H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 2-1

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer holds a 2–1 lead over Barbara Paulus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Marianne Werdel Witmeyer leads 1–0 on carpet, while Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Marianne Werdel Witmeyer won the 1996 Philadelphia quarterfinal 6-2 6-3.

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Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
USA
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 6-2 6-3 Barbara Paulus #12 Match data Nov 16, 1996* QF Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 6-2 6-3 Barbara Paulus #110 Match data Jan 25, 1995* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Barbara Paulus #16 6-2 6-3 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data May 25, 1990* R16 Geneva Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer — — — 1,850 181 203 47.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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.

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
1985 6–3 66.7% — 1,541 0 1 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
1986 13–10 56.5% — 1,683 0 1 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
1987 10–17 37.0% — 1,659 0 1 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
1988 11–20 35.5% — 1,586 0 1 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
1989 13–17 43.3% — 1,592 0 1 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
1990 18–18 50.0% — 1,745 0 1 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
1991 21–19 52.5% — 1,739 0 1 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
1992 13–17 43.3% — 1,697 0 1 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
1993 21–18 53.8% — 1,748 0 1 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
1994 22–22 50.0% — 1,773 0 1 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6
1995 20–18 52.6% — 1,787 0 1 — — — — — — —
1996 8–18 30.8% — 1,665 0 1 — — — — — — —
1997 5–4 55.6% — 1,673 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 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 %
1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1986 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1987 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
1988 9 16 25 36.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
1989 11 14 25 44.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1990 14 12 26 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 16 11 27 59.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
1992 11 12 23 47.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
1993 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1995 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 3 10 13 23.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 125 129 254 49.2% 7 20 27 25.9% 11 20 31 35.5% 33 33 66 50.0% Career 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 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
1983 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.02 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
1984 1478 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.29 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
1985 1542 112.3 — — — — +15 — — 63.2% +0.89 1–0 0–1 — +0.37 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
1986 1683 123.1 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.34 8–2 (80%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.30 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
1987 1659 129.2 — — — — +44 — -85 41.9% -0.77 2–6 (25%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.83 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
1988 1587 119.6 — — — — +2 — -37 37.3% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.4 -1.05 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
1989 1592 119.9 — — — — -6 — — 44.1% -0.25 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 +2.41 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
1990 1746 136.3 — — — — +8 -257 — 51.7% +0.10 7–10 (41%) 6–4 (60%) 103.1 -0.70 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
1991 1740 132.5 — — — — +15 -243 -169 48.9% -0.13 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 103.3 +0.98 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
1992 1697 133.3 — — — — +32 — -146 48.5% 0.00 3–7 (30%) 4–1 (80%) 98.1 +0.32 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
1993 1749 139.9 — — — — +28 -270 -150 51.6% +0.31 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 -0.37 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
1994 1773 143.7 — — — — +15 -260 -181 48.5% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.29 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
1995 1788 149.0 — — — — +45 -292 — 54.1% +0.31 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 1666 124.9 — — — — +54 -192 — 31.6% -1.28 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 1673 119.1 — — — — +35 — — 52.6% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1850 139.7 — — — — +22 -251 -124 47.3% -0.20 63–57 (53%) 39–25 (61%) 108.6 +0.74 Career 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.