H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC
Sabine Appelmans vs Rene Simpson H2H: 2-0
Sabine Appelmans holds a 2–0 lead over Rene Simpson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sabine Appelmans leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 1997 Leipzig third round 6-3 6-3.
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BEL
Age 54
Left-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2
–
0
2 main draw meetings
CAN
Left-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1997* | Leipzig | WTA 250 | R32 | Carpet | Sabine Appelmans | 6-3 6-3 | Rene Simpson | Match data |
| Jun 25, 1997* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Sabine Appelmans | 6-2 3-6 6-0 | Rene Simpson | 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 |
| Rene Simpson | #546 | #70 | 256 | 1,663 | 44 | 83 | 34.6% | 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 | Rene Simpson | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1990 | 21–12 | 63.6% | #22 | 1,679 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1991 | 34–14 | 70.8% | #18 | 1,873 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1992 | 26–15 | 63.4% | #26 | 1,875 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1993 | 19–15 | 55.9% | #36 | 1,828 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1994 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #27 | 1,821 | 0 | 5 | 1988 | 5–3 | 62.5% | #132 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1995 | 24–17 | 58.5% | #31 | 1,809 | 0 | 6 | 1989 | 11–17 | 39.3% | #109 | 1,619 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1996 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #21 | 1,843 | 0 | 7 | 1990 | 2–8 | 20.0% | #180 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1997 | 37–26 | 58.7% | #16 | 1,856 | 0 | 7 | 1991 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #132 | 1,566 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1998 | 13–18 | 41.9% | #48 | 1,721 | 0 | 7 | 1992 | 7–10 | 41.2% | #104 | 1,604 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1999 | 25–21 | 54.3% | #30 | 1,777 | 0 | 7 | 1993 | 4–9 | 30.8% | #122 | 1,589 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2000 | 20–22 | 47.6% | #49 | 1,692 | 0 | 7 | 1994 | 5–11 | 31.2% | #154 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #94 | 1,685 | 0 | 7 | 1995 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #189 | 1,538 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1996 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #148 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #109 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #548 | 1,513 | 0 | 0 |