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

Meike Babel vs Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy H2H: 1-2

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy holds a 2–1 lead over Meike Babel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Meike Babel won the 1998 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-7 6-3 7-6.

GER Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 2
3 main-draw meetings
NED Age 55 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Meike Babel #104 6-7 6-3 7-6 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #22 Match data Mar 5, 1998 R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #24 6-3 6-4 Meike Babel #43 Match data Mar 31, 1994* R32 Hilton Head Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #33 6-2 6-1 Meike Babel #116 Match data Mar 4, 1992* R64 Boca Raton 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
Meike Babel #446 #27 377 1,784 71 86 45.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #919 #9 1,672 2,025 298 222 57.3% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1986 0–1 0.0% 1,490 0 0
16 1991 0–2 0.0% #134 1,486 0 0 1987 5–6 45.5% #149 1,515 0 0
17 1992 10–18 35.7% #86 1,523 0 0 1988 21–18 53.8% #40 1,675 0 0
18 1993 17–15 53.1% #49 1,616 0 0 1989 15–22 40.5% #83 1,599 0 0
19 1994 13–12 52.0% #46 1,660 0 0 1990 18–17 51.4% #43 1,676 0 0
20 1995 14–10 58.3% #32 1,751 0 0 1991 24–19 55.8% #30 1,799 0 1
21 1992 31–21 59.6% #33 1,822 0 2
22 1997 7–8 46.7% #116 1,702 0 0 1993 26–20 56.5% #40 1,791 0 3
23 1998 9–16 36.0% #100 1,643 0 0 1994 44–21 67.7% #15 1,886 0 3
24 1995 37–15 71.2% #13 1,971 0 5
25 2000 1–5 16.7% #425 1,571 0 0 1996 37–19 66.1% #12 1,910 0 6
26 1997 34–25 57.6% #15 1,856 0 7
27 1998 3–10 23.1% #188 1,674 0 7
28 1999 0–1 0.0% #893 1,652 0 7
35 2006 2–3 40.0% #299 1,642 0 7
36 2007 1–3 25.0% #190 1,614 0 7
37 2008 0–1 0.0% #391 1,592 0 7

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 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
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 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 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 8 7 15 53.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 4 10 60.0%
18 1993 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 10 7 17 58.8% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
19 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1990 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0%
20 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
21 1992 11 8 19 57.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 6 8 14 42.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 13 6 19 68.4% 18 7 25 72.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1995 20 6 26 76.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1996 18 8 26 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
26 1997 6 9 15 40.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 7 19 63.2%
27 1998 2 5 7 28.6% 1 5 6 16.7%
28 1999 0 1 1 0.0%
35 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
36 2007 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 2008 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 20 31 51 39.2% 40 42 82 48.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 9 18 50.0% 115 88 203 56.7% 79 57 136 58.1% 48 28 76 63.2% 56 49 105 53.3%

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 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
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 1491 102.0 0.0% -2.00 +0.09
16 1991 1486 116.6 20.0% -2.20 0–1 -0.11 1987 1516 114.3 +14 +66 44.4% +0.59 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 99.6 +0.98
17 1992 1524 111.1 0 +43 36.1% -1.25 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 106.5 +0.29 1988 1676 132.1 -3 -46 -109 50.0% -0.12 7–5 (58%) 9–5 (64%) 105.0 +1.87
18 1993 1617 122.8 -68 +61 46.9% -0.30 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.1 +0.80 1989 1600 127.5 +72 -49 -48 42.7% -0.39 7–8 (47%) 6–9 (40%) 96.4 +0.98
19 1994 1660 133.6 -29 -5 55.6% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 95.6 +1.21 1990 1676 128.3 +2 -134 -49 51.9% -0.08 4–5 (44%) 5–8 (38%) 95.5 +0.09
20 1995 1752 137.0 -21 -74 59.3% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.5 -2.02 1991 1799 143.8 -69 -241 +12 54.0% +0.18 8–6 (57%) 10–4 (71%) 109.5 -1.70
21 1992 1823 148.5 -54 -53 +64 55.6% +0.34 14–10 (58%) 9–7 (56%) 105.5 -0.55
22 1997 1703 118.3 -34 +27 40.0% -0.43 2–0 0–5 (0%) +0.22 1993 1792 145.4 -104 +99 +125 57.4% +0.44 5–6 (45%) 5–2 (71%) 101.4 -1.23
23 1998 1643 129.8 +3 +57 42.9% -0.63 2–3 (40%) 1–1 -1.62 1994 1886 147.7 -40 +53 -14 62.7% +0.70 11–3 (79%) 11–7 (61%) 112.3 +0.33
24 1995 1971 149.3 +20 -90 -60 64.5% +0.82 15–4 (79%) 13–12 (52%) 104.4 +1.45
25 2000 1572 85.7 +26 15.4% -2.62 1–0 0–1 +0.31 1996 1911 151.8 +44 -26 +47 60.6% +0.51 14–6 (70%) 13–12 (52%) 99.9 +1.96
26 1997 1856 146.3 -5 +2 +142 57.7% +0.51 11–9 (55%) 11–5 (69%) 100.3 -0.20
27 1998 1675 104.7 +65 +68 39.1% -1.04 0–3 (0%) 3–2 (60%) 96.5 +1.05
28 1999 1653 98.3 33.3% -1.33 0–1 +0.18
35 2006 1642 101.1 -1.73 -1.74 0.650 43.0% +401 36.4% -0.82 1–0 1–1 -0.10
36 2007 1614 101.2 -1.59 -2.16 0.779 45.4% +53 25.0% -1.63 0–2 -0.39
37 2008 1592 96.8 +1.39 -2.63 0.741 44.9% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 +0.16
Career 1784 130.2 -23 +23 45.5% -0.38 18–18 (50%) 8–17 (32%) 98.2 -0.59 2025 147.4 -1.20 -2.11 0.735 44.6% -6 -3 +29 55.4% +0.29 100–69 (59%) 96–80 (55%) 105.7 +0.96

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.