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Silke Frankl holds a 1–0 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Silke Frankl leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Silke Frankl won the 1991 Palermo round of 32 6-3 2-6 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silke Frankl | 6-3 2-6 6-3 | Irina Spirlea | Match data | Jul 11, 1991* | R32 | Palermo | 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.
| 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 |
| Silke Frankl | #940 | #67 | 40 | 1,649 | 42 | 77 | 35.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Silke Frankl | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1991 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #212 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1992 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #167 | 1,453 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #122 | 1,525 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1993 | 10–5 | 66.7% | #61 | 1,595 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 0–6 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,457 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1994 | 21–17 | 55.3% | #43 | 1,704 | 0 | 1 | 1990 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #160 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1995 | 36–19 | 65.5% | #21 | 1,823 | 0 | 2 | 1991 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #119 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1996 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #10 | 1,938 | 0 | 3 | 1992 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #117 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1997 | 47–23 | 67.1% | #8 | 1,993 | 0 | 3 | 1993 | 7–11 | 38.9% | #93 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1998 | 37–25 | 59.7% | #15 | 1,943 | 0 | 4 | 1994 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #78 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1999 | 20–25 | 44.4% | #33 | 1,757 | 0 | 4 | 1995 | 0–9 | 0.0% | #421 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2000 | 4–11 | 26.7% | #165 | 1,666 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Silke Frankl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 17 | 1991 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1992 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1994 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1995 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 | 1996 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1992 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 1997 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 67.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1998 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 13 | 5 | 18 | 72.2% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 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 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22.2% | 34 | 49 | 83 | 41.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% |
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 | Silke Frankl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1988 | 1525 | 107.1 | — | — | — | — | -4 | +53 | — | 40.0% | -0.69 | 3–2 (60%) | 1–3 (25%) | — | +1.10 |
| 19 | 1993 | 1596 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | +26 | -23 | — | 58.3% | +0.78 | 5–1 (83%) | 2–0 | — | +1.20 | 1989 | 1457 | 96.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +40 | — | 14.3% | -2.71 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | +0.23 |
| 20 | 1994 | 1704 | 142.8 | — | — | — | — | -144 | +172 | -133 | 54.0% | +0.51 | 6–7 (46%) | 3–3 (50%) | 99.5 | +1.37 | 1990 | 1479 | 108.6 | — | — | — | — | +37 | +16 | — | 47.4% | -0.37 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–0 | — | +0.07 |
| 21 | 1995 | 1824 | 148.4 | — | — | — | — | -135 | +178 | -266 | 63.2% | +1.06 | 8–9 (47%) | 7–4 (64%) | 102.5 | +1.60 | 1991 | 1506 | 111.4 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +73 | — | 39.0% | -0.88 | 3–2 (60%) | 0–2 | — | +0.45 |
| 22 | 1996 | 1939 | 163.3 | — | — | — | — | -92 | +125 | -308 | 62.5% | +1.04 | 6–2 (75%) | 3–4 (43%) | 104.9 | +0.50 | 1992 | 1557 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | -107 | +55 | — | 34.7% | -1.22 | 4–1 (80%) | 1–1 | — | -0.02 |
| 23 | 1997 | 1993 | 165.9 | — | — | — | — | +13 | +5 | -200 | 65.4% | +1.01 | 12–8 (60%) | 13–7 (65%) | 107.9 | +0.60 | 1993 | 1585 | 119.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +43 | — | 41.5% | -0.63 | 2–3 (40%) | 0–1 | — | +0.27 |
| 24 | 1998 | 1943 | 159.8 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +100 | -36 | 60.3% | +0.63 | 6–10 (38%) | 11–8 (58%) | 94.0 | -0.82 | 1994 | 1584 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | -177 | +77 | +41 | 41.3% | -1.04 | 3–1 (75%) | 3–1 (75%) | 104.9 | +1.26 |
| 25 | 1999 | 1758 | 144.0 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +164 | +59 | 48.5% | -0.19 | 5–8 (38%) | 8–3 (73%) | 97.7 | -1.88 | 1995 | 1491 | 92.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +74 | +59 | 0.0% | -4.33 | — | — | — | -0.36 |
| 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 | — | 1650 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | -73 | +58 | +50 | 35.7% | -1.20 | 15–14 (52%) | 7–9 (44%) | 102.0 | +2.52 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 5 | 5 | 10 | May 30, 1999 | H2H |
| Dominique Monami | 6 | 3 | 9 | May 17, 2000 | H2H |
| Monica Seles | 3 | 6 | 9 | Nov 12, 1998 | H2H |
| Mary Pierce | 3 | 5 | 8 | Oct 30, 1999 | H2H |
| Elena Likhovtseva | 7 | 1 | 8 | Sep 5, 1999 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Hack | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 13, 1995 | H2H |
| Zina Garrison | 1 | 2 | 3 | May 25, 1994 | H2H |
| Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel | 2 | 1 | 3 | Apr 7, 1994 | H2H |
| Mary Pierce | 0 | 3 | 3 | Oct 14, 1993 | H2H |
| Gigi Fernandez | 1 | 2 | 3 | May 5, 1993 | H2H |