# Melanie Schnell vs Denisa Szabova — Head-to-Head Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/melanie-schnell-vs-denisa-szabova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200642 Tour: WTA Melanie Schnell holds a 1–0 lead over Denisa Szabova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Melanie Schnell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Melanie Schnell won the 1996 Budapest quarterfinal 6-2 6-2. ## Overall - Melanie Schnell: 1 wins - Denisa Szabova: 0 wins - Total meetings: 1 ## By surface - Clay: Melanie Schnell 1 - 0 Denisa Szabova ## By tournament category - WTA 250: Melanie Schnell 1 - 0 Denisa Szabova ## Surface results by age Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison. | Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % | | ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 17 | Melanie Schnell | 1994 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 18 | Melanie Schnell | 1995 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 18 | Melanie Schnell | 1995 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 18 | Melanie Schnell | 1995 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% | | 18 | Melanie Schnell | 1995 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 19 | Melanie Schnell | 1996 | Hard | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% | | 19 | Melanie Schnell | 1996 | Clay | 4-4 | 8 | 50.0% | | 19 | Melanie Schnell | 1996 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% | | 19 | Melanie Schnell | 1996 | Carpet | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% | | 19 | Denisa Szabova | 1988 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 19 | Denisa Szabova | 1988 | Clay | 5-5 | 10 | 50.0% | | 20 | Melanie Schnell | 1997 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 20 | Melanie Schnell | 1997 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 20 | Denisa Szabova | 1989 | Clay | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% | | 21 | Denisa Szabova | 1990 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 21 | Denisa Szabova | 1990 | Carpet | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% | | 22 | Denisa Szabova | 1991 | Hard | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% | | 22 | Denisa Szabova | 1991 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% | | 22 | Denisa Szabova | 1991 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 23 | Melanie Schnell | 2000 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% | | 23 | Melanie Schnell | 2000 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 23 | Denisa Szabova | 1992 | Hard | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% | | 23 | Denisa Szabova | 1992 | Clay | 2-7 | 9 | 22.2% | | 24 | Denisa Szabova | 1993 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% | | 26 | Denisa Szabova | 1995 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% | | 27 | Denisa Szabova | 1996 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% | | Career | Melanie Schnell | - | Hard | 2-6 | 8 | 25.0% | | Career | Melanie Schnell | - | Clay | 5-7 | 12 | 41.666666666666664% | | Career | Melanie Schnell | - | Grass | 2-5 | 7 | 28.571428571428573% | | Career | Melanie Schnell | - | Carpet | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% | | Career | Denisa Szabova | - | Hard | 1-7 | 8 | 12.5% | | Career | Denisa Szabova | - | Clay | 16-26 | 42 | 38.095238095238095% | | Career | Denisa Szabova | - | Carpet | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% | ## Advanced statistics comparison Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition. | Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Melanie Schnell | 1583 | 113.2 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 101 | 49 | 35.1% | -0.85 | 4-6 (40%) | 2-3 (40%) | 4.5 | | Denisa Szabova | 1577 | 104.6 | - | - | - | - | -1 | 47 | - | 35.4% | -1.43 | 8-9 (47%) | 5-5 (50%) | 2.82 | ## Meeting history (last 20) | Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1996-05-11* | Budapest | QF | Clay | Melanie Schnell | 6-2 6-2 | ## Career rivalries ### Melanie Schnell | Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H | | :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | | Sabine Appelmans | 0-4 | 4 | 1996-02-29 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sabine-appelmans-vs-melanie-schnell?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:128321&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147) | | Amanda Coetzer | 0-2 | 2 | 1997-05-01 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/amanda-coetzer-vs-melanie-schnell?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:127537&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147) | | Rita Grande | 0-1 | 1 | 2000-06-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/rita-grande-vs-melanie-schnell?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:127542&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147) | | Cristina Torrens Valero | 0-1 | 1 | 2000-05-12 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/cristina-torrens-valero-vs-melanie-schnell?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:127549&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147) | | Mariana Diaz-Oliva | 1-0 | 1 | 2000-05-11 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/mariana-diaz-oliva-vs-melanie-schnell?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:127576&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147) | ### Denisa Szabova | Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H | | :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | | Sabine Hack | 2-0 | 2 | 1996-05-10 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/denisa-szabova-vs-sabine-hack?player1_id=sackmann_wta:200642&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200651) | | Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor | 1-1 | 2 | 1996-04-10 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sarah-pitkowski-malcor-vs-denisa-szabova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:128359&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200642) | | Federica Bonsignori | 0-2 | 2 | 1991-09-19 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/federica-bonsignori-vs-denisa-szabova?player1_id=sackmann_wta:200586&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200642) | | Wiltrud Probst | 1-1 | 2 | 1990-09-27 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/wiltrud-probst-vs-denisa-szabova?player1_id=sackmann_wta:200506&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200642) | | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 0-1 | 1 | 1996-09-19 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/virginia-ruano-pascual-vs-denisa-szabova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:125898&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200642) | --- Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/melanie-schnell-vs-denisa-szabova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:1520147&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200642 Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)