H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Sabine Appelmans vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 5-2

Sabine Appelmans holds a 5–2 lead over Irina Spirlea in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Sabine Appelmans leads 2–1 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 1999 Luxembourg round of 32 7-5 7-6.

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Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sabine Appelmans #49 7-5 7-6 Irina Spirlea #19 Match data Sep 23, 1999* R32 Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Irina Spirlea #14 6-3 6-1 Sabine Appelmans #35 Match data Oct 30, 1998* R16 Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Sabine Appelmans #24 4-1 (ret.) Irina Spirlea #10 Match data Feb 21, 1998* R32 Hanover Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Sabine Appelmans #20 7-6 2-6 6-3 Irina Spirlea #13 Match data May 16, 1997* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Irina Spirlea #9 2-6 6-2 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #22 Match data Mar 23, 1997* R32 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sabine Appelmans #29 6-3 6-3 Irina Spirlea #24 Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Sabine Appelmans #50 7-5 7-5 Irina Spirlea #27 Match data Apr 29, 1995* SF Zagreb 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.

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
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,925 284 205 58.1% 0 0 0 0 7 7
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 Sabine Appelmans Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,467 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,778 0 7 — — — — — — —
28 2000 22–23 48.9% #49 1,697 0 7 — — — — — — —
29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,689 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Sabine Appelmans 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 %
15 1987 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1996 7 7 14 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 4 16 75.0% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1999 11 8 19 57.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 139 90 229 60.7% 54 49 103 52.4% 22 17 39 56.4% 69 49 118 58.5% — 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 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 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
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1468 98.3 — — — — +65 +26 — 31.3% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.98 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 103.2 +2.93 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) 104.4 -0.44 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.40 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 +0.26 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
23 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 99.8 -0.91 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
24 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 95.3 +0.59 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
25 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) 93.5 -1.41 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
26 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) 89.5 -0.30 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
27 1999 1778 137.2 — — — — +27 -92 -38 56.3% +0.48 5–8 (38%) 7–9 (44%) 95.0 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 1697 139.6 — — — — +36 -31 +95 48.5% -0.15 7–6 (54%) 7–6 (54%) 100.1 -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1689 101.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1925 148.8 — — — — +14 -69 -45 57.1% +0.51 71–69 (51%) 40–49 (45%) 95.3 +0.71 — 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.