H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Irina Spirlea vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 1-4

Barbara Paulus holds a 4–1 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1998 Sydney fourth round 6-2 1-6 6-3.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 55 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 15, 1998* Sydney WTA 500 R16 Hard Barbara Paulus #23 6-2 1-6 6-3 Irina Spirlea #8 Match data
May 10, 1997* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Barbara Paulus #17 6-4 6-2 Irina Spirlea #11 Match data
Apr 6, 1996* Hilton Head WTA 1000 QF Clay Barbara Paulus #24 6-2 6-4 Irina Spirlea #23 Match data
Oct 21, 1995* Brighton WTA 250 R16 Carpet Barbara Paulus #35 7-6 6-4 Irina Spirlea #22 Match data
Jul 14, 1995* Palermo WTA 250 R16 Clay Irina Spirlea #28 6-4 6-2 Barbara Paulus #87 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,021 211 149 58.6% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,956 229 138 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 Irina Spirlea Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1988 19–10 65.5% #27 1,730 0 1
18 1992 0–3 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,831 0 1
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,596 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,894 0 2
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,868 0 2
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,824 0 2 1992 3–7 30.0% #209 1,734 0 2
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,943 0 3 — — — — — — —
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,668 0 2
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,945 0 4 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,802 0 4
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,758 0 4 1996 38–16 70.4% #13 1,876 0 5
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,860 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,745 0 6