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: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Steffi Graf holds a 1–0 lead over Marcella Mesker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Steffi Graf leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1986 Roland Garros round of 32 6-2 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steffi Graf | 6-2 6-1 | Marcella Mesker | Match data | Jun 1, 1986* | R32 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | 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 | Olympics | 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steffi Graf | #3 | #1 | 5,028 | 2,603 | 876 | 110 | 88.8% | 22 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 107 |
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 | Steffi Graf | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,502 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 2–4 | 33.3% | — | 1,507 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 6–7 | 46.2% | — | 1,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 17–13 | 56.7% | #22 | 1,748 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 40–13 | 75.5% | #6 | 2,038 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 63–6 | 91.3% | #3 | 2,322 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 70–2 | 97.2% | #1 | 2,505 | 1 | 19 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 73–3 | 96.1% | #1 | 2,539 | 5 | 30 |
| 20 | 1979 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,499 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 85–2 | 97.7% | #1 | 2,588 | 8 | 44 |
| 21 | 1980 | 6–13 | 31.6% | — | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 72–5 | 93.5% | #1 | 2,512 | 9 | 54 |
| 22 | 1981 | 7–9 | 43.8% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 64–8 | 88.9% | #2 | 2,420 | 10 | 61 |
| 23 | 1982 | 14–14 | 50.0% | — | 1,682 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 66–7 | 90.4% | #2 | 2,434 | 11 | 69 |
| 24 | 1983 | 16–19 | 45.7% | — | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 77–5 | 93.9% | #1 | 2,506 | 14 | 79 |
| 25 | 1984 | 21–22 | 48.8% | #37 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 58–6 | 90.6% | #1 | 2,414 | 15 | 86 |
| 26 | 1985 | 11–20 | 35.5% | #38 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | 48–2 | 96.0% | #1 | 2,464 | 18 | 95 |
| 27 | 1986 | 16–11 | 59.3% | #31 | 1,760 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 51–4 | 92.7% | #1 | 2,475 | 21 | 102 |
| 28 | 1987 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #148 | 1,623 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 16–4 | 80.0% | #28 | 2,400 | 21 | 103 |
| 29 | 1988 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #369 | 1,562 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 33–9 | 78.6% | #9 | 2,305 | 21 | 106 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 34–9 | 79.1% | #3 | 2,242 | 22 | 107 |
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 | Steffi Graf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 87.0% | 24 | 1 | 25 | 96.0% | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 95.8% | 32 | 0 | 32 | 100.0% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100.0% |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 39 | 1 | 40 | 97.5% | 20 | 1 | 21 | 95.2% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% |
| 20 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 100.0% | 25 | 2 | 27 | 92.6% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 14 | 0 | 14 | 100.0% |
| 21 | 1980 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1990 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 95.8% | 20 | 2 | 22 | 90.9% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 24 | 1 | 25 | 96.0% |
| 22 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1991 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 84.6% | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% |
| 23 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1992 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7% | 25 | 3 | 28 | 89.3% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 21 | 2 | 23 | 91.3% |
| 24 | 1983 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1993 | 33 | 2 | 35 | 94.3% | 21 | 1 | 22 | 95.5% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% |
| 25 | 1984 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 1994 | 38 | 2 | 40 | 95.0% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 26 | 1985 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1995 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 95.7% | 11 | 0 | 11 | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 27 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1996 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 95.5% | 14 | 1 | 15 | 93.3% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 28 | 1987 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 29 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Career | — | 18 | 28 | 46 | 39.1% | 28 | 35 | 63 | 44.4% | 36 | 44 | 80 | 45.0% | 20 | 25 | 45 | 44.4% | — | 350 | 39 | 389 | 90.0% | 267 | 32 | 299 | 89.3% | 84 | 14 | 98 | 85.7% | 175 | 25 | 200 | 87.5% |
