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Barbara Rittner vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 0-6

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 6–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1995 Berlin Open round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 6
6 main-draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #12 6-2 6-2 Barbara Rittner #39 Match data May 18, 1995* R32 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-7 6-3 7-6 Barbara Rittner #33 Match data Mar 15, 1993* R32 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 7-5 6-4 Barbara Rittner #42 Match data Feb 8, 1992* SF Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-4 6-4 Barbara Rittner #42 Match data Jan 17, 1992* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #5 6-4 6-7 6-2 Barbara Rittner #75 Match data May 16, 1991* R32 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #5 6-1 6-3 Barbara Rittner #85 Match data May 10, 1991* R16 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7
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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 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% — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
27 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
28 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21
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 — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

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.