H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Monica Seles vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 4-0

Monica Seles holds a 4–0 lead over Barbara Paulus in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Monica Seles leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1998 Manhattan Beach fourth round 6-1 6-2.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 55 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 14, 1998* Manhattan Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Monica Seles #6 6-1 6-2 Barbara Paulus #37 Match data
Apr 2, 1998* Hilton Head WTA 1000 R32 Clay Monica Seles #6 6-2 0-1 (ret.) Barbara Paulus #27 Match data
Mar 25, 1997* Key Biscayne WTA 1000 SF Hard Monica Seles #5 6-1 6-0 Barbara Paulus #14 Match data
Nov 12, 1990 Virginia Slims Championships WTA Finals R16 Carpet Monica Seles #3 6-2 6-2 Barbara Paulus #15 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Monica Seles #223 #1 4,056 2,540 578 121 82.7% 9 12 3 7 22 53
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,956 229 138 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 Monica Seles Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,600 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,002 0 1 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,295 1 10 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,443 4 20 1988 19–10 65.5% #27 1,730 0 1
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,499 7 30 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,831 0 1
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,485 8 32 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,894 0 2
20 — — — — — — — 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,868 0 2
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,487 8 33 1992 3–7 30.0% #209 1,734 0 2
22 1996 43–8 84.3% #2 2,342 9 38 — — — — — — —
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,159 9 41 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,668 0 2
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,174 9 43 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,802 0 4
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,116 9 44 1996 38–16 70.4% #13 1,876 0 5
26 2000 51–12 81.0% #4 2,144 9 47 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,860 0 6
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,127 9 51 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,745 0 6
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,088 9 53 — — — — — — —
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,993 9 53 — — — — — — —