H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Joannette Kruger vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 1-1

Joannette Kruger and Barbara Paulus are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on carpet, while Joannette Kruger leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joannette Kruger won the 1997 US Open round of 128 6-1 6-7 6-1.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 53 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joannette Kruger #45 6-1 6-7 6-1 Barbara Paulus #16 Match data Aug 27, 1997* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Barbara Paulus #35 6-0 7-6 Joannette Kruger #30 Match data Oct 20, 1995* R32 Brighton Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet

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
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,860 147 163 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 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 Joannette Kruger 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 — — — — — — — 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,576 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,639 0 0 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,726 0 1 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1996 7–13 35.0% #126 1,625 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,785 0 2 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,713 0 2 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,646 0 2 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,657 0 2 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6
28 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Joannette Kruger Barbara Paulus
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1997 4 3 7 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1998 18 11 29 62.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 2000 7 7 14 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 2001 16 12 28 57.1% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 70 67 137 51.1% 62 64 126 49.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 8 18 26 30.8% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Joannette Kruger Barbara Paulus
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1992 1508 108.6 — — — — — +78 — 41.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — 0.00 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1993 1576 111.5 — — — — -64 +57 +8 38.5% -0.98 6–2 (75%) 2–4 (33%) 103.1 -0.32 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1994 1640 139.3 — — — — -110 +86 -11 44.1% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.48 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1995 1726 133.4 — — — — -64 +26 — 54.5% +0.18 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 101.5 +0.79 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1996 1625 111.8 — — — — -5 +66 — 36.6% -1.34 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 103.7 -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1997 1786 143.0 — — — — -78 +29 — 53.0% +0.10 11–3 (79%) 6–4 (60%) 109.9 -0.97 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1998 1714 137.8 — — — — +52 +7 — 50.0% -0.24 9–5 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 101.8 +0.70 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 1999 1647 113.5 — — — — +68 +11 — 39.6% -0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.5 -0.09 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 2000 1658 124.8 — — — — +24 -4 — 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -0.73 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 2001 1644 115.3 — — — — +38 -79 -127 44.1% -0.64 11–5 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 +0.58 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
28 2002 1591 105.0 — — — — +36 — — 30.8% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 1532 103.1 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% — -5 — 16.7% -2.50 0–2 — — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1861 132.9 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% -3 +20 -33 46.1% -0.41 64–42 (60%) 39–40 (49%) 103.4 -0.42 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

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.