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

Joannette Kruger vs Meike Babel H2H: 2-1

Joannette Kruger holds a 2–1 lead over Meike Babel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Joannette Kruger leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Meike Babel won the 1997 Maria Lankowitz round of 16 6-4 6-1.

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Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 53 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Meike Babel
GER Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Meike Babel #180 6-4 6-1 Joannette Kruger #45 Match data Aug 1, 1997* R16 Maria Lankowitz Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Joannette Kruger #81 6-7 6-2 3-1 (ret.) Meike Babel #44 Match data Oct 27, 1994* R32 Essen Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Joannette Kruger #95 7-6 6-1 Meike Babel #40 Match data May 4, 1994* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,860 147 163 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Joannette Kruger Meike Babel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1991 0–2 0.0% #134 1,486 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1992 10–18 35.7% #86 1,523 0 0
18 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0 1993 17–15 53.1% #49 1,616 0 0
19 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,576 0 0 1994 13–12 52.0% #46 1,660 0 0
20 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,639 0 0 1995 14–10 58.3% #32 1,751 0 0
21 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,726 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1996 7–13 35.0% #126 1,625 0 1 1997 7–8 46.7% #116 1,702 0 0
23 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,785 0 2 1998 9–16 36.0% #100 1,643 0 0
24 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,713 0 2 — — — — — — —
25 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,646 0 2 2000 1–5 16.7% #425 1,571 0 0
26 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,657 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2 — — — — — — —
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 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 4 10 14 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
20 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 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% 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1998 18 11 29 62.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2000 7 7 14 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2001 16 12 28 57.1% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 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 Joannette Kruger 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1524 111.1 — — — — 0 +43 — 36.1% -1.25 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 106.5 +0.29
18 1992 1508 108.6 — — — — — +78 — 41.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — 0.00 1993 1617 122.8 — — — — -68 +61 — 46.9% -0.30 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.1 +0.80
19 1993 1576 111.5 — — — — -64 +57 +8 38.5% -0.98 6–2 (75%) 2–4 (33%) 103.1 -0.32 1994 1660 133.6 — — — — -29 -5 — 55.6% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 95.6 +1.21
20 1994 1640 139.3 — — — — -110 +86 -11 44.1% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.48 1995 1752 137.0 — — — — -21 -74 — 59.3% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.5 -2.02
21 1995 1726 133.4 — — — — -64 +26 — 54.5% +0.18 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 101.5 +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1996 1625 111.8 — — — — -5 +66 — 36.6% -1.34 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 103.7 -0.38 1997 1703 118.3 — — — — -34 +27 — 40.0% -0.43 2–0 0–5 (0%) — +0.22
23 1997 1786 143.0 — — — — -78 +29 — 53.0% +0.10 11–3 (79%) 6–4 (60%) 109.9 -0.97 1998 1643 129.8 — — — — +3 +57 — 42.9% -0.63 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -1.62
24 1998 1714 137.8 — — — — +52 +7 — 50.0% -0.24 9–5 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 101.8 +0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1999 1647 113.5 — — — — +68 +11 — 39.6% -0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.5 -0.09 2000 1572 85.7 — — — — — +26 — 15.4% -2.62 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
26 2000 1658 124.8 — — — — +24 -4 — 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -0.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2001 1644 115.3 — — — — +38 -79 -127 44.1% -0.64 11–5 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 +0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 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.