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

Dianne Van Rensburg vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 0-2

Barbara Paulus holds a 2–0 lead over Dianne Van Rensburg in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1989 Geneva round of 32 6-2 6-1.

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Dianne Van Rensburg
RSA Age 58
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #34 6-2 6-1 Dianne Van Rensburg Match data May 25, 1989* R32 Geneva WTA 250 Clay
Barbara Paulus #105 6-1 2-6 6-2 Dianne Van Rensburg Match data Oct 8, 1987* R32 Athens WTA 250 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
Dianne Van Rensburg — — — 1,790 82 92 47.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Dianne Van Rensburg Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1986 10–8 55.6% — 1,642 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1987 11–19 36.7% — 1,597 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1988 17–19 47.2% — 1,699 0 0 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1989 15–20 42.9% — 1,652 0 0 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1990 23–16 59.0% — 1,769 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 — — — — — — — 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1992 0–1 0.0% — 1,747 0 1 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 1993 3–4 42.9% — 1,731 0 1 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 1994 3–4 42.9% — 1,696 0 1 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 1995 0–1 0.0% — 1,672 0 1 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6

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 Dianne Van Rensburg Barbara Paulus
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1986 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1987 3 5 8 37.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1988 9 8 17 52.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1989 10 10 20 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1990 18 8 26 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1993 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 1994 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 53 45 98 54.1% 9 17 26 34.6% 14 19 33 42.4% 6 11 17 35.3% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Dianne Van Rensburg Barbara Paulus
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1986 1643 122.2 — — — — +3 — -6 51.1% -0.02 6–3 (67%) 3–0 (100%) 108.4 +0.16 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1987 1598 114.7 — — — — +12 -97 +48 37.7% -1.01 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 -0.96 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1988 1699 135.4 — — — — -38 -169 -16 50.6% +0.06 6–9 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 100.5 -1.73 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1989 1653 133.1 — — — — +20 -138 +24 46.8% -0.52 1–6 (14%) 1–3 (25%) 93.7 -0.34 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1990 1770 142.6 — — — — +68 -265 -94 56.0% +0.38 8–5 (62%) 6–6 (50%) 104.0 -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1992 1748 96.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.14 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 1993 1731 115.9 — — — — +47 — — 43.8% -0.81 1–1 2–0 — -0.48 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 1994 1697 109.2 — — — — +50 — — 46.7% -0.53 0–1 1–0 — -0.24 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 1995 1673 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.01 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
Career — 1790 134.8 — — — — +23 -158 +6 48.1% -0.26 27–30 (47%) 18–15 (55%) 105.0 -2.07 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

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.