Helga Schultze
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 5 | 1 | 6 | Aug 18, 1974 | H2H |
| Almut Sturm | 5 | 0 | 5 | Jun 3, 1974 | H2H |
| Gail Sherriff | 2 | 3 | 5 | May 1, 1971 | H2H |
| Heide Orth | 4 | 0 | 4 | Aug 11, 1973 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 10, 1971 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Helga Schultze holds a 4–0 lead over Heide Orth in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Helga Schultze leads 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Helga Schultze won the 1973 Braunschweig semifinal 6-4 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Schultze | 6-4 6-3 | Heide Orth | Match data | Aug 11, 1973* | SF | Braunschweig | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Helga Schultze | 6-4 6-2 | Heide Orth | Match data | Aug 29, 1970* | SF | Braunschweig | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Helga Schultze | 6-1 6-1 | Heide Orth | Match data | Aug 11, 1970* | QF | Munich | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Helga Schultze | 6-1 6-2 | Heide Orth | Match data | Jul 11, 1970* | QF | Dusseldorf | WTA 250 | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Schultze | — | — | — | 1,991 | 99 | 27 | 78.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Heide Orth | — | — | — | 1,806 | 66 | 58 | 53.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | Helga Schultze | Heide Orth | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 4–6 | 40.0% | — | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 6–4 | 60.0% | — | 1,563 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 6–6 | 50.0% | — | 1,607 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 1968 | 12–6 | 66.7% | — | 1,610 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 20–15 | 57.1% | — | 1,716 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 1969 | 10–3 | 76.9% | — | 1,720 | 0 | 2 | 1972 | 16–9 | 64.0% | — | 1,766 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 1970 | 17–3 | 85.0% | — | 1,915 | 0 | 5 | 1973 | 6–11 | 35.3% | — | 1,671 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 1971 | 25–7 | 78.1% | — | 1,961 | 0 | 9 | 1974 | 8–6 | 57.1% | — | 1,692 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | 1973 | 17–2 | 89.5% | — | 1,982 | 0 | 13 | 1976 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,671 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | 1974 | 16–4 | 80.0% | — | 1,973 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1976 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,950 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 1978 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,923 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Helga Schultze | Heide Orth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 29 | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 20 | 85.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 31 | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | 32 | 78.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 19 | 89.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 26 | 124 | 79.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 42 | 44 | 86 | 48.8% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% |
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 | Helga Schultze | Heide Orth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1490 | 99.2 | — | — | — | — | — | -14 | +68 | 41.7% | -1.12 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | +0.27 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1564 | 119.8 | — | — | — | — | — | -66 | — | 59.1% | +0.55 | 1–1 | — | — | -0.05 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1608 | 118.3 | — | — | — | — | — | -8 | — | 50.0% | -0.18 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | -0.14 |
| 28 | 1968 | 1611 | 128.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +48 | — | 64.1% | +1.21 | 2–3 (40%) | — | — | -1.26 | 1971 | 1717 | 134.1 | — | — | — | — | -5 | -47 | -188 | 55.8% | +0.61 | 4–3 (57%) | 0–1 | — | +0.31 |
| 29 | 1969 | 1720 | 126.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +61 | — | 73.3% | +1.57 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | -0.26 | 1972 | 1767 | 144.8 | — | — | — | — | -12 | -6 | — | 62.5% | +1.38 | 3–3 (50%) | 0–1 | — | -1.13 |
| 30 | 1970 | 1915 | 157.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +97 | — | 76.1% | +2.67 | 5–1 (83%) | — | — | -1.73 | 1973 | 1672 | 123.4 | — | — | — | — | +105 | -47 | — | 41.5% | -0.46 | 2–5 (29%) | 0–2 | — | +0.74 |
| 31 | 1971 | 1961 | 154.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +60 | — | 74.3% | +2.44 | 4–2 (67%) | 1–1 | — | -0.93 | 1974 | 1693 | 122.1 | — | — | — | — | — | -7 | — | 50.0% | +0.07 | 4–0 (100%) | — | — | +0.59 |
| 33 | 1973 | 1982 | 139.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +92 | — | 85.7% | +2.98 | 2–2 (50%) | — | — | +1.98 | 1976 | 1672 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.14 |
| 34 | 1974 | 1973 | 132.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +107 | — | 75.0% | +2.35 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | +1.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1976 | 1951 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.25 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 1978 | 1923 | 101.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | +0.83 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1991 | 151.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +78 | — | 74.0% | +2.21 | 20–13 (61%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.79 | — | 1807 | 135.2 | — | — | — | — | +24 | -25 | -60 | 52.7% | +0.30 | 18–17 (51%) | 0–4 (0%) | 98.8 | +0.59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 5 | 1 | 6 | Aug 18, 1974 | H2H |
| Almut Sturm | 5 | 0 | 5 | Jun 3, 1974 | H2H |
| Gail Sherriff | 2 | 3 | 5 | May 1, 1971 | H2H |
| Heide Orth | 4 | 0 | 4 | Aug 11, 1973 | H2H |
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 10, 1971 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Masthoff | 1 | 6 | 7 | Jul 7, 1974 | H2H |
| Marijke Jansen | 1 | 3 | 4 | May 24, 1974 | H2H |
| Gail Sherriff | 1 | 3 | 4 | Apr 14, 1974 | H2H |
| Helga Schultze | 0 | 4 | 4 | Aug 11, 1973 | H2H |
| Kazuko Sawamatsu | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jul 6, 1974 | H2H |