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Martina Navratilova vs Sylvia Hanika H2H: 14-2

Martina Navratilova holds a 14–2 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 16 main-draw meetings, Martina Navratilova leads 7–1 on carpet and 5–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Martina Navratilova won the 1988 Canadian Open round of 16 6-1 6-1.

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Martina Navratilova
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
14 – 2
16 main-draw meetings
Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martina Navratilova #2 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #16 Match data Aug 19, 1988* R16 Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Martina Navratilova #2 6-4 6-0 Sylvia Hanika #14 Match data Jan 20, 1988* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova #1 6-0 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #19 Match data Jun 2, 1987* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Sep 9, 1983* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data Mar 23, 1983 SF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 7-6 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 16, 1983* F Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 9, 1983* F Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 1-6 6-3 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Mar 24, 1982 F WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 30, 1982* SF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data Oct 31, 1981* SF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Oct 10, 1981* SF Tampa WTA 250 Hard
Martina Navratilova 7-5 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data Aug 22, 1981* QF Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Martina Navratilova Match data Jun 4, 1981* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Martina Navratilova 4-6 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data Apr 25, 1981* QF Amelia Island Championships WTA 250 Clay
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 25, 1981* F Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Carpet
Martina Navratilova 5-7 7-5 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data Nov 8, 1979* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 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.

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
Martina Navratilova — #1 290 2,683 1,419 230 86.1% 18 3 8 51 87 167
Sylvia Hanika — #5 48 2,137 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9

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 Martina Navratilova Sylvia Hanika
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1973 17–17 50.0% — 1,741 0 0 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1974 34–20 63.0% — 1,960 0 1 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0
18 1975 82–22 78.8% #3 2,247 0 5 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1
19 1976 41–16 71.9% #4 2,171 0 7 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3
20 1977 67–15 81.7% #3 2,254 0 13 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4
21 1978 78–10 88.6% #1 2,411 1 24 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6
22 1979 91–12 88.3% #1 2,438 2 34 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7
23 1980 86–13 86.9% #3 2,360 2 45 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7
24 1981 90–15 85.7% #3 2,426 3 55 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8
25 1982 85–3 96.6% #1 2,541 5 70 1985 22–16 57.9% — 1,868 0 8
26 1983 84–1 98.8% #1 2,641 8 86 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9
27 1984 78–2 97.5% #1 2,651 11 99 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9
28 1985 84–5 94.4% #1 2,597 13 111 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9
29 1986 84–3 96.6% #1 2,635 15 125 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9
30 1987 56–8 87.5% #2 2,528 17 129 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9
31 1988 70–7 90.9% #2 2,456 17 138 — — — — — — —
32 1989 68–8 89.5% #2 2,425 17 146 — — — — — — —
33 1990 52–7 88.1% #3 2,323 18 152 — — — — — — —
34 1991 53–9 85.5% #4 2,322 18 157 — — — — — — —
35 1992 38–8 82.6% #5 2,328 18 161 — — — — — — —
36 1993 46–8 85.2% #3 2,265 18 166 — — — — — — —
37 1994 33–14 70.2% #8 2,073 18 167 — — — — — — —
45 2002 1–1 50.0% — 2,051 18 167 — — — — — — —
47 2004 1–4 20.0% #388 1,940 18 167 — — — — — — —
48 2005 0–1 0.0% — 1,910 18 167 — — — — — — —

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 Martina Navratilova Sylvia Hanika
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 %
15 1972 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
17 1974 1 3 4 25.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1975 25 7 32 78.1% 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 23 5 28 82.1% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0%
19 1976 10 4 14 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 14 2 16 87.5% 16 8 24 66.7% 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1977 17 6 23 73.9% 10 1 11 90.9% 9 3 12 75.0% 31 5 36 86.1% 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
21 1978 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 43 4 47 91.5% 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2%
22 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 59 6 65 90.8% 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4%
23 1980 18 6 24 75.0% 9 0 9 100.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 47 3 50 94.0% 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0%
24 1981 14 2 16 87.5% 11 3 14 78.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 44 6 50 88.0% 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 1982 12 1 13 92.3% 15 0 15 100.0% 21 1 22 95.5% 37 1 38 97.4% 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1983 22 0 22 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 19 0 19 100.0% 31 0 31 100.0% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
27 1984 17 0 17 100.0% 16 0 16 100.0% 27 1 28 96.4% 18 1 19 94.7% 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1985 24 3 27 88.9% 14 1 15 93.3% 29 0 29 100.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 1986 17 0 17 100.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 13 0 13 100.0% 44 1 45 97.8% 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 1987 15 2 17 88.2% 13 3 16 81.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1988 26 3 29 89.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 1 16 93.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1989 28 3 31 90.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 1 18 94.4% 17 2 19 89.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1990 12 2 14 85.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 13 0 13 100.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1991 15 2 17 88.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 1 16 93.8% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1992 14 1 15 93.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 4 21 81.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1993 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1994 8 2 10 80.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
45 2002 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
47 2004 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
48 2005 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 344 58 402 85.6% 226 58 284 79.6% 315 42 357 88.2% 534 71 605 88.3% — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3%

