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

Eva Pfaff vs Elly Appel H2H: 2-1

Eva Pfaff holds a 2–1 lead over Elly Appel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Eva Pfaff leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Eva Pfaff won the 1982 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 6-0.

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Eva Pfaff
GER Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Elly Appel
NED

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eva Pfaff 6-3 6-0 Elly Appel Match data May 26, 1982* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Elly Appel   Eva Pfaff Match data May 6, 1981* R64 Perugia WTA 250 Clay
Eva Pfaff 6-2 6-0 Elly Appel Match data Aug 24, 1980* R16 Bayreuth 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
Eva Pfaff #420 #17 21 1,901 155 202 43.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Eva Pfaff Elly Appel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,520 0 0
1980 12–11 52.2% — 1,608 0 0 1973 7–9 43.8% — 1,580 0 0
1981 14–19 42.4% — 1,632 0 0 1974 6–10 37.5% — 1,583 0 0
1982 18–22 45.0% — 1,775 0 0 1975 6–6 50.0% — 1,639 0 1
1983 31–21 59.6% — 1,856 0 0 1976 10–13 43.5% — 1,700 0 1
1984 14–14 50.0% #31 1,797 0 0 1977 1–3 25.0% — 1,668 0 1
1985 9–11 45.0% #39 1,738 0 0 1978 7–7 50.0% — 1,642 0 2
1986 14–19 42.4% #58 1,689 0 0 1979 3–7 30.0% — 1,597 0 3
1987 19–20 48.7% #44 1,744 0 0 1980 15–9 62.5% — 1,668 0 3
1988 8–17 32.0% #74 1,648 0 0 1981 6–10 37.5% — 1,645 0 3
1989 12–23 34.3% #104 1,587 0 0 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,606 0 3
1990 3–12 20.0% #152 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
1991 1–10 9.1% #203 1,469 0 0 — — — — — — —
1992 0–2 0.0% #420 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —

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.

Eva Pfaff 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 %
1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1973 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
1981 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
1982 3 3 6 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1975 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1983 2 3 5 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 1976 — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
1984 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 4 4 8 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1986 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1987 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1980 — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
1988 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
1989 9 13 22 40.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1982 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1990 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 35 64 99 35.4% 34 47 81 42.0% 44 40 84 52.4% 42 50 92 45.7% 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.

Eva Pfaff 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
1977 1481 98.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.13 1972 1521 112.0 — — — — — +24 — 53.8% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.54
1980 1608 120.9 — — — — -1 -3 — 48.0% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.2 -0.17 1973 1580 117.2 — — — — +77 -56 — 41.2% -0.21 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +1.69
1981 1632 123.3 — — — — -25 +25 -30 45.1% -0.34 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.4 +3.33 1974 1584 114.4 — — — — +15 -68 -4 34.3% -1.03 3–2 (60%) — — +0.24
1982 1776 132.7 — — — — -157 -167 -35 45.2% -0.12 7–6 (54%) 4–5 (44%) 102.8 -1.00 1975 1640 123.1 — — — — — -18 — 46.2% -0.23 2–0 0–2 — +0.73
1983 1856 145.3 — — — — -97 -97 -29 57.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 9–3 (75%) 108.6 +1.01 1976 1701 139.2 — — — — -77 +10 — 42.3% -0.33 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.46
1984 1797 132.6 — — — — +13 -37 -33 47.5% +0.07 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 101.0 -1.64 1977 1669 101.8 — — — — — — -137 36.4% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.15
1985 1739 120.7 — — — — +36 -86 +41 46.3% -0.29 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.71 1978 1643 112.7 — — — — -40 +62 — 50.0% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +2.01
1986 1690 126.2 — — — — +52 -70 +30 42.1% -0.32 6–4 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.8 -0.19 1979 1597 108.4 — — — — — +85 — 34.8% -1.39 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 97.3 +0.76
1987 1744 139.8 — — — — +26 -162 +23 49.4% -0.34 4–5 (44%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -1.04 1980 1669 123.7 — — — — -89 +52 — 57.9% +0.54 6–3 (67%) 2–0 — +0.94
1988 1648 121.4 — — — — +54 -103 +45 33.9% -1.09 5–3 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.9 +0.07 1981 1646 112.6 — — — — -46 +77 — 36.4% -1.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.15
1989 1587 119.6 — — — — +15 — +82 36.3% -1.10 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -0.75 1982 1607 97.5 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.30
1990 1522 111.5 — — — — -4 — — 33.3% -1.19 0–6 (0%) 0–2 — +0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1469 118.5 — — — — +22 — — 16.0% -2.28 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.6 -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1459 103.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1902 135.5 — — — — -11 -65 -2 44.1% -0.41 49–53 (48%) 36–40 (47%) 102.6 +0.12 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.