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Helen Kelesi vs Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H: 1-0

Helen Kelesi holds a 1–0 lead over Marianne Werdel Witmeyer in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Helen Kelesi leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Helen Kelesi won the 1988 Nashville round of 16 2-6 7-5 6-1.

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Helen Kelesi
CAN Age 56 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helen Kelesi #21 2-6 7-5 6-1 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Oct 21, 1988* R16 Nashville WTA 250 Hard

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
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer — — — 1,850 181 203 47.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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.

Helen Kelesi Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1985 15–15 50.0% #48 1,642 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
1986 28–21 57.1% #39 1,745 0 1 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
1987 22–19 53.7% #32 1,785 0 1 1985 6–3 66.7% — 1,541 0 1
1988 33–19 63.5% #19 1,814 0 2 1986 13–10 56.5% — 1,683 0 1
1989 36–18 66.7% #13 1,872 0 2 1987 10–17 37.0% — 1,659 0 1
1990 23–17 57.5% #25 1,784 0 2 1988 11–20 35.5% — 1,586 0 1
1991 26–20 56.5% #29 1,715 0 2 1989 13–17 43.3% — 1,592 0 1
1992 7–13 35.0% #128 1,632 0 2 1990 18–18 50.0% — 1,745 0 1
1993 18–13 58.1% #48 1,756 0 2 1991 21–19 52.5% — 1,739 0 1
1994 5–10 33.3% #125 1,647 0 2 1992 13–17 43.3% — 1,697 0 1
— — — — — — — 1993 21–18 53.8% — 1,748 0 1
— — — — — — — 1994 22–22 50.0% — 1,773 0 1
— — — — — — — 1995 20–18 52.6% — 1,787 0 1
— — — — — — — 1996 8–18 30.8% — 1,665 0 1
— — — — — — — 1997 5–4 55.6% — 1,673 0 1

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.

Helen Kelesi Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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 %
1985 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1986 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1987 8 5 13 61.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 11 10 21 52.4% 20 5 25 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1986 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
1989 20 9 29 69.0% 13 5 18 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1987 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
1990 7 8 15 46.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 9 16 25 36.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1991 8 8 16 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1989 11 14 25 44.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 14 12 26 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 1991 16 11 27 59.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1994 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 11 12 23 47.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 3 10 13 23.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 98 77 175 56.0% 88 50 138 63.8% 9 15 24 37.5% 18 23 41 43.9% Career 125 129 254 49.2% 7 20 27 25.9% 11 20 31 35.5% 33 33 66 50.0%

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.

Helen Kelesi Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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
1985 1642 120.5 — — — — +6 -36 — 48.0% -0.51 9–6 (60%) 5–1 (83%) 106.9 +0.84 1983 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.02
1986 1745 135.4 — — — — -29 -31 -160 54.6% +0.16 12–9 (57%) 10–8 (56%) 106.9 +0.08 1984 1478 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.29
1987 1785 144.2 — — — — -39 +12 -185 53.5% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 5–4 (56%) 100.3 -2.78 1985 1542 112.3 — — — — +15 — — 63.2% +0.89 1–0 0–1 — +0.37
1988 1815 148.0 — — — — -89 +155 — 62.1% +0.90 6–8 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 96.5 -0.81 1986 1683 123.1 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.34 8–2 (80%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.30
1989 1872 151.1 — — — — -33 +146 — 64.5% +0.83 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 105.2 -2.05 1987 1659 129.2 — — — — +44 — -85 41.9% -0.77 2–6 (25%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.83
1990 1785 139.7 — — — — -66 +217 — 60.0% +0.68 4–8 (33%) 5–4 (56%) 93.8 +0.69 1988 1587 119.6 — — — — +2 — -37 37.3% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.4 -1.05
1991 1715 141.4 — — — — -34 +257 -139 54.7% +0.47 8–6 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 98.7 +0.82 1989 1592 119.9 — — — — -6 — — 44.1% -0.25 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 +2.41
1992 1633 124.6 — — — — -3 — — 46.3% -0.12 2–5 (29%) 2–4 (33%) 94.8 -0.03 1990 1746 136.3 — — — — +8 -257 — 51.7% +0.10 7–10 (41%) 6–4 (60%) 103.1 -0.70
1993 1756 136.5 — — — — -3 +91 -126 57.6% +0.51 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.2 -1.21 1991 1740 132.5 — — — — +15 -243 -169 48.9% -0.13 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 103.3 +0.98
1994 1647 125.5 — — — — +73 +113 — 38.7% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.09 1992 1697 133.3 — — — — +32 — -146 48.5% 0.00 3–7 (30%) 4–1 (80%) 98.1 +0.32
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1749 139.9 — — — — +28 -270 -150 51.6% +0.31 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 -0.37
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1773 143.7 — — — — +15 -260 -181 48.5% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.29
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1788 149.0 — — — — +45 -292 — 54.1% +0.31 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +0.06
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1666 124.9 — — — — +54 -192 — 31.6% -1.28 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.43
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1673 119.1 — — — — +35 — — 52.6% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.07
Career 1955 146.3 — — — — -28 +126 -159 56.1% +0.37 67–61 (52%) 46–39 (54%) 104.4 -1.21 Career 1850 139.7 — — — — +22 -251 -124 47.3% -0.20 63–57 (53%) 39–25 (61%) 108.6 +0.74

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.