Marcella Mesker
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Kohde Kilsch | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jun 19, 1986 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 1 | 5 | 6 | Mar 6, 1986 | H2H |
| Jo Durie | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 26, 1987 | H2H |
| Joanne Russell | 3 | 2 | 5 | Oct 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Yvonne Vermaak | 1 | 4 | 5 | May 25, 1984 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Helena Sukova holds a 2–1 lead over Marcella Mesker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Helena Sukova leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Helena Sukova won the 1985 Tokyo Pan Pacific round of 16 4-6 6-0 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Sukova | 4-6 6-0 6-2 | Marcella Mesker | Match data | Dec 13, 1985* | R16 | Tokyo Pan Pacific | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Marcella Mesker | 6-3 6-4 | Helena Sukova | Match data | Feb 23, 1984* | R32 | East Hanover | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Helena Sukova | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | Marcella Mesker | Match data | Feb 11, 1984* | QF | Chicago | WTA 250 | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcella Mesker | #394 | #31 | 22 | 1,791 | 103 | 134 | 43.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Helena Sukova | #102 | #4 | 735 | 2,218 | 581 | 300 | 65.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
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 | Marcella Mesker | Helena Sukova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 6–4 | 60.0% | — | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 23–23 | 50.0% | — | 1,756 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 33–20 | 62.3% | — | 1,907 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 48–23 | 67.6% | #7 | 2,041 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1979 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,499 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 54–21 | 72.0% | #9 | 2,028 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 1980 | 6–13 | 31.6% | — | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 69–21 | 76.7% | #5 | 2,151 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 1981 | 7–9 | 43.8% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 58–19 | 75.3% | #7 | 2,129 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | 1982 | 14–14 | 50.0% | — | 1,682 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 49–20 | 71.0% | #8 | 2,098 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | 1983 | 16–19 | 45.7% | — | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 39–15 | 72.2% | #8 | 2,036 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 1984 | 21–22 | 48.8% | #37 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 41–17 | 70.7% | #14 | 2,024 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 1985 | 11–20 | 35.5% | #38 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 34–18 | 65.4% | #17 | 1,958 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | 1986 | 16–11 | 59.3% | #31 | 1,760 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 39–16 | 70.9% | #12 | 1,965 | 0 | 9 |
| 28 | 1987 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #148 | 1,623 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 24–15 | 61.5% | #17 | 1,922 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | 1988 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #369 | 1,562 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 21–14 | 60.0% | #22 | 1,887 | 0 | 9 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 18–15 | 54.5% | #29 | 1,819 | 0 | 9 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #35 | 1,776 | 0 | 9 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 8–21 | 27.6% | #80 | 1,655 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #102 | 1,632 | 0 | 9 |
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 | Marcella Mesker | Helena Sukova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 18 | 9 | 27 | 66.7% |
| 20 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% |
| 21 | 1980 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1986 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 82.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 27 | 10 | 37 | 73.0% |
| 22 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1987 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9% |
| 23 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1988 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 70.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% |
| 24 | 1983 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1989 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 81.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 25 | 1984 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 1990 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 26 | 1985 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1991 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 27 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1992 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% |
