H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Billie Jean King vs Sylvia Hanika H2H: 4-2

Billie Jean King holds a 4–2 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Billie Jean King leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1983 Boston semifinal 7-5 6-2.

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Billie Jean King
Age 82 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 19, 1983* Boston WTA 250 SF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 7-5 6-2 Billie Jean King Match data
May 8, 1982* Perugia WTA 250 QF Clay Billie Jean King 6-0 0-6 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jan 16, 1982* Cincinnati WTA 1000 QF Carpet Billie Jean King 7-6 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Sep 18, 1980* Las Vegas WTA 250 R32 Hard Sylvia Hanika 7-5 1-6 6-3 Billie Jean King Match data
Sep 26, 1979* Atlanta WTA 250 R32 Carpet Billie Jean King 6-3 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Aug 23, 1979* Mahwah WTA 250 R32 Hard Billie Jean King 6-2 2-6 6-2 Sylvia Hanika 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
Billie Jean King #22 #13 — 2,402 684 160 81.0% 9 1 0 3 59 72
Sylvia Hanika #223 #6 48 2,137 414 238 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9

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 Billie Jean King Sylvia Hanika
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4
21 — — — — — — — 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6
22 — — — — — — — 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7
24 1968 40–5 88.9% — 1,823 2 6 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8
25 1969 58–14 80.6% — 2,043 2 11 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8
26 1970 47–11 81.0% — 2,172 2 16 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9
27 1971 114–15 88.4% — 2,293 3 33 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9
28 1972 89–15 85.6% — 2,341 6 43 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9
29 1973 56–12 82.4% — 2,294 7 50 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9
30 1974 54–8 87.1% — 2,300 8 56 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9
31 1975 23–3 88.5% — 2,370 9 58 — — — — — — —
32 1976 2–2 50.0% — 2,316 9 58 — — — — — — —
33 1977 46–6 88.5% — 2,386 9 64 — — — — — — —
34 1978 28–12 70.0% — 2,301 9 64 — — — — — — —
35 1979 36–13 73.5% — 2,164 9 66 — — — — — — —
36 1980 39–15 72.2% — 2,122 9 69 — — — — — — —
37 1981 4–5 44.4% — 2,019 9 69 — — — — — — —
38 1982 26–19 57.8% — 1,932 9 70 — — — — — — —
39 1983 22–5 81.5% — 2,052 9 72 — — — — — — —