H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Sabine Appelmans vs Nana Smith H2H: 2-1

Sabine Appelmans holds a 2–1 lead over Nana Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Sabine Appelmans leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 1996 Wimbledon round of 128 6-3 6-4.

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Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Nana Smith
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sabine Appelmans #28 6-3 6-4 Nana Smith #99 Match data Jun 26, 1996* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Nana Smith #108 7-6 4-6 6-0 Sabine Appelmans #20 Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Sabine Appelmans #21 6-4 6-3 Nana Smith #343 Match data Apr 8, 1994* R16 Tokyo Japan Open Tier III → 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
Nana Smith #669 #51 332 1,649 65 114 36.3% 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 Nana Smith
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 1988 0–1 0.0% #201 1,495 0 0
18 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0 1989 7–11 38.9% #103 1,587 0 0
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1990 9–16 36.0% #113 1,541 0 0
20 1992 29–16 64.4% #26 1,895 0 3 1991 7–13 35.0% #144 1,528 0 0
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,834 0 3 1992 4–4 50.0% #118 1,557 0 0
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1993 1–11 8.3% #317 1,444 0 0
23 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6 1994 9–7 56.2% #58 1,578 0 0
24 1996 26–17 60.5% #21 1,832 0 7 1995 7–13 35.0% #128 1,544 0 0
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,855 0 7 1996 13–13 50.0% #70 1,601 0 0
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,722 0 7 1997 4–12 25.0% #105 1,542 0 0
27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,778 0 7 1998 4–8 33.3% #117 1,538 0 0
28 2000 22–23 48.9% #49 1,697 0 7 1999 0–3 0.0% #134 1,521 0 0
29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,689 0 7 2000 0–2 0.0% #218 1,499 0 0

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 Nana Smith
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% — — — — — — — — 1988 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1990 15 6 21 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1989 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1991 26 8 34 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1990 6 11 17 35.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1991 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 1993 7 8 15 46.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1992 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1994 19 9 28 67.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1993 0 9 9 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1994 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1995 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1997 12 10 22 54.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 1996 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1997 4 10 14 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1998 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2000 13 12 25 52.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 52 84 136 38.2% 1 7 8 12.5% 4 13 17 23.5% 8 10 18 44.4%

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 Nana Smith
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 1988 1496 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.11
18 1990 1679 133.0 — — — — +19 -159 — 59.2% +0.76 7–3 (70%) 1–4 (20%) 103.2 +2.93 1989 1588 139.3 — — — — +6 — — 45.7% -0.22 3–7 (30%) 1–2 (33%) 98.4 -0.50
19 1991 1873 150.3 — — — — +27 -285 — 69.9% +1.36 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +1.14 1990 1541 113.3 — — — — +33 — -2 38.9% -0.89 1–5 (17%) 5–4 (56%) 96.2 +1.12
20 1992 1896 145.1 — — — — +3 -146 — 61.0% +0.64 7–3 (70%) 2–3 (40%) 104.4 -0.44 1991 1529 118.1 — — — — +48 — — 37.0% -0.87 3–3 (50%) 0–1 — +0.61
21 1993 1835 135.0 — — — — +9 -112 -193 53.1% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 2–5 (29%) 98.4 +0.40 1992 1557 108.5 — — — — +41 — — 52.6% +0.32 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.97
22 1994 1822 144.0 — — — — +46 -108 — 58.0% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 +0.26 1993 1444 90.0 — — — — +16 — — 14.8% -2.37 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 96.7 +0.20
23 1995 1809 140.0 — — — — -2 -18 — 57.6% +0.37 5–5 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 99.8 -0.91 1994 1579 128.2 — — — — -1 — — 55.3% +0.37 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.70
24 1996 1833 145.6 — — — — -10 -70 -165 62.1% +0.81 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 95.3 +0.59 1995 1545 112.9 — — — — 0 — -88 40.8% -0.65 3–6 (33%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 +0.66
25 1997 1855 155.7 — — — — -46 -8 -89 58.7% +0.54 9–14 (39%) 4–7 (36%) 93.5 -1.41 1996 1602 121.7 — — — — +24 — — 47.7% -0.11 8–5 (62%) 3–1 (75%) 107.0 +1.18
26 1998 1722 138.4 — — — — +60 +2 +76 47.1% -0.26 1–9 (10%) 3–3 (50%) 89.5 -0.30 1997 1543 108.6 — — — — +33 — — 34.3% -1.40 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 -0.08
27 1999 1778 137.2 — — — — +27 -92 -38 56.3% +0.48 5–8 (38%) 7–9 (44%) 95.0 -0.07 1998 1538 116.7 — — — — +45 — — 40.0% -1.00 2–4 (33%) 2–0 — -0.13
28 2000 1697 139.6 — — — — +36 -31 +95 48.5% -0.15 7–6 (54%) 7–6 (54%) 100.1 -0.37 1999 1522 112.5 — — — — +37 — — 14.3% -1.86 0–1 0–1 — -0.63
29 2001 1689 101.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.19 2000 1499 99.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.03
Career — 1925 148.8 — — — — +14 -69 -45 57.1% +0.51 71–69 (51%) 40–49 (45%) 95.3 +0.71 — 1650 124.0 — — — — +23 — -45 40.4% -0.69 28–43 (39%) 20–20 (50%) 98.5 +2.21

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.