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Barbara Paulus vs Petra Thoren H2H: 1-0

Barbara Paulus holds a 1–0 lead over Petra Thoren in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1991 Australian Open round of 128 6-3 6-3.

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Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Petra Thoren
FIN Age 57

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #14 6-3 6-3 Petra Thoren #183 Match data Jan 16, 1991* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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 Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Petra Thoren #713 #73 15 1,628 31 63 33.0% 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 Petra Thoren
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 — — — — — — —
18 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2 1989 2–3 40.0% #166 1,498 0 0
20 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2 1990 3–11 21.4% #183 1,442 0 0
21 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2 1991 11–15 42.3% #96 1,545 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1992 12–20 37.5% #103 1,524 0 0
23 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2 1993 3–11 21.4% #177 1,488 0 0
24 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4 1994 0–1 0.0% #248 1,482 0 0
25 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5 1995 0–2 0.0% #211 1,461 0 0
26 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6 — — — — — — —
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 Petra Thoren
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 1990 1 5 6 16.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 4 8 12 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 8 10 18 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 33 50 34.0% 12 22 34 35.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 7 8 12.5%

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 Barbara Paulus Petra Thoren
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1989 1498 101.6 — — — — +57 — — 38.5% -0.39 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +0.63
20 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04 1990 1443 104.7 — — — — +47 +62 — 25.8% -1.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.61
21 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05 1991 1546 125.6 — — — — -38 +48 — 46.8% -0.16 3–7 (30%) 0–6 (0%) 93.6 +0.54
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1525 114.2 — — — — +2 +14 — 42.1% -0.64 4–8 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 97.0 +0.62
23 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39 1993 1488 111.5 — — — — -3 +36 — 26.7% -1.57 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.51
24 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57 1994 1483 102.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.18
25 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39 1995 1461 96.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.80 0–1 — — +0.09
26 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1628 116.8 — — — — +1 +38 — 37.9% -0.87 10–21 (32%) 8–12 (40%) 93.3 +1.91

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.