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

Barbara Paulus vs Elena Makarova H2H: 3-1

Barbara Paulus holds a 3–1 lead over Elena Makarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 2–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1998 Warsaw round of 32 1-6 7-5 7-5.

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Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Elena Makarova
RUS Age 53 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #28 1-6 7-5 7-5 Elena Makarova Match data Jul 16, 1998* R32 Warsaw Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Elena Makarova 6-4 7-5 Barbara Paulus #16 Match data Jul 19, 1997* SF Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Barbara Paulus #12 6-2 5-7 6-0 Elena Makarova Match data Nov 2, 1996* QF Kremlin Cup Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Paulus #13 6-3 4-6 7-5 Elena Makarova Match data Oct 24, 1996* R32 Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet

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 Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Elena Makarova — — — 1,755 59 73 44.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Barbara Paulus Elena Makarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1 1990 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
18 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2 1993 2–4 33.3% — 1,505 0 0
21 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2 1994 14–13 51.9% — 1,672 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1995 15–14 51.7% — 1,750 0 0
23 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2 1996 12–17 41.4% — 1,681 0 0
24 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4 1997 8–12 40.0% — 1,702 0 0
25 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5 1998 5–9 35.7% — 1,645 0 0
26 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6 1999 3–3 50.0% — 1,631 0 0
27 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Barbara Paulus Elena Makarova
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 %
15 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 1993 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 7 6 13 53.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
23 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1999 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3% — 17 29 46 37.0% 19 26 45 42.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 20 13 33 60.6%

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 Barbara Paulus Elena Makarova
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
15 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41 1990 1493 98.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.12
18 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04 1993 1505 118.8 — — — — +23 — — 38.5% -0.85 0–1 0–1 — +0.16
21 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05 1994 1673 136.3 — — — — -37 -29 — 50.0% -0.27 4–2 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 103.9 -0.32
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1750 140.3 — — — — +1 -136 — 51.5% +0.06 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 100.7 -1.87
23 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39 1996 1681 130.3 — — — — +35 -65 — 44.1% -0.34 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — -0.26
24 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57 1997 1703 123.7 — — — — -46 -12 — 42.2% -0.60 2–5 (29%) 2–3 (40%) 96.1 -0.93
25 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39 1998 1645 110.4 — — — — -5 -23 — 41.9% -0.55 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — -0.76
26 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06 1999 1631 108.8 — — — — -8 — — 50.0% +0.14 1–1 — — +0.79
27 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18 — 1756 136.0 — — — — -4 -49 — 46.2% -0.32 17–22 (44%) 9–12 (43%) 95.7 -2.51

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.