H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Irina Spirlea vs Fang Li H2H: 2-0

Irina Spirlea holds a 2–0 lead over Fang Li in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Irina Spirlea leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Irina Spirlea won the 1998 Manhattan Beach round of 32 6-0 6-2.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Fang Li
CHN Age 53 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina Spirlea #9 6-0 6-2 Fang Li #36 Match data Aug 13, 1998* R32 Manhattan Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Irina Spirlea #10 7-5 6-2 Fang Li #48 Match data Mar 5, 1998 R32 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4
Fang Li #488 #36 723 1,707 67 90 42.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Fang Li
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 1992 5–8 38.5% #119 1,543 0 0
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1993 6–12 33.3% #132 1,529 0 0
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 1994 13–13 50.0% #67 1,608 0 0
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 1995 9–8 52.9% #93 1,622 0 0
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1996 3–5 37.5% #199 1,591 0 0
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 1997 2–3 40.0% #69 1,599 0 0
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 1998 23–24 48.9% #40 1,676 0 0
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 1999 6–12 33.3% #86 1,585 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2000 0–2 0.0% #503 1,542 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2001 0–3 0.0% #488 1,500 0 0

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 Irina Spirlea Fang Li
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 %
17 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1992 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1995 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1996 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1997 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1998 12 12 24 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2% — 46 55 101 45.5% 17 21 38 44.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 3 7 10 30.0%

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 Irina Spirlea Fang Li
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
17 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20 1992 1544 119.3 — — — — +55 — — 39.3% -0.68 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.13
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 1993 1529 112.6 — — — — +30 +31 — 33.3% -1.36 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.54
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 1994 1609 120.8 — — — — -10 +8 — 49.2% -0.22 4–5 (44%) 2–1 (67%) 101.0 +0.90
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 1995 1623 122.6 — — — — -4 — — 55.3% +0.32 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.34
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 1996 1592 112.9 — — — — +22 — — 38.1% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 +0.31
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 1997 1600 118.4 — — — — +20 — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.54
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 1998 1676 134.1 — — — — +38 -58 — 49.0% -0.06 6–4 (60%) 6–2 (75%) 107.9 +1.15
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 1999 1586 117.9 — — — — +101 -16 — 37.8% -0.59 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 97.9 -0.13
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1542 89.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — +0.39
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1500 92.6 — — — — +80 — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — 0.00
Career — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 1707 127.8 — — — — +28 -30 — 44.1% -0.42 22–21 (51%) 14–15 (48%) 100.5 +1.98

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.