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Helena Sukova holds a 5–0 lead over Melissa Gurney in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Helena Sukova leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Helena Sukova won the 1987 US Open round of 128 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Sukova | 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 | Melissa Gurney | Match data | Sep 3, 1987* | R128 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Helena Sukova | 1-6 6-1 6-2 | Melissa Gurney | Match data | Nov 6, 1986* | R32 | Worcester | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Helena Sukova | 6-2 6-0 | Melissa Gurney | Match data | Mar 15, 1985* | R16 | Dallas | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Helena Sukova | 6-1 4-6 6-4 | Melissa Gurney | Match data | Jan 7, 1985 | R32 | Washington Open | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Helena Sukova | 6-3 6-4 | Melissa Gurney | Match data | Mar 23, 1984* | R16 | Dallas | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Sukova | #102 | #4 | 735 | 2,218 | 581 | 300 | 65.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Melissa Gurney | #1,006 | #17 | 33 | 1,884 | 63 | 61 | 50.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | Helena Sukova | Melissa Gurney | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #84 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1981 | 6–4 | 60.0% | — | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #78 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1982 | 23–23 | 50.0% | — | 1,756 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 31–16 | 66.0% | #23 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 1983 | 33–20 | 62.3% | — | 1,907 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 10–14 | 41.7% | #92 | 1,660 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 1984 | 48–23 | 67.6% | #7 | 2,041 | 0 | 1 | 1988 | 8–13 | 38.1% | #97 | 1,580 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 1985 | 54–21 | 72.0% | #9 | 2,028 | 0 | 1 | 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #260 | 1,561 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 1986 | 69–21 | 76.7% | #5 | 2,151 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1987 | 58–19 | 75.3% | #7 | 2,129 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1988 | 49–20 | 71.0% | #8 | 2,098 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1989 | 39–15 | 72.2% | #8 | 2,036 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1990 | 41–17 | 70.7% | #14 | 2,024 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1991 | 34–18 | 65.4% | #17 | 1,958 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1992 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #12 | 1,965 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1993 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #17 | 1,922 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1994 | 21–14 | 60.0% | #22 | 1,887 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1995 | 18–15 | 54.5% | #29 | 1,819 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1996 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #35 | 1,776 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1997 | 8–21 | 27.6% | #80 | 1,655 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1998 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #102 | 1,632 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Helena Sukova | Melissa Gurney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 16 | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 17 | 1982 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 1986 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% |
| 18 | 1983 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1987 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 19 | 1984 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 18 | 9 | 27 | 66.7% | 1988 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1985 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 1989 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1986 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 27 | 10 | 37 | 73.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1987 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1988 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 70.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1989 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 81.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1990 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1991 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1992 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1993 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1994 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1995 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1996 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1997 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 15.4% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 213 | 105 | 318 | 67.0% | 75 | 53 | 128 | 58.6% | 125 | 49 | 174 | 71.8% | 164 | 90 | 254 | 64.6% | — | 44 | 33 | 77 | 57.1% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% |