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 | Steffi Graf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1502 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | 0.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.64 |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1507 | 121.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +26 | — | 38.5% | -0.62 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.12 |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1546 | 109.1 | — | — | — | — | +59 | +52 | +29 | 48.1% | -0.15 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | +1.35 |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1748 | 139.6 | — | — | — | — | -68 | -81 | -28 | 51.4% | +0.26 | 9–3 (75%) | 3–2 (60%) | 111.2 | -0.41 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 2038 | 163.0 | — | — | — | — | -73 | -131 | -289 | 69.6% | +1.45 | 9–4 (69%) | 10–3 (77%) | 110.8 | -2.74 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 2322 | 176.8 | — | — | — | — | -62 | -128 | — | 80.5% | +2.45 | 17–3 (85%) | 6–7 (46%) | 110.7 | -5.94 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 2505 | 181.5 | — | — | — | — | -48 | -84 | -637 | 90.8% | +3.42 | 9–0 (100%) | 3–3 (50%) | 107.5 | -4.82 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 2540 | 181.5 | — | — | — | — | -7 | -92 | -528 | 91.8% | +3.75 | 7–2 (78%) | 4–2 (67%) | 102.5 | -1.98 |
| 20 | 1979 | 1500 | 112.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +53 | 35.5% | -1.03 | 0–3 (0%) | 2–0 | — | +0.78 | 1989 | 2588 | 183.5 | — | — | — | — | +30 | -140 | -492 | 93.4% | +3.80 | 7–2 (78%) | 2–2 (50%) | 102.4 | -1.81 |
| 21 | 1980 | 1493 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | +46 | — | +51 | 36.6% | -1.05 | 0–3 (0%) | 3–1 (75%) | 97.5 | +0.88 | 1990 | 2512 | 178.9 | — | — | — | — | +89 | -52 | -324 | 89.0% | +3.13 | 8–1 (89%) | 5–6 (45%) | 98.6 | -0.44 |
| 22 | 1981 | 1559 | 120.4 | — | — | — | — | +54 | +11 | -28 | 50.0% | +0.22 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–1 (67%) | 100.7 | +1.20 | 1991 | 2420 | 177.1 | — | — | — | — | +72 | +83 | -183 | 86.8% | +3.10 | 4–5 (44%) | 6–6 (50%) | 92.3 | -0.99 |
| 23 | 1982 | 1683 | 137.2 | — | — | — | — | -141 | -24 | -8 | 51.6% | +0.34 | 5–5 (50%) | 2–7 (22%) | 99.1 | -1.02 | 1992 | 2435 | 179.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +66 | -41 | 82.0% | +2.69 | 16–5 (76%) | 6–5 (55%) | 99.7 | -1.85 |
| 24 | 1983 | 1708 | 136.1 | — | — | — | — | -78 | -2 | -51 | 48.1% | -0.10 | 2–5 (29%) | 4–3 (57%) | 98.5 | -2.87 | 1993 | 2506 | 183.0 | — | — | — | — | -28 | +45 | -107 | 86.5% | +2.91 | 13–3 (81%) | 8–2 (80%) | 107.4 | -3.07 |
| 25 | 1984 | 1741 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -105 | +23 | -30 | 46.7% | -0.38 | 12–7 (63%) | 9–5 (64%) | 110.6 | +0.43 | 1994 | 2415 | 179.9 | — | — | — | — | +25 | +40 | — | 86.0% | +3.10 | 7–3 (70%) | 3–7 (30%) | 93.7 | -1.05 |
| 26 | 1985 | 1660 | 121.1 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +5 | +17 | 39.2% | -0.95 | 5–7 (42%) | 2–4 (33%) | 97.7 | -0.95 | 1995 | 2465 | 178.3 | — | — | — | — | +6 | +52 | -61 | 87.4% | +2.78 | 8–2 (80%) | 3–3 (50%) | 102.0 | -1.58 |
| 27 | 1986 | 1761 | 129.1 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -66 | -55 | 58.7% | +0.24 | 6–5 (55%) | 4–1 (80%) | 104.6 | +0.73 | 1996 | 2475 | 176.2 | — | — | — | — | -6 | +55 | +63 | 89.5% | +2.71 | 6–1 (86%) | 8–2 (80%) | 104.0 | -1.13 |
| 28 | 1987 | 1623 | 99.7 | — | — | — | — | +66 | -58 | +49 | 33.3% | -1.08 | 0–4 (0%) | 2–3 (40%) | 92.6 | +0.52 | 1997 | 2400 | 149.1 | — | — | — | — | +38 | +70 | — | 75.0% | +1.65 | 4–0 (100%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | 0.00 |
| 29 | 1988 | 1563 | 97.9 | — | — | — | — | — | -35 | — | 27.3% | -1.27 | 0–1 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.52 | 1998 | 2305 | 172.9 | — | — | — | — | +58 | — | +169 | 74.5% | +2.06 | 8–4 (67%) | 4–3 (57%) | 98.2 | -1.13 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 2243 | 171.2 | — | — | — | — | -5 | +219 | +171 | 70.7% | +1.82 | 13–4 (76%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.9 | -2.55 |
| Career | — | 1792 | 130.6 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -14 | 0 | 45.4% | -0.37 | 32–44 (42%) | 32–26 (55%) | 102.2 | +0.09 | — | 2604 | 181.8 | — | — | — | — | +8 | -20 | -151 | 83.0% | +2.71 | 147–45 (77%) | 78–58 (57%) | 106.9 | -3.01 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriela Sabatini | 28 | 11 | 39 | Sep 9, 1995 | H2H |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 27 | 8 | 35 | Jul 8, 1996 | H2H |
| Jana Novotna | 30 | 4 | 34 | Mar 14, 1999 | H2H |
| Natasha Zvereva | 20 | 1 | 21 | Mar 22, 1999 | H2H |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 21 | 0 | 21 | Nov 14, 1998 | H2H |