Sabine Appelmans
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Coetzer | 2 | 5 | 7 | Sep 25, 2000 | H2H |
| Anke Huber | 2 | 5 | 7 | May 4, 2000 | H2H |
| Irina Spirlea | 5 | 2 | 7 | Sep 23, 1999 | H2H |
| Mary Pierce | 0 | 7 | 7 | Sep 7, 1999 | H2H |
| Dominique Monami | 0 | 7 | 7 | Jun 18, 1999 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Sabine Appelmans holds a 2–1 lead over Alexia Dechaume Balleret in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sabine Appelmans leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 1999 Knokke-Heist round of 16 6-0 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Appelmans | 6-0 7-5 | Alexia Dechaume Balleret | Match data | Aug 6, 1999* | R16 | Knokke-Heist | Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 | Clay |
| Alexia Dechaume Balleret | 2-6 7-6 6-0 | Sabine Appelmans | Match data | Apr 22, 1999* | R32 | Cairo | Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 | Clay |
| Sabine Appelmans | 7-5 6-2 | Alexia Dechaume Balleret | Match data | May 20, 1994* | R16 | Strasbourg Open | Tier III → modern equivalent 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Appelmans | #94 | #16 | 1,502 | 1,925 | 284 | 205 | 58.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Alexia Dechaume Balleret | — | — | — | 1,738 | 127 | 181 | 41.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Sabine Appelmans | Alexia Dechaume Balleret | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 1987 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #283 | 1,502 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1988 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #196 | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1989 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #144 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,539 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1990 | 21–12 | 63.6% | #22 | 1,679 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | 7–13 | 35.0% | — | 1,532 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1991 | 34–14 | 70.8% | #18 | 1,873 | 0 | 2 | 1989 | 5–14 | 26.3% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1992 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #26 | 1,895 | 0 | 3 | 1990 | 13–11 | 54.2% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1993 | 19–15 | 55.9% | #36 | 1,834 | 0 | 3 | 1991 | 14–18 | 43.8% | — | 1,645 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1994 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #27 | 1,821 | 0 | 5 | 1992 | 21–19 | 52.5% | — | 1,733 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1995 | 24–17 | 58.5% | #31 | 1,809 | 0 | 6 | 1993 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,710 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1996 | 26–17 | 60.5% | #21 | 1,832 | 0 | 7 | 1994 | 12–13 | 48.0% | — | 1,704 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1997 | 37–26 | 58.7% | #16 | 1,855 | 0 | 7 | 1995 | 6–15 | 28.6% | — | 1,585 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1998 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #48 | 1,722 | 0 | 7 | 1996 | 7–13 | 35.0% | — | 1,576 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1999 | 25–21 | 54.3% | #30 | 1,778 | 0 | 7 | 1997 | 15–15 | 50.0% | — | 1,620 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2000 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #49 | 1,697 | 0 | 7 | 1998 | 9–19 | 32.1% | — | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #94 | 1,689 | 0 | 7 | 1999 | 11–18 | 37.9% | — | 1,571 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,555 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Sabine Appelmans | Alexia Dechaume Balleret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1989 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | 1990 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1988 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1991 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 76.5% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 1989 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1992 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1990 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | 1993 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 1991 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1994 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 67.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 1992 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 23 | 1995 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1996 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 1994 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 1997 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 1995 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1996 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1999 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 1997 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 28 | 2000 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1998 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 29 | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 139 | 90 | 229 | 60.7% | 54 | 49 | 103 | 52.4% | 22 | 17 | 39 | 56.4% | 69 | 49 | 118 | 58.5% | — | 59 | 86 | 145 | 40.7% | 51 | 67 | 118 | 43.2% | 10 | 16 | 26 | 38.5% | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36.8% |
