H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 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 first round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 26, 1996* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Sabine Appelmans #28 6-3 6-4 Nana Smith #99 Match data
Apr 18, 1996* Tokyo WTA 500 R32 Hard Nana Smith #108 7-6 4-6 6-0 Sabine Appelmans #20 Match data
Apr 8, 1994* Tokyo Japan Open WTA 250 R16 Hard Sabine Appelmans #21 6-4 6-3 Nana Smith #343 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
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 1,468 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 1,586 0 0
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1990 9–16 36.0% #113 1,540 0 0
20 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3 1991 7–13 35.0% #144 1,529 0 0
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3 1992 4–4 50.0% #118 1,558 0 0
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1993 1–11 8.3% #317 1,445 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 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7 1995 7–13 35.0% #128 1,545 0 0
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7 1996 13–13 50.0% #70 1,602 0 0
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7 1997 4–12 25.0% #105 1,542 0 0
27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7 1998 4–8 33.3% #117 1,537 0 0
28 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7 1999 0–3 0.0% #134 1,521 0 0
29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7 2000 0–2 0.0% #218 1,499 0 0