H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Nicole Bimes vs Elly Appel H2H: 0-1

Elly Appel holds a 1–0 lead over Nicole Bimes in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elly Appel leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elly Appel won the 1973 Beaulieu quarterfinal 7-5 6-1.

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Nicole Bimes
FRA
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Elly Appel
NED

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elly Appel 7-5 6-1 Nicole Bimes Match data Mar 27, 1973* QF Beaulieu WTA 250 Clay

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
Nicole Bimes — — — 1,500 3 16 15.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elly Appel — — — 1,716 64 80 44.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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.

Nicole Bimes Elly Appel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,485 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,520 0 0
1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,468 0 0 1973 7–9 43.8% — 1,580 0 0
1972 0–3 0.0% — 1,436 0 0 1974 6–10 37.5% — 1,583 0 0
1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,423 0 0 1975 6–6 50.0% — 1,639 0 1
1974 1–3 25.0% — 1,430 0 0 1976 10–13 43.5% — 1,700 0 1
1975 0–2 0.0% — 1,420 0 0 1977 1–3 25.0% — 1,668 0 1
1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,413 0 0 1978 7–7 50.0% — 1,642 0 2
1978 2–3 40.0% — 1,420 0 0 1979 3–7 30.0% — 1,597 0 3
1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,407 0 0 1980 15–9 62.5% — 1,668 0 3
— — — — — — — 1981 6–10 37.5% — 1,645 0 3
— — — — — — — 1982 0–3 0.0% — 1,606 0 3

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Nicole Bimes Elly Appel
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 %
1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1971 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
1972 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0%
1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1974 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
1978 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — — — — 3 13 16 18.8% — — — — — — — — Career 2 6 8 25.0% 38 33 71 53.5% 5 13 18 27.8% 13 23 36 36.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Nicole Bimes Elly Appel
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
1969 1485 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15 1972 1521 112.0 — — — — — +24 — 53.8% +0.46 0–1 — — +0.54
1971 1468 96.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.35 1973 1580 117.2 — — — — +77 -56 — 41.2% -0.21 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +1.69
1972 1437 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.10 1974 1584 114.4 — — — — +15 -68 -4 34.3% -1.03 3–2 (60%) — — +0.24
1973 1424 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.24 1975 1640 123.1 — — — — — -18 — 46.2% -0.23 2–0 0–2 — +0.73
1974 1431 100.0 — — — — — -8 — 37.5% -1.25 1–1 — — -0.11 1976 1701 139.2 — — — — -77 +10 — 42.3% -0.33 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — -0.46
1975 1421 100.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.09 1977 1669 101.8 — — — — — — -137 36.4% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.15
1977 1414 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 1978 1643 112.7 — — — — -40 +62 — 50.0% +0.28 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +2.01
1978 1420 105.3 — — — — — +13 — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 — — +0.48 1979 1597 108.4 — — — — — +85 — 34.8% -1.39 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 97.3 +0.76
1980 1408 95.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.07 1980 1669 123.7 — — — — -89 +52 — 57.9% +0.54 6–3 (67%) 2–0 — +0.94
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1646 112.6 — — — — -46 +77 — 36.4% -1.18 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.15
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1607 97.5 — — — — — +38 — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.30
Career 1500 97.0 — — — — — +3 — 22.5% -2.00 1–3 (25%) — — +6.58 Career 1717 127.3 — — — — -21 +24 -48 43.5% -0.39 22–22 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 103.4 +4.27

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.