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

Barbara Rittner vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 5-1

Barbara Rittner holds a 5–1 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Barbara Rittner leads 3–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Rittner won the 1999 Knokke-Heist quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Rittner #58 6-3 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #79 Match data Aug 7, 1999* QF Knokke-Heist Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Barbara Rittner #43 3-6 6-1 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #18 Match data Feb 14, 1997* R16 Linz Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Barbara Rittner #51 6-4 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #27 Match data Feb 23, 1996* R16 Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Sabine Appelmans #50 3-6 6-2 6-4 Barbara Rittner #35 Match data Apr 29, 1995* QF Zagreb Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Barbara Rittner #36 6-1 7-5 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data Sep 29, 1994* R32 Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Barbara Rittner #39 6-0 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data Jun 22, 1994* R128 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
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,925 284 205 58.1% 0 0 0 0 7 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 Sabine Appelmans
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0
17 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,467 0 0
18 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0
19 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7
27 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,778 0 7
28 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2 2000 22–23 48.9% #49 1,697 0 7
29 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,689 0 7
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 Sabine Appelmans
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
17 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0%
19 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
20 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0%
22 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
23 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1996 7 7 14 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 4 16 75.0%
25 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0%
26 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
27 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1999 11 8 19 57.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
28 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 139 90 229 60.7% 54 49 103 52.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 69 49 118 58.5%

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 Rittner Sabine Appelmans
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 1–1 — — +0.44
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1498 106.4 — — — — — +40 — 30.0% -1.10 1–1 0–1 — +0.03
17 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40 1989 1468 98.3 — — — — +65 +26 — 31.3% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.98
18 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 103.2 +2.93
19 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14
20 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) 104.4 -0.44
21 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.40
22 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 +0.26
23 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 99.8 -0.91
24 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 95.3 +0.59
25 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) 93.5 -1.41
26 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) 89.5 -0.30
27 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48 1999 1778 137.2 — — — — +27 -92 -38 56.3% +0.48 5–8 (38%) 7–9 (44%) 95.0 -0.07
28 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24 2000 1697 139.6 — — — — +36 -31 +95 48.5% -0.15 7–6 (54%) 7–6 (54%) 100.1 -0.37
29 2002 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85 2001 1689 101.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.19
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 — 1925 148.8 — — — — +14 -69 -45 57.1% +0.51 71–69 (51%) 40–49 (45%) 95.3 +0.71

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.