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Helen Kelesi vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 1-1

Helen Kelesi and Barbara Paulus are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1990 Geneva final 2-6 7-5 7-6.

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Helen Kelesi
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #16 2-6 7-5 7-6 Helen Kelesi #22 Match data May 27, 1990* F Geneva Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Helen Kelesi #20 6-3 5-7 6-3 Barbara Paulus #28 Match data May 20, 1989* QF Berlin Open WTA 500 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
Helen Kelesi #755 #13 54 1,954 213 165 56.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Helen Kelesi Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,814 0 2 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,784 0 2 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2 — — — — — — —
23 1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 — — — — — — — 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 — — — — — — — 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 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 Helen Kelesi 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 1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9% — 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 Helen Kelesi 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 1985 1642 120.5 — — — — +6 -36 — 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.84 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 1986 1745 135.4 — — — — -29 -31 -160 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.08 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1987 1785 144.2 — — — — -39 +12 -185 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1988 1815 148.0 — — — — -89 +155 — 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.81 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1989 1872 151.1 — — — — -33 +146 — 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -2.05 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1990 1785 139.7 — — — — -66 +217 — 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1991 1715 141.4 — — — — -34 +257 -139 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1992 1633 124.6 — — — — -3 — — 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1993 1756 136.5 — — — — -3 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1994 1647 125.5 — — — — +73 +113 — 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.09 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
Career — 1955 146.3 — — — — -28 +126 -159 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -1.21 — 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.