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 | Sabine Appelmans | Alexia Dechaume Balleret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1987 | 1502 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.17 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1988 | 1498 | 106.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +40 | — | 30.0% | -1.10 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.03 | 1986 | 1517 | 105.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 0.00 | — | — | — | +0.01 |
| 17 | 1989 | 1468 | 98.3 | — | — | — | — | +65 | +26 | — | 31.3% | -0.50 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.98 | 1987 | 1539 | 124.4 | — | — | — | — | +28 | +26 | — | 42.1% | 0.00 | 2–4 (33%) | 0–2 | — | +1.23 |
| 18 | 1990 | 1679 | 133.0 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -159 | — | 59.2% | +0.76 | 7–3 (70%) | 1–4 (20%) | 103.2 | +2.93 | 1988 | 1532 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +56 | +5 | 40.0% | -1.02 | 1–4 (20%) | 1–0 | — | +0.04 |
| 19 | 1991 | 1873 | 150.3 | — | — | — | — | +27 | -285 | — | 69.9% | +1.36 | 5–4 (56%) | 1–0 | — | +1.14 | 1989 | 1492 | 117.1 | — | — | — | — | -9 | +59 | — | 36.4% | -1.11 | 0–6 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 92.8 | +0.68 |
| 20 | 1992 | 1896 | 145.1 | — | — | — | — | +3 | -146 | — | 61.0% | +0.64 | 7–3 (70%) | 2–3 (40%) | 104.4 | -0.44 | 1990 | 1601 | 116.0 | — | — | — | — | -64 | -22 | -5 | 51.7% | -0.12 | 6–4 (60%) | 6–1 (86%) | 108.0 | +1.41 |
| 21 | 1993 | 1835 | 135.0 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -112 | -193 | 53.1% | +0.44 | 8–5 (62%) | 2–5 (29%) | 98.4 | +0.40 | 1991 | 1645 | 125.3 | — | — | — | — | -25 | -89 | -62 | 49.3% | +0.04 | 1–8 (11%) | 1–1 | — | -0.53 |
| 22 | 1994 | 1822 | 144.0 | — | — | — | — | +46 | -108 | — | 58.0% | +0.80 | 10–2 (83%) | 5–4 (56%) | 106.6 | +0.26 | 1992 | 1733 | 139.7 | — | — | — | — | -43 | -63 | — | 52.2% | +0.31 | 6–8 (43%) | 4–4 (50%) | 101.1 | -0.96 |
| 23 | 1995 | 1809 | 140.0 | — | — | — | — | -2 | -18 | — | 57.6% | +0.37 | 5–5 (50%) | 4–1 (80%) | 99.8 | -0.91 | 1993 | 1710 | 99.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | 0.00 |
| 24 | 1996 | 1833 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | -10 | -70 | -165 | 62.1% | +0.81 | 4–7 (36%) | 3–4 (43%) | 95.3 | +0.59 | 1994 | 1705 | 133.1 | — | — | — | — | -51 | +24 | — | 51.9% | +0.11 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.41 |
| 25 | 1997 | 1855 | 155.7 | — | — | — | — | -46 | -8 | -89 | 58.7% | +0.54 | 9–14 (39%) | 4–7 (36%) | 93.5 | -1.41 | 1995 | 1585 | 113.1 | — | — | — | — | +35 | +34 | — | 22.5% | -1.58 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | -0.50 |
| 26 | 1998 | 1722 | 138.4 | — | — | — | — | +60 | +2 | +76 | 47.1% | -0.26 | 1–9 (10%) | 3–3 (50%) | 89.5 | -0.30 | 1996 | 1576 | 120.4 | — | — | — | — | +9 | +78 | — | 35.7% | -1.19 | 1–3 (25%) | 3–1 (75%) | 100.2 | -0.64 |
| 27 | 1999 | 1778 | 137.2 | — | — | — | — | +27 | -92 | -38 | 56.3% | +0.48 | 5–8 (38%) | 7–9 (44%) | 95.0 | -0.07 | 1997 | 1621 | 127.1 | — | — | — | — | +3 | +66 | — | 52.8% | -0.01 | 4–8 (33%) | 3–5 (38%) | 95.3 | +0.82 |
| 28 | 2000 | 1697 | 139.6 | — | — | — | — | +36 | -31 | +95 | 48.5% | -0.15 | 7–6 (54%) | 7–6 (54%) | 100.1 | -0.37 | 1998 | 1592 | 121.9 | — | — | — | — | -25 | +71 | +3 | 36.8% | -0.87 | 5–7 (42%) | 3–5 (38%) | 98.4 | -1.11 |
| 29 | 2001 | 1689 | 101.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.19 | 1999 | 1572 | 115.6 | — | — | — | — | +3 | +13 | +1 | 40.9% | -0.94 | 3–5 (38%) | 4–4 (50%) | 98.3 | -0.59 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 1556 | 89.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.00 | — | — | — | +0.12 |
| Career | — | 1925 | 148.8 | — | — | — | — | +14 | -69 | -45 | 57.1% | +0.51 | 71–69 (51%) | 40–49 (45%) | 95.3 | +0.71 | — | 1739 | 130.0 | — | — | — | — | -16 | +20 | -8 | 44.0% | -0.45 | 32–62 (34%) | 28–29 (49%) | 94.0 | +0.13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Coetzer | 2 | 5 | 7 | Sep 25, 2000 | H2H |
| Anke Huber | 2 | 5 | 7 | May 4, 2000 | H2H |
| Irina Spirlea | 5 | 2 | 7 | Sep 23, 1999 | H2H |
| Mary Pierce | 0 | 7 | 7 | Sep 7, 1999 | H2H |
| Dominique Monami | 0 | 7 | 7 | Jun 18, 1999 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conchita Martínez | 0 | 6 | 6 | Sep 2, 1999 | H2H |
| Julie Halard-Decugis | 0 | 5 | 5 | Jun 26, 1998 | H2H |
| Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jul 18, 1997 | H2H |
| Helena Sukova | 1 | 4 | 5 | Mar 21, 1997 | H2H |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 0 | 5 | 5 | Mar 13, 1996 | H2H |