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Lisa Raymond holds a 2–1 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Lisa Raymond leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Lisa Raymond won the 1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinal 6-3 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Raymond | 6-3 6-1 | Irina Spirlea | Match data | Oct 11, 1997* | SF | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Hard |
| Irina Spirlea | 6-4 6-4 | Lisa Raymond | Match data | Mar 24, 1996* | R32 | Key Biscayne | Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Lisa Raymond | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | Irina Spirlea | Match data | Jul 2, 1995* | R32 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Raymond | #884 | #15 | 1,695 | 1,946 | 327 | 273 | 54.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Irina Spirlea | #165 | #7 | 2,577 | 2,017 | 211 | 150 | 58.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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 | Lisa Raymond | Irina Spirlea | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1989 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #449 | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1990 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #336 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1991 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #257 | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #212 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1992 | 7–6 | 53.8% | #75 | 1,618 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #167 | 1,453 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1993 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #55 | 1,692 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 10–5 | 66.7% | #61 | 1,595 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1994 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #44 | 1,749 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 21–17 | 55.3% | #43 | 1,704 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1995 | 25–16 | 61.0% | #20 | 1,812 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 36–19 | 65.5% | #21 | 1,823 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1996 | 23–19 | 54.8% | #27 | 1,860 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #10 | 1,938 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 1997 | 31–21 | 59.6% | #17 | 1,913 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 47–23 | 67.1% | #8 | 1,993 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 1998 | 29–21 | 58.0% | #27 | 1,838 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 37–25 | 59.7% | #15 | 1,943 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 1999 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #28 | 1,784 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | 20–25 | 44.4% | #33 | 1,757 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | 2000 | 26–20 | 56.5% | #30 | 1,794 | 0 | 2 | 2000 | 4–11 | 26.7% | #165 | 1,666 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | 2001 | 33–21 | 61.1% | #22 | 1,833 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2002 | 29–21 | 58.0% | #29 | 1,755 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2003 | 25–18 | 58.1% | #27 | 1,766 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2004 | 20–19 | 51.3% | #30 | 1,760 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2005 | 14–19 | 42.4% | #74 | 1,635 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2006 | 9–16 | 36.0% | #128 | 1,581 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #884 | 1,564 | 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 | Lisa Raymond | Irina Spirlea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 15 | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1991 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1992 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1992 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1993 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 20 | 1994 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1994 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1995 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1995 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 22 | 1996 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 1996 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 23 | 1997 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1997 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 67.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 24 | 1998 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 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% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1999 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 26 | 2000 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 2000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 27 | 2001 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 60.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2002 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 60.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2003 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2004 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 60.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2005 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2006 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 175 | 152 | 327 | 53.5% | 45 | 48 | 93 | 48.4% | 53 | 36 | 89 | 59.6% | 54 | 37 | 91 | 59.3% | — | 64 | 62 | 126 | 50.8% | 90 | 45 | 135 | 66.7% | 21 | 15 | 36 | 58.3% | 36 | 28 | 64 | 56.2% |
