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

Barbara Rittner vs Jolene Watanabe H2H: 1-0

Barbara Rittner holds a 1–0 lead over Jolene Watanabe in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Rittner leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Rittner won the 1998 Key Biscayne round of 128 1-6 6-3 6-2.

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Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Jolene Watanabe
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Rittner #86 1-6 6-3 6-2 Jolene Watanabe #124 Match data Mar 20, 1998* R128 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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 Rittner #438 #24 661 1,896 211 218 49.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Jolene Watanabe #1,101 #72 312 1,619 45 80 36.0% 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 Rittner Jolene Watanabe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1 1991 2–3 40.0% #217 1,505 0 0
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1 1992 1–2 33.3% #220 1,499 0 0
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1 1993 6–9 40.0% #116 1,528 0 0
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1 1994 13–16 44.8% #102 1,584 0 0
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1 1995 9–16 36.0% #132 1,517 0 0
27 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1 1996 8–14 36.4% #73 1,573 0 0
28 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2 1997 5–12 29.4% #103 1,534 0 0
29 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2 1998 0–3 0.0% #128 1,499 0 0
30 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2 1999 1–4 20.0% #113 1,463 0 0
31 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,570 0 2 2000 0–1 0.0% #226 1,458 0 0

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 Jolene Watanabe
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1991 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1993 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 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% 1994 8 11 19 42.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1995 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 5 7 12 41.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1998 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1999 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2004 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 83 93 176 47.2% 73 74 147 49.7% 18 19 37 48.6% 37 32 69 53.6% — 30 49 79 38.0% 5 17 22 22.7% 3 7 10 30.0% 7 7 14 50.0%

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 Jolene Watanabe
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26 1991 1505 108.5 — — — — +29 — — 45.5% +0.09 0–1 0–1 — +0.60
23 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28 1992 1500 104.0 — — — — +26 — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 0–1 — +0.25
24 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13 1993 1528 113.1 — — — — +3 +33 — 37.5% -0.78 2–0 — — +0.45
25 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20 1994 1584 123.8 — — — — +7 -6 +7 47.7% -0.05 2–5 (29%) 4–2 (67%) 99.7 +1.42
26 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69 1995 1518 107.5 — — — — +12 +74 — 36.8% -0.68 4–3 (57%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +1.91
27 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48 1996 1573 122.1 — — — — +24 -46 — 32.6% -1.32 1–2 (33%) 1–6 (14%) 96.7 -0.21
28 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24 1997 1535 109.8 — — — — +64 -51 — 29.3% -1.37 5–2 (71%) — — +0.19
29 2002 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85 1998 1499 96.1 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.72 0–1 — — 0.00
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 1999 1464 95.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.53
31 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% — +36 — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — -0.31 2000 1459 96.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.11
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 — 1620 117.2 — — — — +21 +6 +7 36.7% -0.84 14–15 (48%) 6–14 (30%) 98.5 +4.02

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.