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 | Helena Sukova | Melissa Gurney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1561 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | +69 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.41 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.59 |
| 16 | 1981 | 1584 | 127.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +54 | 59.1% | +0.91 | 1–1 | 0–3 (0%) | — | -0.28 | 1985 | 1629 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | +38 | — | -65 | 48.9% | -0.04 | 0–5 (0%) | 0–1 | — | +0.14 |
| 17 | 1982 | 1756 | 137.3 | — | — | — | — | -64 | -77 | -97 | 48.2% | -0.15 | 11–7 (61%) | 4–7 (36%) | 105.5 | -2.58 | 1986 | 1866 | 150.1 | — | — | — | — | +7 | -270 | -266 | 64.8% | +1.29 | 5–6 (45%) | 5–3 (63%) | 101.5 | +0.40 |
| 18 | 1983 | 1907 | 149.3 | — | — | — | — | -85 | -97 | -127 | 59.7% | +0.67 | 8–5 (62%) | 6–8 (43%) | 102.3 | -2.48 | 1987 | 1660 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | — | — | 43.4% | -0.53 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–3 (25%) | 96.3 | +2.75 |
| 19 | 1984 | 2042 | 154.9 | — | — | — | — | -99 | -323 | +10 | 60.7% | +0.75 | 20–6 (77%) | 9–10 (47%) | 108.0 | -2.37 | 1988 | 1581 | 108.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -38 | — | 40.8% | -0.84 | 2–5 (29%) | 0–2 | — | +0.93 |
| 20 | 1985 | 2029 | 162.4 | — | — | — | — | -21 | -243 | +104 | 68.7% | +1.34 | 9–7 (56%) | 9–7 (56%) | 101.9 | -3.44 | 1989 | 1562 | 96.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.18 |
| 21 | 1986 | 2152 | 173.6 | — | — | — | — | +12 | -258 | +29 | 73.5% | +1.77 | 11–9 (55%) | 7–9 (44%) | 97.5 | -7.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1987 | 2130 | 164.9 | — | — | — | — | +25 | -243 | +121 | 69.5% | +1.40 | 17–7 (71%) | 11–4 (73%) | 105.2 | -4.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1988 | 2099 | 164.2 | — | — | — | — | +36 | -123 | +89 | 67.1% | +1.03 | 10–4 (71%) | 14–3 (82%) | 109.5 | -5.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1989 | 2037 | 158.2 | — | — | — | — | +97 | -141 | +86 | 67.5% | +1.04 | 9–3 (75%) | 10–3 (77%) | 106.3 | -1.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1990 | 2025 | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | +46 | -104 | +169 | 64.7% | +0.88 | 13–4 (76%) | 7–2 (78%) | 106.6 | -0.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1991 | 1958 | 153.8 | — | — | — | — | +56 | -26 | +161 | 63.2% | +1.02 | 9–6 (60%) | 5–7 (42%) | 95.3 | +0.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1992 | 1966 | 153.3 | — | — | — | — | +48 | -64 | +185 | 69.2% | +1.42 | 7–5 (58%) | 2–5 (29%) | 96.8 | +2.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1993 | 1922 | 151.2 | — | — | — | — | +11 | — | +198 | 60.2% | +0.82 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–6 (40%) | 94.8 | +0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1994 | 1887 | 144.4 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -45 | +168 | 56.1% | +0.41 | 8–4 (67%) | 2–6 (25%) | 97.3 | +1.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1995 | 1820 | 144.1 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +33 | +207 | 53.9% | +0.05 | 7–5 (58%) | 9–2 (82%) | 105.6 | -0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1996 | 1776 | 135.6 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -3 | +295 | 50.6% | +0.28 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–4 (50%) | 97.0 | +0.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1997 | 1655 | 126.9 | — | — | — | — | -12 | +65 | +386 | 32.3% | -1.05 | 2–7 (22%) | 2–3 (40%) | 92.0 | -0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1998 | 1632 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.34 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2218 | 162.3 | — | — | — | — | +10 | -125 | +96 | 62.6% | +0.89 | 156–93 (63%) | 105–89 (54%) | 103.0 | -3.16 | — | 1884 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | +24 | -137 | -180 | 52.2% | +0.24 | 10–20 (33%) | 6–9 (40%) | 91.7 | +4.02 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Navratilova | 6 | 25 | 31 | Oct 8, 1994 | H2H |
| Steffi Graf | 1 | 20 | 21 | Mar 5, 1994 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 12 | 18 | Aug 19, 1995 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 2 | 15 | 17 | Aug 20, 1988 | H2H |
| Claudia Kohde Kilsch | 9 | 5 | 14 | Jun 15, 1990 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Sukova | 0 | 5 | 5 | Sep 3, 1987 | H2H |
| Catherine Tanvier | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 24, 1988 | H2H |
| Elly Hakami | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 22, 1988 | H2H |
| Lea Antonoplis | 3 | 0 | 3 | Apr 18, 1987 | H2H |
| Manuela Maleeva Fragniere | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nov 17, 1986 | H2H |