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Dorte Ekner vs Sylvia Hanika H2H: 0-1

Sylvia Hanika holds a 1–0 lead over Dorte Ekner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1977 Bremen quarterfinal 4-6 6-2 7-6.

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Dorte Ekner
DEN Age 75
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika 4-6 6-2 7-6 Dorte Ekner Match data Jan 10, 1977* QF Bremen WTA 250 Carpet

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
Dorte Ekner — — — 1,500 4 8 33.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sylvia Hanika #223 #5 48 2,137 415 239 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 Dorte Ekner 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 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4
21 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,467 0 0 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6
22 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,452 0 0 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7
23 — — — — — — — 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7
24 — — — — — — — 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8
25 — — — — — — — 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8
26 1977 1–2 33.3% — 1,448 0 0 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9
27 1978 2–2 50.0% — 1,483 0 0 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9
28 — — — — — — — 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9
29 1980 1–1 50.0% — 1,487 0 0 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9
30 — — — — — — — 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9

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 Dorte Ekner Sylvia Hanika
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
21 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
27 1978 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3%

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 Dorte Ekner Sylvia Hanika
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84
18 1969 1484 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.18 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31
21 1972 1468 98.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.25 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73
22 1973 1453 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.28 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52
26 1977 1448 99.0 — — — — +102 — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 0–1 — +0.83 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59
27 1978 1484 104.8 — — — — — — +69 50.0% 0.00 1–1 — — +0.33 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02
29 1980 1488 104.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — 0.00 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81
Career — 1501 101.4 — — — — +102 — +69 39.3% -0.43 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — +15.58 — 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45

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.