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Monica Seles vs Sylvia Hanika H2H: 1-0

Monica Seles holds a 1–0 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Seles leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Monica Seles won the 1989 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Monica Seles
USA Age 52 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Seles #9 6-3 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #30 Match data Oct 13, 1989* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Carpet

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
Monica Seles — #1 4,056 2,540 586 123 82.7% 9 9 3 21 11 53
Sylvia Hanika — #5 48 2,137 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9

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 Sylvia Hanika
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1988 5–3 62.5% #86 1,599 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1989 33–9 78.6% #6 2,005 0 1 — — — — — — —
16 1990 55–6 90.2% #2 2,297 1 10 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1991 74–6 92.5% #1 2,445 4 20 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0
18 1992 70–5 93.3% #1 2,500 7 30 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1
19 1993 17–2 89.5% #8 2,486 8 32 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4
21 1995 11–1 91.7% #1 2,488 8 33 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6
22 1996 46–9 83.6% #2 2,344 9 38 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7
23 1997 45–14 76.3% #5 2,180 9 41 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7
24 1998 42–13 76.4% #6 2,179 9 43 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8
25 1999 36–12 75.0% #6 2,120 9 44 1985 22–16 57.9% — 1,868 0 8
26 2000 56–13 81.2% #4 2,153 9 47 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9
27 2001 40–10 80.0% #10 2,132 9 51 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9
28 2002 46–13 78.0% #7 2,091 9 53 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9
29 2003 10–7 58.8% #60 1,995 9 53 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9
30 — — — — — — — 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9

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 Monica Seles Sylvia Hanika
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 %
14 1988 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1989 6 2 8 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1990 18 2 20 90.0% 22 0 22 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
17 1991 40 3 43 93.0% 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — 15 1 16 93.8% 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 1992 33 3 36 91.7% 19 1 20 95.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0%
19 1993 11 1 12 91.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
21 1995 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2%
22 1996 29 2 31 93.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4%
23 1997 27 5 32 84.4% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0%
24 1998 20 5 25 80.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 1999 21 7 28 75.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 2000 28 9 37 75.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
27 2001 36 9 45 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 2002 27 8 35 77.1% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 2003 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 316 63 379 83.4% 142 25 167 85.0% 35 11 46 76.1% 93 24 117 79.5% — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3%

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 Monica Seles Sylvia Hanika
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
14 1988 1600 134.8 — — — — +49 — — 58.8% +0.29 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1989 2006 170.6 — — — — -47 -210 -385 75.8% +2.03 6–3 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 107.3 -0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1990 2297 179.5 — — — — -85 -98 -561 84.8% +2.78 7–3 (70%) 7–1 (88%) 110.0 -3.90 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64
17 1991 2445 183.7 — — — — +1 -66 — 86.9% +3.17 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 105.2 -3.24 1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84
18 1992 2501 182.6 — — — — +10 -35 -586 88.2% +3.24 10–1 (91%) 2–2 (50%) 107.7 -2.26 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65
19 1993 2487 173.2 — — — — +21 -78 — 85.4% +3.27 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.84 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31
21 1995 2489 169.9 — — — — +5 — — 92.0% +3.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.63 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73
22 1996 2345 176.3 — — — — +26 +5 -308 83.5% +2.58 4–3 (57%) 8–3 (73%) 96.5 -0.42 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96
23 1997 2181 174.0 — — — — +76 +104 -181 72.3% +1.95 10–6 (63%) 6–9 (40%) 90.3 -0.17 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30
24 1998 2180 173.5 — — — — +56 +77 -129 70.2% +1.77 10–5 (67%) 4–7 (36%) 95.0 -1.30 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38
25 1999 2120 173.1 — — — — +56 +123 -164 73.3% +2.05 3–2 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 97.5 -0.28 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52
26 2000 2153 175.3 — — — — +19 +110 -86 78.0% +2.03 9–5 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 106.4 -2.96 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59
27 2001 2132 162.9 — — — — +27 — — 73.5% +1.72 10–5 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 95.6 +1.21 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48
28 2002 2091 167.1 — — — — +54 +166 +47 70.1% +1.67 14–4 (78%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 -1.76 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02
29 2003 1995 139.5 +0.40 +1.10 0.702 40.9% +112 +183 — 56.8% +0.57 4–3 (57%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 -0.67 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81
Career — 2541 181.1 +0.40 +1.10 0.702 40.9% +21 +17 -276 78.2% +2.32 102–45 (69%) 69–52 (57%) 102.4 -2.62 — 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45

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.