H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Sabine Appelmans vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 1-4

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 4–1 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 2–1 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 1997 Chicago third round 6-2 6-1.

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Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
Age 54 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 6, 1997* Chicago WTA 250 R32 Carpet Sabine Appelmans #19 6-2 6-1 Mary Joe Fernandez #11 Match data
Aug 31, 1994* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Mary Joe Fernandez #11 6-4 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #21 Match data
Feb 8, 1992* Essen WTA 250 QF Carpet Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-4 6-4 Sabine Appelmans #20 Match data
Jan 23, 1991* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-3 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #23 Match data
Oct 20, 1990* Filderstadt WTA 250 QF Carpet Mary Joe Fernandez #8 2-6 7-6 6-1 Sabine Appelmans #34 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Sabine Appelmans #94 #16 1,502 1,923 279 202 58.0% 0 0 0 2 5 7
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,191 409 192 68.1% 0 3 0 1 3 7

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 Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,554 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,764 0 0
15 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,895 0 0
16 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,922 0 0
17 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,468 0 0 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,977 0 0
18 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,123 0 2
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3 1992 47–16 74.6% #6 2,108 0 2
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,054 0 3
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,975 0 4
23 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,038 0 6
24 1996 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7 1996 26–15 63.4% #16 1,926 0 6
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,987 0 7
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,932 0 7
27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,890 0 7
28 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,869 0 7
29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7 — — — — — — —