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

Helena Sukova vs Steffi Graf H2H: 1-20

Steffi Graf holds a 20–1 lead over Helena Sukova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 21 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 9–0 on hard courts and 7–0 on carpet. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1994 Delray Beach semifinal 7-5 6-4.

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Helena Sukova
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 20
21 main-draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-4 Helena Sukova #18 Match data Mar 5, 1994* SF Delray Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-3 Helena Sukova #13 Match data Sep 12, 1993* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #2 6-3 3-6 6-2 Helena Sukova #17 Match data May 15, 1992* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Steffi Graf #2 6-4 6-3 Helena Sukova #14 Match data Oct 12, 1991* SF Zurich Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-3 Helena Sukova #12 Match data Oct 29, 1990* F Brighton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-2 Helena Sukova #11 Match data May 5, 1990* QF Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 3-6 6-4 Helena Sukova #9 Match data Jan 28, 1990* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1 Helena Sukova #8 Match data Nov 13, 1989 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-3 Helena Sukova #8 Match data Oct 21, 1989* SF Zurich WTA 250 Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1 Helena Sukova #8 Match data Sep 7, 1989* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1 Helena Sukova #5 Match data Mar 18, 1989* SF Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-4 Helena Sukova #6 Match data Jan 30, 1989* F Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-1 Helena Sukova #7 Match data Aug 27, 1988* SF Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-2 Helena Sukova #7 Match data May 15, 1988* F Berlin Open Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Helena Sukova #7 Match data Nov 16, 1987 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Steffi Graf #2 6-3 6-3 Helena Sukova #5 Match data May 9, 1987* SF Italian Open WTA 250 Clay
Steffi Graf #3 6-2 6-3 Helena Sukova #6 Match data Feb 22, 1987* F Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Steffi Graf #3 7-6 3-6 6-1 Helena Sukova #5 Match data Nov 17, 1986 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Steffi Graf #3 4-6 6-2 6-4 Helena Sukova #6 Match data Oct 12, 1986* F Zurich WTA 250 Carpet
Steffi Graf #4 6-2 6-1 Helena Sukova #10 Match data Feb 15, 1986* SF Boca Raton WTA 250 Hard
Helena Sukova 6-2 6-3 Steffi Graf Match data Nov 17, 1983* R32 Brisbane International WTA 500 Grass

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 Olympics 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 0 3 6 9
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107

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 Helena Sukova Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
16 1981 6–4 60.0% — 1,584 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0
17 1982 23–23 50.0% — 1,756 0 0 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
18 1983 33–20 62.3% — 1,907 0 0 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1984 48–23 67.6% #7 2,041 0 1 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30
20 1985 54–21 72.0% #9 2,028 0 1 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
21 1986 69–21 76.7% #5 2,151 0 3 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
22 1987 58–19 75.3% #7 2,129 0 5 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
23 1988 49–20 71.0% #8 2,098 0 5 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
24 1989 39–15 72.2% #8 2,036 0 6 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
25 1990 41–17 70.7% #14 2,024 0 6 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86
26 1991 34–18 65.4% #17 1,958 0 7 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
27 1992 39–16 70.9% #12 1,965 0 9 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
28 1993 24–15 61.5% #17 1,922 0 9 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
29 1994 21–14 60.0% #22 1,887 0 9 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
30 1995 18–15 54.5% #29 1,819 0 9 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107
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 — — — — — — —

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 Helena Sukova Steffi Graf
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 %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1981 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 9 16 43.8% 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5%
18 1983 8 4 12 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
19 1984 12 5 17 70.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 18 9 27 66.7% 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 1985 17 7 24 70.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 13 6 19 68.4% 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
21 1986 23 5 28 82.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% 27 10 37 73.0% 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
22 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 17 4 21 81.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
23 1988 21 9 30 70.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
24 1989 26 6 32 81.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
25 1990 17 7 24 70.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 6 18 66.7% 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1991 16 6 22 72.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
27 1992 20 7 27 74.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 1993 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
29 1994 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
30 1995 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
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% — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

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 Helena Sukova Steffi Graf
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
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41
16 1981 1584 127.8 — — — — — — +54 59.1% +0.91 1–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.28 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74
17 1982 1756 137.3 — — — — -64 -77 -97 48.2% -0.15 11–7 (61%) 4–7 (36%) 105.5 -2.58 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94
18 1983 1907 149.3 — — — — -85 -97 -127 59.7% +0.67 8–5 (62%) 6–8 (43%) 102.3 -2.48 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82
19 1984 2042 154.9 — — — — -99 -323 +10 60.7% +0.75 20–6 (77%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.37 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98
20 1985 2029 162.4 — — — — -21 -243 +104 68.7% +1.34 9–7 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.9 -3.44 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81
21 1986 2152 173.6 — — — — +12 -258 +29 73.5% +1.77 11–9 (55%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -7.60 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
22 1987 2130 164.9 — — — — +25 -243 +121 69.5% +1.40 17–7 (71%) 11–4 (73%) 105.2 -4.98 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
23 1988 2099 164.2 — — — — +36 -123 +89 67.1% +1.03 10–4 (71%) 14–3 (82%) 109.5 -5.27 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
24 1989 2037 158.2 — — — — +97 -141 +86 67.5% +1.04 9–3 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 106.3 -1.47 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
25 1990 2025 160.0 — — — — +46 -104 +169 64.7% +0.88 13–4 (76%) 7–2 (78%) 106.6 -0.53 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
26 1991 1958 153.8 — — — — +56 -26 +161 63.2% +1.02 9–6 (60%) 5–7 (42%) 95.3 +0.66 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
27 1992 1966 153.3 — — — — +48 -64 +185 69.2% +1.42 7–5 (58%) 2–5 (29%) 96.8 +2.03 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
28 1993 1922 151.2 — — — — +11 — +198 60.2% +0.82 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 94.8 +0.04 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00
29 1994 1887 144.4 — — — — +13 -45 +168 56.1% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 97.3 +1.22 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
30 1995 1820 144.1 — — — — +24 +33 +207 53.9% +0.05 7–5 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 105.6 -0.11 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55
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 — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01

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.