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

Barbara Rittner vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 0-1

Irina Spirlea holds a 1–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Irina Spirlea won the 1998 Wimbledon round of 64 6-4 6-4.

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Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina Spirlea #9 6-4 6-4 Barbara Rittner #91 Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
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 Irina Spirlea
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 %
17 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
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% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

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 Irina Spirlea
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
17 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
23 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
24 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
25 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
26 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
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 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.