H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Brigette Cuypers holds a 2–0 lead over Rowena Sanders in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Brigette Cuypers leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brigette Cuypers won the 1976 South African Open round of 32 6-3 3-6 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigette Cuypers | 6-3 3-6 6-1 | Rowena Sanders | Match data | Nov 25, 1976* | R32 | South African Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Brigette Cuypers | 7-6 6-1 | Rowena Sanders | Match data | Nov 28, 1975* | R16 | South African Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowena Sanders | — | — | — | 1,607 | 23 | 41 | 35.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brigette Cuypers | — | — | — | 1,834 | 99 | 100 | 49.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 | Rowena Sanders | Brigette Cuypers | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1968 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1970 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,481 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 7–6 | 53.8% | — | 1,580 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1971 | 2–4 | 33.3% | — | 1,481 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 7–6 | 53.8% | — | 1,636 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 1972 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,468 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 16–17 | 48.5% | — | 1,775 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1973 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,454 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 20–18 | 52.6% | — | 1,814 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 1974 | 4–9 | 30.8% | — | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 22–22 | 50.0% | — | 1,804 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1975 | 17–14 | 54.8% | — | 1,595 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 7–14 | 33.3% | — | 1,741 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 1976 | 0–7 | 0.0% | — | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 14–11 | 56.0% | — | 1,788 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 1977 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 3–1 | 75.0% | — | 1,778 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,761 | 0 | 3 |
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 | Rowena Sanders | Brigette Cuypers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 15 | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1971 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1972 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 20 | 1973 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 21 | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 22 | 1975 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 23 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 4 | 15 | 19 | 21.1% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 31 | 77 | 59.7% | 18 | 19 | 37 | 48.6% | 19 | 18 | 37 | 51.4% | 16 | 32 | 48 | 33.3% |
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 | Rowena Sanders | Brigette Cuypers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 15 | 1968 | 1488 | 95.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | -0.04 | 1971 | 1524 | 102.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.75 | — | — | — | -0.07 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1516 | 97.5 | — | — | — | — | +31 | — | — | 22.2% | -2.00 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.01 |
| 17 | 1970 | 1481 | 96.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.09 | 1973 | 1580 | 105.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +69 | 53.6% | -0.07 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | +1.03 |
| 18 | 1971 | 1481 | 98.2 | — | — | — | — | +43 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.75 | — | 1–1 | — | +0.47 | 1974 | 1636 | 116.4 | — | — | — | — | -10 | — | +11 | 51.7% | -0.10 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–0 | — | +1.65 |
| 19 | 1972 | 1468 | 103.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.80 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.03 | 1975 | 1775 | 139.8 | — | — | — | — | +51 | -260 | — | 48.7% | +0.09 | 6–4 (60%) | 5–2 (71%) | 107.1 | +0.81 |
| 20 | 1973 | 1455 | 92.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | +0.13 | 1976 | 1815 | 130.8 | — | — | — | — | +91 | -185 | -207 | 53.8% | +0.11 | 8–9 (47%) | 6–1 (86%) | 105.5 | -0.27 |
| 21 | 1974 | 1447 | 96.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +65 | 36.7% | -0.97 | 1–3 (25%) | 0–1 | — | +1.23 | 1977 | 1804 | 137.3 | — | — | — | — | +32 | -117 | -159 | 50.5% | +0.18 | 9–10 (47%) | 5–6 (45%) | 98.8 | -0.38 |
| 22 | 1975 | 1596 | 121.5 | — | — | — | — | -46 | -23 | +5 | 54.3% | +0.60 | 4–4 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | 100.2 | +1.73 | 1978 | 1741 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | -13 | — | -94 | 41.7% | -0.71 | 2–6 (25%) | 4–1 (80%) | 96.8 | -1.20 |
| 23 | 1976 | 1515 | 104.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +16 | +48 | 12.5% | -1.88 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.36 | 1979 | 1788 | 131.1 | — | — | — | — | +2 | — | -106 | 57.1% | +0.36 | 2–4 (33%) | 5–3 (63%) | 100.1 | +3.02 |
| 24 | 1977 | 1495 | 98.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.42 | 1980 | 1779 | 111.5 | — | — | — | — | -3 | — | — | 66.7% | +2.50 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.88 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1762 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | — | — | +0.20 |
| Career | — | 1608 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | +7 | -13 | +33 | 39.6% | -0.58 | 5–11 (31%) | 2–4 (33%) | 93.7 | +6.53 | — | 1834 | 135.7 | — | — | — | — | +28 | -157 | -72 | 50.7% | +0.02 | 31–35 (47%) | 28–15 (65%) | 108.4 | +2.85 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Nagelsen | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jul 10, 1976 | H2H |
| Corinne Molesworth | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 23, 1976 | H2H |
| Sharon Walsh Pete | 0 | 3 | 3 | Dec 18, 1974 | H2H |
| Brigette Cuypers | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nov 25, 1976 | H2H |
| Winnie Shaw | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 13, 1976 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wade | 0 | 6 | 6 | Aug 2, 1979 | H2H |
| Laura Dupont | 4 | 1 | 5 | Aug 19, 1979 | H2H |
| Betty Stove | 0 | 4 | 4 | Nov 3, 1979 | H2H |
| Carrie Meyer | 3 | 1 | 4 | Jan 18, 1979 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruzici | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 2, 1978 | H2H |