H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Nathalie Dechy vs Sabine Appelmans H2H: 1-2

Sabine Appelmans holds a 2–1 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sabine Appelmans leads 1–0 on clay, while Nathalie Dechy leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 1999 Wimbledon second round 6-3 7-6.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 25, 1999* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Nathalie Dechy #29 6-3 7-6 Sabine Appelmans #80 Match data
Apr 26, 1997* Budapest WTA 250 R16 Clay Sabine Appelmans #23 6-1 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #117 Match data
Jan 3, 1997* Hope Island WTA 250 R16 Hard Sabine Appelmans #21 5-7 7-5 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #84 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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,917 291 270 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,923 279 202 58.0% 0 0 0 2 5 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 Nathalie Dechy Sabine Appelmans
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,501 0 0 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,468 0 0
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,539 0 0 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,619 0 0 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,790 0 0 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3
21 2000 28–19 59.6% #26 1,777 0 0 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,626 0 0 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,819 0 1 1996 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7
25 2004 33–23 58.9% #21 1,810 0 1 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,798 0 1 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,649 0 1 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7
30 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,582 0 1 — — — — — — —