H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Mary Pierce vs Barbara Rittner H2H: 4-1

Mary Pierce holds a 4–1 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mary Pierce leads 2–1 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 2000 Roland Garros second round 6-1 6-1.

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Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Pierce #7 6-1 6-1 Barbara Rittner #107 Match data Jun 1, 2000* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Barbara Rittner #82 6-4 6-2 Mary Pierce #14 Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mary Pierce #13 6-2 6-3 Barbara Rittner #80 Match data May 16, 1996* R32 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Mary Pierce #16 4-6 6-3 7-5 Barbara Rittner #35 Match data Oct 16, 1993* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Pierce #122 6-3 6-2 Barbara Rittner #84 Match data Mar 18, 1991* R32 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

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
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,896 211 218 49.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Mary Pierce Barbara Rittner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1
21 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,570 0 2

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 Mary Pierce Barbara Rittner
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 %
14 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
18 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
19 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
20 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3% 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
31 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2004 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5% — 83 93 176 47.2% 73 74 147 49.7% 18 19 37 48.6% 37 32 69 53.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 60/152 of Mary Pierce's and 5/23 of Barbara Rittner's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mary Pierce Barbara Rittner
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
28 2003 9/40 3.9 1.9 64.5% 68.8% 54.0% 63.9% 46.3% 63.3% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 7/42 1.6 2.1 67.0% 71.4% 54.8% 59.0% 37.4% 66.4% 41.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2005 28/53 3.1 1.5 68.1% 68.9% 54.4% 59.1% 48.4% 64.3% 46.0% 2003 3/20 0.3 2.0 64.8% 54.6% 41.8% 54.9% 22.5% 49.8% 30.7%
31 2006 16/17 3.5 1.4 67.3% 69.2% 47.5% 52.5% 42.1% 62.2% 42.2% 2004 2/3 1.5 4.0 61.6% 49.7% 42.0% 49.4% 92.9% 47.2% 52.3%
Career — 60/683 3.1 1.6 67.2% 69.2% 52.6% 58.1% 45.1% 63.9% 44.3% — 5/429 0.8 2.8 63.5% 52.6% 41.9% 52.7% 50.6% 48.8% 39.3%

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 Mary Pierce Barbara Rittner
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
14 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40
18 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01
19 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88
20 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04
21 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12
22 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26
23 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28
24 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13
25 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20
26 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69
27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48
28 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
29 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86 2002 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
30 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66 2003 1568 107.0 -0.66 -2.21 0.611 40.9% -12 +39 +86 35.4% -1.04 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.2 -0.85
31 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% — +36 — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — -0.31
Career — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38 — 1897 144.7 -0.82 -0.27 0.767 44.3% +16 -11 -47 50.7% +0.17 61–74 (45%) 39–39 (50%) 96.9 -2.27

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.