H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 7, 1999* Knokke-Heist WTA 250 QF Clay Barbara Rittner #58 6-3 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #79 Match data
Feb 14, 1997* Linz WTA 500 R16 Carpet Barbara Rittner #43 3-6 6-1 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #18 Match data
Feb 23, 1996* Essen WTA 250 R16 Carpet Barbara Rittner #51 6-4 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #27 Match data
Apr 29, 1995* Zagreb WTA 250 QF Clay Sabine Appelmans #50 3-6 6-2 6-4 Barbara Rittner #35 Match data
Sep 29, 1994* Leipzig WTA 250 R32 Carpet Barbara Rittner #36 6-1 7-5 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data
Jun 22, 1994* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Barbara Rittner #39 6-0 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #19 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,883 209 217 49.1% 0 0 0 1 1 2
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,923 279 202 58.0% 0 0 0 2 5 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 1,468 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 23–15 60.5% #29 1,829 0 1 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,838 0 1 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3
21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,818 0 1 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3
22 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,728 0 1 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,728 0 1 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,653 0 1 1996 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7
25 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,664 0 1 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7
26 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,655 0 1 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7
27 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7
28 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7
29 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,632 0 2 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7
30 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,568 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,571 0 2 — — — — — — —