H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Duk Hee Lee vs Elly Appel H2H: 2-0

Duk Hee Lee holds a 2–0 lead over Elly Appel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Duk Hee Lee leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Duk Hee Lee won the 1982 Lugano round of 64 6-4 6-2.

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Duk Hee Lee
KOR Age 73
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Elly Appel
NED

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Duk Hee Lee 6-4 6-2 Elly Appel Match data May 12, 1982* R64 Lugano WTA 250 Clay
Duk Hee Lee 6-4 6-3 Elly Appel Match data Nov 5, 1981* R32 Hong Kong Open 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
Duk Hee Lee — — — 1,747 57 82 41.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Elly Appel — — — 1,716 64 80 44.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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.

Duk Hee Lee Elly Appel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 0–4 0.0% — 1,473 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,520 0 0
1973 3–5 37.5% — 1,489 0 0 1973 7–9 43.8% — 1,580 0 0
1977 1–0 100.0% — 1,506 0 1 1974 6–10 37.5% — 1,583 0 0
1980 12–20 37.5% — 1,526 0 1 1975 6–6 50.0% — 1,639 0 1
1981 20–17 54.1% — 1,715 0 2 1976 10–13 43.5% — 1,700 0 1
1982 14–22 38.9% — 1,702 0 2 1977 1–3 25.0% — 1,668 0 1
1983 7–14 33.3% — 1,655 0 2 1978 7–7 50.0% — 1,642 0 2
— — — — — — — 1979 3–7 30.0% — 1,597 0 3
— — — — — — — 1980 15–9 62.5% — 1,668 0 3
— — — — — — — 1981 6–10 37.5% — 1,645 0 3
— — — — — — — 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,606 0 3

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Duk Hee Lee Elly Appel
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 %
1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1972 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1973 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
1980 4 8 12 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
1981 7 4 11 63.6% 6 10 16 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 3 5 8 37.5% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1976 — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
1983 1 3 4 25.0% 5 10 15 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career 15 20 35 42.9% 28 39 67 41.8% 4 11 15 26.7% 1 10 11 9.1% Career 2 6 8 25.0% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 13 18 27.8% 13 23 36 36.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Duk Hee Lee Elly Appel
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
1972 1474 101.9 — — — — — — +22 0.0% -3.63 — — — -0.37 1972 1521 112.0 — — — — — +24 — 53.8% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.54
1973 1490 110.0 — — — — — +6 +38 37.5% -1.06 — 0–1 — -0.16 1973 1580 117.2 — — — — +77 -56 — 41.2% -0.21 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +1.69
1977 1506 105.4 — — — — — — — 100.0% +4.50 — — — +0.25 1974 1584 114.4 — — — — +15 -68 -4 34.3% -1.03 3–2 (60%) — — +0.24
1980 1527 109.0 — — — — -6 +61 -39 39.4% -1.31 3–4 (43%) 0–1 — +0.17 1975 1640 123.1 — — — — — -18 — 46.2% -0.23 2–0 0–2 — +0.73
1981 1715 132.2 — — — — -48 -104 — 53.4% -0.02 7–7 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 97.6 -0.07 1976 1701 139.2 — — — — -77 +10 — 42.3% -0.33 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.46
1982 1703 127.5 — — — — -117 -29 — 37.8% -1.06 7–5 (58%) 3–1 (75%) 107.2 -4.70 1977 1669 101.8 — — — — — — -137 36.4% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.15
1983 1655 116.4 — — — — -62 +7 — 34.0% -1.34 3–2 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 100.4 -1.28 1978 1643 112.7 — — — — -40 +62 — 50.0% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +2.01
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1597 108.4 — — — — — +85 — 34.8% -1.39 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 97.3 +0.76
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1669 123.7 — — — — -89 +52 — 57.9% +0.54 6–3 (67%) 2–0 — +0.94
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1646 112.6 — — — — -46 +77 — 36.4% -1.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.15
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1607 97.5 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.30
Career 1747 124.8 — — — — -58 -21 +10 41.4% -0.90 20–18 (53%) 6–10 (38%) 101.0 -4.43 Career 1717 127.3 — — — — -21 +24 -48 43.5% -0.39 22–22 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 103.4 +4.27

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.