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Meike Babel vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 0-1

Barbara Paulus holds a 1–0 lead over Meike Babel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1997 Warsaw round of 16 6-0 6-0.

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Meike Babel
GER Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #16 6-0 6-0 Meike Babel #211 Match data Jul 25, 1997* R16 Warsaw Tier III → 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
Meike Babel #446 #27 377 1,784 71 86 45.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Age Meike Babel Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 1991 0–2 0.0% #134 1,486 0 0 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1992 10–18 35.7% #86 1,523 0 0 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1993 17–15 53.1% #49 1,616 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1994 13–12 52.0% #46 1,660 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1995 14–10 58.3% #32 1,751 0 0 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 — — — — — — — 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1997 7–8 46.7% #116 1,702 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1998 9–16 36.0% #100 1,643 0 0 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 — — — — — — — 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 2000 1–5 16.7% #425 1,571 0 0 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 — — — — — — — 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6

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 Meike Babel 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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1992 4 10 14 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1993 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 20 31 51 39.2% 40 42 82 48.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 9 18 50.0% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

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 Meike Babel 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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 1991 1486 116.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.11 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1992 1524 111.1 — — — — 0 +43 — 36.1% -1.25 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 106.5 +0.29 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1993 1617 122.8 — — — — -68 +61 — 46.9% -0.30 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.1 +0.80 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1994 1660 133.6 — — — — -29 -5 — 55.6% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 95.6 +1.21 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1995 1752 137.0 — — — — -21 -74 — 59.3% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.5 -2.02 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1997 1703 118.3 — — — — -34 +27 — 40.0% -0.43 2–0 0–5 (0%) — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1998 1643 129.8 — — — — +3 +57 — 42.9% -0.63 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -1.62 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 2000 1572 85.7 — — — — — +26 — 15.4% -2.62 1–0 0–1 — +0.31 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
Career — 1784 130.2 — — — — -23 +23 — 45.5% -0.38 18–18 (50%) 8–17 (32%) 98.2 -0.59 — 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.