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Meilen Tu vs Barbara Rittner H2H: 0-1

Barbara Rittner holds a 1–0 lead over Meilen Tu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Rittner leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Barbara Rittner won the 2001 Australian Open round of 64 6-3 7-6(1).

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Meilen Tu
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Rittner #98 6-3 7-6(1) Meilen Tu #56 Match data Jan 19, 2001* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Meilen Tu #1,136 #35 769 1,692 103 163 38.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Meilen Tu Barbara Rittner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1994 2–3 40.0% #160 1,542 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1995 3–10 23.1% #161 1,506 0 0 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0
18 1996 2–3 40.0% #157 1,518 0 0 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0
19 1997 6–13 31.6% #81 1,520 0 0 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1
20 1998 2–3 40.0% #209 1,533 0 0 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1
21 1999 3–11 21.4% #103 1,484 0 0 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1
22 2000 6–9 40.0% #67 1,576 0 0 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1
23 2001 25–23 52.1% #45 1,615 0 1 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1
24 2002 16–24 40.0% #73 1,561 0 1 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1
25 2003 4–14 22.2% #143 1,478 0 1 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1
26 2004 2–4 33.3% #162 1,464 0 1 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1
27 2005 4–9 30.8% #120 1,473 0 1 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2006 7–9 43.8% #90 1,532 0 1 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2007 20–22 47.6% #47 1,626 0 1 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2
30 2008 1–6 14.3% #630 1,548 0 1 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 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 Meilen Tu 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 %
16 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1995 0 5 5 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
18 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
19 1997 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
20 1998 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 1999 3 8 11 27.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2000 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
23 2001 16 13 29 55.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2002 7 13 20 35.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 2003 3 7 10 30.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 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 2004 2 3 5 40.0% 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 2005 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2006 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2007 11 13 24 45.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2008 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 60 96 156 38.5% 18 37 55 32.7% 17 17 34 50.0% 8 13 21 38.1% — 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 58/96 of Meilen Tu'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 Meilen Tu 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%
25 2003 1/18 0.0 7.0 63.2% 53.5% 44.0% 36.4% 28.6% 50.0% 48.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2005 3/13 1.0 3.0 65.7% 52.1% 48.2% 55.9% 41.7% 50.6% 36.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2006 12/16 0.6 4.2 64.7% 58.3% 44.3% 43.8% 43.2% 53.3% 41.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2007 38/42 1.0 5.3 65.8% 62.7% 42.6% 55.8% 49.7% 55.8% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2008 4/7 0.5 4.3 71.0% 55.8% 43.7% 52.5% 59.4% 52.2% 39.9% 2003 3/20 0.3 2.0 64.8% 54.6% 41.8% 54.9% 22.5% 49.8% 30.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 2/3 1.5 4.0 61.6% 49.7% 42.0% 49.4% 92.9% 47.2% 52.3%
Career — 58/266 0.9 4.9 65.9% 60.6% 43.3% 52.8% 48.2% 54.7% 43.9% — 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 Meilen Tu 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
16 1994 1543 126.0 — — — — +32 — — 45.5% -0.36 0–1 1–0 — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1995 1506 118.5 — — — — +10 — +85 33.3% -0.47 0–6 (0%) 0–5 (0%) 91.1 -0.04 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40
18 1996 1518 108.5 — — — — +9 — — 36.4% -0.64 1–0 — — +0.25 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01
19 1997 1520 114.3 — — — — +34 — — 37.0% -1.07 3–5 (38%) 2–0 — -0.01 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88
20 1998 1533 111.4 — — — — +25 — — 46.2% -0.61 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.08 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04
21 1999 1485 108.0 — — — — +29 -18 — 28.1% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.21 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12
22 2000 1576 129.8 — — — — -11 -88 — 35.5% -0.87 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — -1.26 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26
23 2001 1615 124.8 — — — — +19 -100 -43 50.4% +0.09 15–12 (56%) 6–13 (32%) 98.8 +2.97 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28
24 2002 1562 120.2 — — — — +9 -52 +23 41.5% -0.83 2–6 (25%) 8–3 (73%) 98.2 +0.86 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13
25 2003 1478 102.5 -0.75 +0.07 0.979 49.4% +37 -53 — 27.9% -1.28 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.08 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20
26 2004 1464 95.0 — — — — +44 — — 30.8% -1.77 1–0 1–0 — +0.51 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69
27 2005 1473 93.5 -1.15 -2.22 0.738 43.7% +25 — +71 35.7% -1.64 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 101.9 -0.07 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48
28 2006 1532 114.0 -1.42 -1.20 0.896 47.6% -68 — +139 44.4% -0.92 2–2 (50%) 4–0 (100%) 103.6 +0.38 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
29 2007 1627 128.6 +0.38 +1.07 1.029 50.8% -79 -65 +74 48.4% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) 104.1 -0.11 2002 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
30 2008 1548 100.4 -1.42 -2.70 0.835 46.2% -63 — — 23.5% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.20 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% — +36 — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — -0.31
Career — 1693 123.2 -0.22 +0.15 0.969 49.4% 0 -69 +60 40.9% -0.65 40–51 (44%) 34–31 (52%) 102.6 +1.17 — 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.