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

Irina Spirlea vs Meike Babel H2H: 1-1

Irina Spirlea and Meike Babel are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Irina Spirlea won the 1998 Hilton Head round of 64 6-3 6-3.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Meike Babel
GER Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina Spirlea #12 6-3 6-3 Meike Babel #75 Match data Apr 1, 1998* R64 Hilton Head Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Meike Babel #70 7-5 6-2 Irina Spirlea #153 Match data Jul 23, 1992* R32 Prague Open Tier V → modern equivalent 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.

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
Meike Babel #446 #27 377 1,784 71 86 45.2% 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 Meike Babel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1991 0–2 0.0% #134 1,486 0 0
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1992 10–18 35.7% #86 1,523 0 0
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 1993 17–15 53.1% #49 1,616 0 0
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 1994 13–12 52.0% #46 1,660 0 0
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 1995 14–10 58.3% #32 1,751 0 0
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 1997 7–8 46.7% #116 1,702 0 0
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1998 9–16 36.0% #100 1,643 0 0
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 — — — — — — —
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 2000 1–5 16.7% #425 1,571 0 0
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Meike Babel
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 4 10 14 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2% — 20 31 51 39.2% 40 42 82 48.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 9 18 50.0%

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 Meike Babel
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1486 116.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.11
17 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 1992 1524 111.1 — — — — 0 +43 — 36.1% -1.25 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 106.5 +0.29
18 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10 1993 1617 122.8 — — — — -68 +61 — 46.9% -0.30 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.1 +0.80
19 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20 1994 1660 133.6 — — — — -29 -5 — 55.6% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 95.6 +1.21
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 1995 1752 137.0 — — — — -21 -74 — 59.3% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.5 -2.02
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 1997 1703 118.3 — — — — -34 +27 — 40.0% -0.43 2–0 0–5 (0%) — +0.22
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 1998 1643 129.8 — — — — +3 +57 — 42.9% -0.63 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -1.62
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 2000 1572 85.7 — — — — — +26 — 15.4% -2.62 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 1784 130.2 — — — — -23 +23 — 45.5% -0.38 18–18 (50%) 8–17 (32%) 98.2 -0.59

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.