 22 | 28 | 21.4% | — | 99 | 60 | 159 | 62.3% | 129 | 64 | 193 | 66.8% | 38 | 32 | 70 | 54.3% | 144 | 80 | 224 | 64.3% |
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 | Barbara Jordan | Sylvia Hanika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1533 | 101.8 | — | — | — | — | +88 | — | — | 66.7% | +0.50 | — | 1–1 | — | +0.64 |
| 17 | 1974 | 1552 | 111.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +71 | 72.7% | +2.00 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.97 | 1977 | 1584 | 118.4 | — | — | — | — | +75 | -25 | — | 55.6% | +1.28 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | +1.84 |
| 18 | 1975 | 1583 | 110.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +70 | 75.0% | +1.88 | — | — | — | +0.71 | 1978 | 1817 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | -62 | -183 | -96 | 62.6% | +1.14 | 6–3 (67%) | 4–2 (67%) | 105.8 | +0.65 |
| 19 | 1976 | 1573 | 101.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.75 | — | — | — | +0.43 | 1979 | 1951 | 158.3 | — | — | — | — | -90 | -104 | -188 | 57.9% | +0.65 | 8–5 (62%) | 4–5 (44%) | 106.6 | -2.46 |
| 20 | 1977 | 1619 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63.6% | +0.36 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.49 | 1980 | 2003 | 159.4 | — | — | — | — | +15 | -68 | -218 | 61.3% | +0.93 | 11–4 (73%) | 4–5 (44%) | 105.0 | -6.31 |
| 21 | 1978 | 1532 | 102.7 | — | — | — | — | +2 | — | — | 16.7% | -2.17 | 0–2 | 1–3 (25%) | — | +0.84 | 1981 | 2085 | 166.5 | — | — | — | — | -7 | +24 | — | 68.4% | +1.72 | 12–7 (63%) | 1–5 (17%) | 99.1 | -8.73 |
| 22 | 1979 | 1659 | 139.7 | — | — | — | — | -114 | -133 | +100 | 40.8% | -0.63 | 2–5 (29%) | 1–4 (20%) | 96.2 | +0.18 | 1982 | 1946 | 157.2 | — | — | — | — | +137 | +62 | -221 | 64.4% | +1.18 | 8–7 (53%) | 4–8 (33%) | 94.3 | -1.96 |
| 23 | 1980 | 1678 | 120.3 | — | — | — | — | -142 | -55 | +52 | 45.7% | -0.54 | 4–2 (67%) | 6–3 (67%) | 108.0 | +0.91 | 1983 | 1971 | 163.0 | — | — | — | — | +82 | +36 | -191 | 63.4% | +1.12 | 17–8 (68%) | 6–8 (43%) | 100.3 | -1.30 |
| 24 | 1981 | 1637 | 113.3 | — | — | — | — | -30 | -12 | — | 42.1% | -0.65 | 1–2 (33%) | 2–2 (50%) | 98.9 | +2.04 | 1984 | 1880 | 145.2 | — | — | — | — | +103 | +50 | -140 | 58.5% | +0.42 | 10–4 (71%) | 5–0 (100%) | 105.7 | -0.38 |
| 25 | 1982 | 1616 | 116.0 | — | — | — | — | -83 | -27 | +105 | 35.3% | -1.12 | 1–2 (33%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.5 | -1.14 | 1985 | 1868 | 147.5 | — | — | — | — | +28 | +92 | — | 59.5% | +0.67 | 4–3 (57%) | 5–3 (63%) | 99.6 | -2.52 |
| 26 | 1983 | 1535 | 105.4 | — | — | — | — | -45 | — | +159 | 30.6% | -1.50 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 | — | +1.12 | 1986 | 1804 | 136.3 | — | — | — | — | +9 | +158 | -98 | 51.6% | -0.02 | 4–4 (50%) | 3–2 (60%) | 98.6 | -0.59 |
| 27 | 1984 | 1523 | 98.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.08 | 1987 | 1920 | 155.2 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +3 | -153 | 62.2% | +0.91 | 7–10 (41%) | 3–5 (38%) | 96.5 | -1.48 |
| 28 | 1985 | 1489 | 92.3 | — | — | — | — | -27 | — | — | 23.5% | -1.94 | 1–0 | — | — | +1.20 | 1988 | 1919 | 153.4 | — | — | — | — | +53 | +15 | -188 | 61.6% | +0.85 | 14–5 (74%) | 5–4 (56%) | 102.8 | -1.02 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 1806 | 132.5 | — | — | — | — | +29 | +122 | — | 52.9% | +0.26 | 9–1 (90%) | 4–4 (50%) | 103.4 | +0.41 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 1703 | 116.6 | — | — | — | — | +42 | +152 | — | 50.0% | -0.35 | 2–6 (25%) | — | — | +0.81 |
| Career | — | 1705 | 123.3 | — | — | — | — | -80 | -46 | +102 | 40.9% | -0.73 | 11–17 (39%) | 14–16 (47%) | 99.4 | +4.13 | — | 2138 | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | +39 | +22 | -162 | 61.2% | +0.90 | 114–67 (63%) | 50–53 (49%) | 100.0 | -3.45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Smith | 1 | 4 | 5 | Mar 19, 1982 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 12, 1981 | H2H |
| Renata Tomanova | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 18, 1980 | H2H |
| Chris Oneil | 3 | 0 | 3 | Jun 22, 1983 | H2H |
| Kim Sands | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 3, 1983 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hana Mandlikova | 7 | 11 | 18 | Mar 28, 1987 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 2 | 15 | 17 | Oct 15, 1988 | H2H |
| Martina Navratilova | 2 | 14 | 16 | Aug 19, 1988 | H2H |
| Andrea Jaeger | 2 | 10 | 12 | Jan 8, 1983 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 3 | 8 | 11 | Nov 14, 1988 | H2H |