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Gabriela Sabatini vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 5-0

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 5–0 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1994 Berlin Open round of 32 6-4 6-0.

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Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #6 6-4 6-0 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data May 12, 1994* R32 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 6-1 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Jan 14, 1994* R16 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-4 6-2 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Aug 14, 1993* QF Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-1 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Jan 24, 1993* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Gabriela Sabatini #4 6-0 6-0 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Aug 28, 1992* R16 San Diego Tier III → modern equivalent 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
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Gabriela Sabatini Kimberly Po Messerli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2 — — — — — — —
17 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
18 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9 — — — — — — —
19 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0

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 Gabriela Sabatini Kimberly Po Messerli
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 %
14 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9% — 72 67 139 51.8% 8 20 28 28.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 Gabriela Sabatini Kimberly Po Messerli
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
14 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41 1989 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
18 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
24 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
25 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
Career — 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44 — 1880 144.9 — — — — +29 -197 -111 47.9% -0.22 33–43 (43%) 26–20 (57%) 102.5 -0.12

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.