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

Irina Spirlea vs Nicole Arendt H2H: 1-0

Irina Spirlea holds a 1–0 lead over Nicole Arendt in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Irina Spirlea leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Irina Spirlea won the 1997 Birmingham round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Nicole Arendt
USA Age 57 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina Spirlea #13 6-3 6-4 Nicole Arendt #51 Match data Jun 13, 1997* R16 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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 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
Nicole Arendt #433 #49 487 1,775 67 75 47.2% 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 Nicole Arendt
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1986 2–2 50.0% #164 1,537 0 0
17 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0 1987 0–1 0.0% #366 1,519 0 0
18 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2 1991 1–2 33.3% #218 1,523 0 0
22 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3 1992 4–4 50.0% #124 1,570 0 0
23 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3 1993 12–15 44.4% #88 1,602 0 0
24 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4 1994 14–12 53.8% #73 1,700 0 0
25 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4 1995 11–15 42.3% #117 1,666 0 0
26 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4 1996 9–11 45.0% #79 1,675 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1997 9–8 52.9% #63 1,753 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1999 5–4 55.6% #143 1,750 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #433 1,732 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 Nicole Arendt
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 1993 11 11 22 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1994 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 1995 6 6 12 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 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% — 39 42 81 48.1% 6 11 17 35.3% 21 15 36 58.3% 1 7 8 12.5%

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 Irina Spirlea Nicole Arendt
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1537 112.1 — — — — +62 — — 50.0% +0.34 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +0.09
17 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13 1987 1520 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.26
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60 1991 1523 110.9 — — — — +27 — — 42.9% -1.57 0–1 1–0 — -0.04
22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50 1992 1570 112.2 — — — — +24 — — 47.1% -0.47 1–0 1–3 (25%) — +0.27
23 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60 1993 1602 130.5 — — — — +19 — -10 44.6% -0.25 6–5 (55%) 1–1 — +0.08
24 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82 1994 1701 125.2 — — — — -25 — -95 54.2% +0.41 3–4 (43%) 5–2 (71%) 102.1 -0.54
25 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88 1995 1666 123.1 — — — — +1 -123 -43 43.9% -0.58 2–3 (40%) 6–4 (60%) 101.3 -1.61
26 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20 1996 1676 126.6 — — — — +9 -190 +55 43.5% -0.28 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 102.1 +0.40
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1754 129.2 — — — — -82 -179 +12 50.0% -0.05 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -0.90
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1751 114.1 — — — — — -192 +44 55.0% +0.25 1–1 1–1 — -0.33
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1732 97.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.15
Career — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39 — 1775 131.8 — — — — +2 -167 -8 47.3% -0.19 23–21 (52%) 17–16 (52%) 105.8 -1.74

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.