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 | Lisa Raymond | Irina Spirlea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1989 | 1497 | 99.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1990 | 1480 | 94.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | +0.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1991 | 1511 | 107.5 | — | — | — | — | +27 | — | — | 57.1% | +0.29 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.30 | 1991 | 1484 | 99.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.13 |
| 18 | 1992 | 1618 | 137.7 | — | — | — | — | +26 | — | — | 51.9% | +0.15 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | +0.38 | 1992 | 1453 | 107.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +22 | — | 14.3% | -2.43 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.10 |
| 19 | 1993 | 1692 | 137.1 | — | — | — | — | -34 | — | +15 | 54.4% | +0.51 | 2–5 (29%) | 3–5 (38%) | 96.3 | +0.84 | 1993 | 1596 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | +26 | -23 | — | 58.3% | +0.78 | 5–1 (83%) | 2–0 | — | +1.20 |
| 20 | 1994 | 1749 | 138.6 | — | — | — | — | -41 | -122 | -60 | 55.2% | +0.24 | 5–10 (33%) | 6–4 (60%) | 98.6 | +0.10 | 1994 | 1704 | 142.8 | — | — | — | — | -144 | +172 | -133 | 54.0% | +0.51 | 6–7 (46%) | 3–3 (50%) | 99.5 | +1.37 |
| 21 | 1995 | 1813 | 147.9 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | -76 | 56.0% | +0.40 | 12–6 (67%) | 7–5 (58%) | 107.8 | +0.56 | 1995 | 1824 | 148.4 | — | — | — | — | -135 | +178 | -266 | 63.2% | +1.06 | 8–9 (47%) | 7–4 (64%) | 102.5 | +1.60 |
| 22 | 1996 | 1861 | 149.8 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -246 | -26 | 53.3% | +0.25 | 5–5 (50%) | 6–4 (60%) | 101.3 | -0.87 | 1996 | 1939 | 163.3 | — | — | — | — | -92 | +125 | -308 | 62.5% | +1.04 | 6–2 (75%) | 3–4 (43%) | 104.9 | +0.50 |
| 23 | 1997 | 1913 | 159.1 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -242 | -109 | 57.9% | +0.55 | 9–8 (53%) | 7–2 (78%) | 104.2 | -0.65 | 1997 | 1993 | 165.9 | — | — | — | — | +13 | +5 | -200 | 65.4% | +1.01 | 12–8 (60%) | 13–7 (65%) | 107.9 | +0.60 |
| 24 | 1998 | 1839 | 147.1 | — | — | — | — | +16 | -55 | -97 | 56.9% | +0.45 | 10–10 (50%) | 8–5 (62%) | 98.2 | +0.54 | 1998 | 1943 | 159.8 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +100 | -36 | 60.3% | +0.63 | 6–10 (38%) | 11–8 (58%) | 94.0 | -0.82 |
| 25 | 1999 | 1784 | 143.4 | — | — | — | — | +11 | -60 | -17 | 49.5% | +0.06 | 9–10 (47%) | 5–6 (45%) | 98.1 | -0.50 | 1999 | 1758 | 144.0 | — | — | — | — | +18 | +164 | +59 | 48.5% | -0.19 | 5–8 (38%) | 8–3 (73%) | 97.7 | -1.88 |
| 26 | 2000 | 1795 | 141.6 | — | — | — | — | -33 | -118 | +163 | 55.0% | +0.43 | 9–8 (53%) | 2–6 (25%) | 96.1 | -0.19 | 2000 | 1667 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | +76 | +126 | — | 35.3% | -1.15 | 0–4 (0%) | 1–0 | — | -1.20 |
| 27 | 2001 | 1834 | 151.1 | — | — | — | — | -13 | -128 | +181 | 58.1% | +0.74 | 10–8 (56%) | 5–5 (50%) | 101.6 | -2.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2002 | 1755 | 138.0 | — | — | — | — | +6 | -113 | +316 | 54.5% | +0.35 | 8–4 (67%) | 3–7 (30%) | 97.9 | +0.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2003 | 1766 | 139.9 | +1.58 | +1.47 | 1.097 | 52.3% | +23 | -87 | +216 | 53.8% | +0.08 | 13–7 (65%) | 7–4 (64%) | 105.7 | +0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2004 | 1760 | 142.2 | +2.54 | -0.29 | 1.089 | 51.9% | +66 | -171 | +175 | 48.9% | +0.05 | 10–6 (63%) | 4–2 (67%) | 103.9 | +0.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2005 | 1635 | 122.3 | -3.26 | -0.74 | 0.782 | 44.6% | +87 | -100 | +170 | 43.2% | -0.10 | 6–4 (60%) | 5–2 (71%) | 103.1 | +2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2006 | 1581 | 121.0 | +0.78 | -3.50 | 0.877 | 47.3% | +54 | -66 | +220 | 35.2% | -0.93 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–5 (38%) | 96.0 | -0.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2007 | 1565 | 98.6 | -2.01 | +0.33 | 0.601 | 42.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1947 | 150.2 | +0.86 | -1.52 | 0.940 | 48.9% | +12 | -115 | +91 | 53.0% | +0.26 | 113–94 (55%) | 71–64 (53%) | 102.4 | +0.25 | — | 2018 | 159.2 | — | — | — | — | -35 | +121 | -145 | 58.2% | +0.61 | 48–51 (48%) | 49–29 (63%) | 104.8 | +0.39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Sugiyama | 8 | 7 | 15 | Aug 21, 2003 | H2H |
| Conchita Martínez | 5 | 9 | 14 | Jun 17, 2004 | H2H |
| Amanda Coetzer | 4 | 10 | 14 | Mar 5, 2003 | H2H |
| Lindsay Davenport | 0 | 12 | 12 | Feb 1, 2003 | H2H |
| Magdalena Maleeva | 3 | 8 | 11 | Feb 6, 2004 | H2H |
| 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 |