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 Martina Navratilova Sylvia Hanika
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 1972 1483 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1973 1742 151.2 — — — — -211 +47 -161 52.0% +0.01 4–5 (44%) 2–3 (40%) 100.5 -2.94 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64
17 1974 1961 159.8 — — — — -284 +114 -237 60.3% +0.74 12–11 (52%) 11–4 (73%) 109.9 -10.07 1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84
18 1975 2248 173.0 — — — — +7 -18 -381 75.8% +1.74 14–7 (67%) 11–2 (85%) 111.5 -12.63 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65
19 1976 2171 161.3 — — — — +2 -37 -76 70.4% +1.38 11–6 (65%) 4–1 (80%) 102.0 -6.18 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46
20 1977 2254 173.5 — — — — +99 -71 -111 79.0% +2.21 7–7 (50%) 10–5 (67%) 100.7 -8.88 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31
21 1978 2411 178.8 — — — — +64 -284 -71 83.2% +2.69 15–2 (88%) 5–10 (33%) 104.2 -7.28 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73
22 1979 2439 178.9 — — — — +41 -219 -58 84.3% +2.59 11–3 (79%) 7–2 (78%) 102.8 -4.91 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96
23 1980 2360 177.9 — — — — +171 -59 -3 81.3% +2.45 17–6 (74%) 13–3 (81%) 102.1 -5.38 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30
24 1981 2426 179.3 — — — — +101 -134 -12 80.4% +2.47 16–11 (59%) 7–9 (44%) 94.1 -8.88 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38
25 1982 2542 179.1 — — — — +105 -126 -87 90.0% +3.08 13–3 (81%) 12–4 (75%) 104.0 -3.08 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52
26 1983 2641 183.1 — — — — +115 -238 -77 94.9% +3.91 7–1 (88%) 5–0 (100%) 105.4 -2.54 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59
27 1984 2652 177.3 — — — — +102 -154 -67 94.0% +3.48 7–2 (78%) 7–1 (88%) 103.4 -1.21 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48
28 1985 2597 177.7 — — — — +45 -40 +98 90.1% +3.06 10–3 (77%) 9–4 (69%) 101.4 -2.02 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02
29 1986 2635 182.2 — — — — +71 -120 +83 91.0% +3.03 12–2 (86%) 14–2 (88%) 107.4 -2.42 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41
30 1987 2529 176.8 — — — — +116 -44 +190 85.7% +2.83 3–2 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 99.6 -3.19 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81
31 1988 2457 176.8 — — — — +130 +14 +224 85.5% +2.93 10–3 (77%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 -2.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1989 2426 176.3 — — — — +96 -17 +175 86.5% +2.82 7–4 (64%) 9–1 (90%) 98.0 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1990 2323 174.5 — — — — +100 +63 +416 84.5% +2.88 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 94.9 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1991 2322 172.3 — — — — +107 +4 +335 79.3% +2.24 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) 101.2 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1992 2329 175.0 — — — — +96 — +413 77.5% +2.13 6–6 (50%) 10–0 (100%) 98.4 -1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1993 2266 172.8 — — — — +96 -13 +353 79.2% +2.30 9–3 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 100.1 -1.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1994 2074 161.5 — — — — +132 +37 +403 64.9% +1.41 12–8 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 92.1 -1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
45 2002 2052 102.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 1–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
47 2004 1941 100.2 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% — +91 — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
48 2005 1911 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2683 180.1 +0.20 -0.26 1.142 52.8% +80 -38 +50 81.7% +2.48 220–109 (67%) 170–74 (70%) 105.5 -5.56 — 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45

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.