| 28 | 1987 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1993 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 65.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 29 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1994 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 15.4% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 18 | 28 | 46 | 39.1% | 28 | 35 | 63 | 44.4% | 36 | 44 | 80 | 45.0% | 20 | 25 | 45 | 44.4% | — | 213 | 105 | 318 | 67.0% | 75 | 53 | 128 | 58.6% | 125 | 49 | 174 | 71.8% | 164 | 90 | 254 | 64.6% |
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 | Marcella Mesker | Helena Sukova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1584 | 127.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +54 | 59.1% | +0.91 | 1–1 | 0–3 (0%) | — | -0.28 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1756 | 137.3 | — | — | — | — | -64 | -77 | -97 | 48.2% | -0.15 | 11–7 (61%) | 4–7 (36%) | 105.5 | -2.58 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1907 | 149.3 | — | — | — | — | -85 | -97 | -127 | 59.7% | +0.67 | 8–5 (62%) | 6–8 (43%) | 102.3 | -2.48 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 2042 | 154.9 | — | — | — | — | -99 | -323 | +10 | 60.7% | +0.75 | 20–6 (77%) | 9–10 (47%) | 108.0 | -2.37 |
| 20 | 1979 | 1500 | 112.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +53 | 35.5% | -1.03 | 0–3 (0%) | 2–0 | — | +0.78 | 1985 | 2029 | 162.4 | — | — | — | — | -21 | -243 | +104 | 68.7% | +1.34 | 9–7 (56%) | 9–7 (56%) | 101.9 | -3.44 |
| 21 | 1980 | 1493 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | +46 | — | +51 | 36.6% | -1.05 | 0–3 (0%) | 3–1 (75%) | 97.5 | +0.88 | 1986 | 2152 | 173.6 | — | — | — | — | +12 | -258 | +29 | 73.5% | +1.77 | 11–9 (55%) | 7–9 (44%) | 97.5 | -7.60 |
| 22 | 1981 | 1559 | 120.4 | — | — | — | — | +54 | +11 | -28 | 50.0% | +0.22 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–1 (67%) | 100.7 | +1.20 | 1987 | 2130 | 164.9 | — | — | — | — | +25 | -243 | +121 | 69.5% | +1.40 | 17–7 (71%) | 11–4 (73%) | 105.2 | -4.98 |
| 23 | 1982 | 1683 | 137.2 | — | — | — | — | -141 | -24 | -8 | 51.6% | +0.34 | 5–5 (50%) | 2–7 (22%) | 99.1 | -1.02 | 1988 | 2099 | 164.2 | — | — | — | — | +36 | -123 | +89 | 67.1% | +1.03 | 10–4 (71%) | 14–3 (82%) | 109.5 | -5.27 |
| 24 | 1983 | 1708 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | -78 | -2 | -51 | 48.1% | -0.10 | 2–5 (29%) | 4–3 (57%) | 98.5 | -2.87 | 1989 | 2037 | 158.2 | — | — | — | — | +97 | -141 | +86 | 67.5% | +1.04 | 9–3 (75%) | 10–3 (77%) | 106.3 | -1.47 |
| 25 | 1984 | 1741 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -105 | +23 | -30 | 46.7% | -0.38 | 12–7 (63%) | 9–5 (64%) | 110.6 | +0.43 | 1990 | 2025 | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | +46 | -104 | +169 | 64.7% | +0.88 | 13–4 (76%) | 7–2 (78%) | 106.6 | -0.53 |
| 26 | 1985 | 1660 | 121.1 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +5 | +17 | 39.2% | -0.95 | 5–7 (42%) | 2–4 (33%) | 97.7 | -0.95 | 1991 | 1958 | 153.8 | — | — | — | — | +56 | -26 | +161 | 63.2% | +1.02 | 9–6 (60%) | 5–7 (42%) | 95.3 | +0.66 |
| 27 | 1986 | 1761 | 129.1 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -66 | -55 | 58.7% | +0.24 | 6–5 (55%) | 4–1 (80%) | 104.6 | +0.73 | 1992 | 1966 | 153.3 | — | — | — | — | +48 | -64 | +185 | 69.2% | +1.42 | 7–5 (58%) | 2–5 (29%) | 96.8 | +2.03 |
| 28 | 1987 | 1623 | 99.7 | — | — | — | — | +66 | -58 | +49 | 33.3% | -1.08 | 0–4 (0%) | 2–3 (40%) | 92.6 | +0.52 | 1993 | 1922 | 151.2 | — | — | — | — | +11 | — | +198 | 60.2% | +0.82 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–6 (40%) | 94.8 | +0.04 |
| 29 | 1988 | 1563 | 97.9 | — | — | — | — | — | -35 | — | 27.3% | -1.27 | 0–1 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.52 | 1994 | 1887 | 144.4 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -45 | +168 | 56.1% | +0.41 | 8–4 (67%) | 2–6 (25%) | 97.3 | +1.22 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1995 | 1820 | 144.1 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +33 | +207 | 53.9% | +0.05 | 7–5 (58%) | 9–2 (82%) | 105.6 | -0.11 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1776 | 135.6 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -3 | +295 | 50.6% | +0.28 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–4 (50%) | 97.0 | +0.50 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 1655 | 126.9 | — | — | — | — | -12 | +65 | +386 | 32.3% | -1.05 | 2–7 (22%) | 2–3 (40%) | 92.0 | -0.96 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 1632 | 97.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.34 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.23 |
| Career | — | 1792 | 130.6 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -14 | 0 | 45.4% | -0.37 | 32–44 (42%) | 32–26 (55%) | 102.2 | +0.09 | — | 2218 | 162.3 | — | — | — | — | +10 | -125 | +96 | 62.6% | +0.89 | 156–93 (63%) | 105–89 (54%) | 103.0 | -3.16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Kohde Kilsch | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jun 19, 1986 | H2H |
| Pam Shriver | 1 | 5 | 6 | Mar 6, 1986 | H2H |
| Jo Durie | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 26, 1987 | H2H |
| Joanne Russell | 3 | 2 | 5 | Oct 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Yvonne Vermaak | 1 | 4 | 5 | May 25, 1984 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Navratilova | 6 | 25 | 31 | Oct 8, 1994 | H2H |
| Steffi Graf | 1 | 20 | 21 | Mar 5, 1994 | H2H |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 12 | 18 | Aug 19, 1995 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 2 | 15 | 17 | Aug 20, 1988 | H2H |
| Claudia Kohde Kilsch | 9 | 5 | 14 | Jun 15, 1990 | H2H |