H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Nathalie Tauziat vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 2-1

Nathalie Tauziat holds a 2–1 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nathalie Tauziat leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nathalie Tauziat won the 1998 Leipzig semifinal 2-6 6-3 6-2.

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Nathalie Tauziat
FRA Age 58 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Tauziat #9 2-6 6-3 6-2 Irina Spirlea #14 Match data Nov 7, 1998* SF Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Irina Spirlea #11 6-4 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #21 Match data Mar 16, 1997* QF Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Nathalie Tauziat #21 6-2 6-3 Irina Spirlea #17 Match data Jun 22, 1996* R16 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass

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
Nathalie Tauziat #126 #3 2,562 2,033 548 333 62.2% 0 1 0 3 4 8
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Tauziat Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 0–1 0.0% #296 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 3–3 50.0% #112 1,539 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1986 12–17 41.4% #66 1,643 0 0 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1987 32–20 61.5% #25 1,821 0 0 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 1988 31–20 60.8% #26 1,849 0 0 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1989 32–19 62.7% #25 1,875 0 0 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 1990 46–20 69.7% #18 1,962 0 1 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 1991 38–20 65.5% #13 1,987 0 1 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1992 39–20 66.1% #14 1,934 0 1 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 1993 41–18 69.5% #18 1,975 0 2 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 1994 29–21 58.0% #35 1,850 0 2 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 1995 27–19 58.7% #27 1,845 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1996 30–22 57.7% #22 1,799 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 1997 40–21 65.6% #11 1,977 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1998 41–23 64.1% #10 2,025 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1999 37–23 61.7% #7 1,988 0 6 — — — — — — —
32 2000 36–25 59.0% #10 1,869 0 7 — — — — — — —
33 2001 34–21 61.8% #13 1,864 0 8 — — — — — — —

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 Nathalie Tauziat Irina Spirlea
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 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1987 12 8 20 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1989 17 9 26 65.4% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1990 18 7 25 72.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1991 14 8 22 63.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1992 14 8 22 63.6% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 1993 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1995 9 9 18 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 11 9 20 55.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 12 8 20 60.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 15 9 24 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 2 11 81.8% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2001 19 11 30 63.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 212 137 349 60.7% 107 75 182 58.8% 109 43 152 71.7% 120 78 198 60.6% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Nathalie Tauziat Irina Spirlea
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 1984 1500 112.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1540 107.2 — — — — — +22 — 46.7% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1986 1643 133.1 — — — — -35 -75 -21 46.4% -0.09 3–8 (27%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.66 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1987 1821 143.9 — — — — -37 -85 -163 55.4% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.28 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 1988 1850 146.7 — — — — +37 -107 -227 56.3% +0.59 12–5 (71%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.09 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.37
21 1989 1876 150.1 — — — — +23 -64 -230 57.9% +0.68 10–4 (71%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.99 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.60
22 1990 1962 157.1 — — — — +20 -109 -164 63.2% +0.99 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.16 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.50
23 1991 1987 160.0 — — — — +41 -51 -179 61.7% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 8–8 (50%) — -2.67 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) — +0.60
24 1992 1935 154.0 — — — — +33 -15 +4 61.8% +0.83 12–6 (67%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.30 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) — -0.82
25 1993 1976 158.3 — — — — +42 -98 +43 62.9% +0.80 13–5 (72%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.82 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.88
26 1994 1851 144.9 — — — — +28 -21 +122 56.9% +0.60 8–8 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.62 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
27 1995 1845 146.3 — — — — -43 +7 +204 57.1% +0.38 7–6 (54%) 3–4 (43%) — -1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 1800 152.0 — — — — -33 +40 +313 58.3% +0.73 6–10 (38%) 7–1 (88%) — -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 1977 157.1 — — — — -43 -149 +209 60.7% +0.51 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 2026 161.2 — — — — 0 -297 +207 58.7% +0.74 16–6 (73%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1988 153.0 — — — — +7 -271 +186 58.7% +0.52 13–12 (52%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 1870 151.2 — — — — +43 -148 +295 56.9% +0.40 12–10 (55%) 9–3 (75%) — +4.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2001 1865 149.8 — — — — 0 -190 +392 57.1% +0.37 15–10 (60%) 14–4 (78%) — +2.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2034 158.4 — — — — +9 -87 +99 58.5% +0.58 185–113 (62%) 111–82 (58%) 106.0 -0.42 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.