H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Barbara Rittner vs Helen Kelesi H2H: 0-1

Helen Kelesi holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Helen Kelesi leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Helen Kelesi won the 1991 Roland Garros round of 128 6-0 6-2.

GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Kelesi #23 6-0 6-2 Barbara Rittner #70 Match data May 29, 1991* R128 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.

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 Rittner #438 #24 661 1,896 211 218 49.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Helen Kelesi #755 #13 54 1,954 213 165 56.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Rittner Helen Kelesi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0
16 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1
17 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1
18 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,814 0 2
19 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,784 0 2
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1
27 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2
30 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2
31 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,570 0 2

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 Rittner Helen Kelesi
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 1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
17 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
18 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
19 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
24 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
31 2004 1 2 3 33.3%
Career 83 93 176 47.2% 73 74 147 49.7% 18 19 37 48.6% 37 32 69 53.6% 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9%

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 Rittner Helen Kelesi
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 1985 1642 120.5 +6 -36 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.84
16 1986 1745 135.4 -29 -31 -160 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.08
17 1990 1557 121.6 +35 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 -0.40 1987 1785 144.2 -39 +12 -185 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78
18 1991 1709 130.4 +4 -111 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01 1988 1815 148.0 -89 +155 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.81
19 1992 1850 151.2 -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88 1989 1872 151.1 -33 +146 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -2.05
20 1993 1844 151.4 +11 -88 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04 1990 1785 139.7 -66 +217 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69
21 1994 1820 146.5 +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12 1991 1715 141.4 -34 +257 -139 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82
22 1995 1729 138.0 +52 -26 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26 1992 1633 124.6 -3 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03
23 1996 1728 144.8 +59 -24 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 -1.28 1993 1756 136.5 -3 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21
24 1997 1653 135.9 +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13 1994 1647 125.5 +73 +113 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 -0.09
25 1998 1664 132.7 -29 +97 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20
26 1999 1655 126.4 +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69
27 2000 1661 124.8 +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48
28 2001 1619 127.0 +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
29 2002 1632 131.4 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
30 2003 1568 107.0 -0.66 -2.21 0.611 40.9% -12 +39 +86 35.4% -1.04 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.2 -0.85
31 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% +36 42.9% -0.43 0–1 -0.31
Career 1897 144.7 -0.82 -0.27 0.767 44.3% +16 -11 -47 50.7% +0.17 61–74 (45%) 39–39 (50%) 96.9 -2.27 1955 146.3 -28 +126 -159 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -1.21

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.