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

Sabine Appelmans vs Meike Babel H2H: 3-1

Sabine Appelmans holds a 3–1 lead over Meike Babel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Sabine Appelmans leads 1–0 on carpet, while Meike Babel leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Meike Babel won the 1998 Maria Lankowitz round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Meike Babel
GER Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Meike Babel #78 6-3 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #27 Match data Jul 9, 1998* R32 Maria Lankowitz Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sabine Appelmans #30 6-1 4-6 7-6 Meike Babel #55 Match data Feb 13, 1994* F Linz Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Sabine Appelmans #21 6-0 6-2 Meike Babel #74 Match data Jun 24, 1992* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sabine Appelmans #18 6-2 6-2 Meike Babel #134 Match data Jan 2, 1992* R32 Brisbane International Tier IV → modern equivalent 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.

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
Meike Babel #446 #27 377 1,784 71 86 45.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Meike Babel
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 1991 0–2 0.0% #134 1,486 0 0
17 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,467 0 0 1992 10–18 35.7% #86 1,523 0 0
18 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0 1993 17–15 53.1% #49 1,616 0 0
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1994 13–12 52.0% #46 1,660 0 0
20 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3 1995 14–10 58.3% #32 1,751 0 0
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1997 7–8 46.7% #116 1,702 0 0
23 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6 1998 9–16 36.0% #100 1,643 0 0
24 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7 2000 1–5 16.7% #425 1,571 0 0
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7 — — — — — — —
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 Meike Babel
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% — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 4 10 14 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1993 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
19 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
20 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1998 1 4 5 20.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 20 31 51 39.2% 40 42 82 48.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 9 18 50.0%

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 Meike Babel
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 1991 1486 116.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.11
17 1989 1468 98.3 — — — — +65 +26 — 31.3% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.98 1992 1524 111.1 — — — — 0 +43 — 36.1% -1.25 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 106.5 +0.29
18 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 103.2 +2.93 1993 1617 122.8 — — — — -68 +61 — 46.9% -0.30 4–4 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 100.1 +0.80
19 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14 1994 1660 133.6 — — — — -29 -5 — 55.6% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 95.6 +1.21
20 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) 104.4 -0.44 1995 1752 137.0 — — — — -21 -74 — 59.3% +0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.5 -2.02
21 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 +0.26 1997 1703 118.3 — — — — -34 +27 — 40.0% -0.43 2–0 0–5 (0%) — +0.22
23 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 99.8 -0.91 1998 1643 129.8 — — — — +3 +57 — 42.9% -0.63 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -1.62
24 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 95.3 +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) 93.5 -1.41 2000 1572 85.7 — — — — — +26 — 15.4% -2.62 1–0 0–1 — +0.31
26 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) 89.5 -0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1784 130.2 — — — — -23 +23 — 45.5% -0.38 18–18 (50%) 8–17 (32%) 98.2 -0.59

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.