H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Sabine Appelmans vs Steffi Graf H2H: 1-2

Steffi Graf holds a 2–1 lead over Sabine Appelmans in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sabine Appelmans leads 1–0 on carpet, while Steffi Graf leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sabine Appelmans won the 1998 Hanover quarterfinal 6-3 7-6.

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Sabine Appelmans
BEL Age 54 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 23, 1998* Hanover WTA 250 QF Carpet Sabine Appelmans #21 6-3 7-6 Steffi Graf #43 Match data
Jun 26, 1991* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Steffi Graf #2 6-2 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #24 Match data
Jun 4, 1991* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Steffi Graf #2 6-2 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #27 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
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,600 866 109 88.8% 22 17 5 12 50 106

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,546 0 0
15 1987 1–1 50.0% #283 1,502 0 0 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,747 0 0
16 1988 1–3 25.0% #196 1,498 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,037 0 0
17 1989 2–5 28.6% #144 1,468 0 0 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,329 0 8
18 1990 21–12 63.6% #22 1,679 0 0 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1991 34–14 70.8% #18 1,873 0 2 1988 68–3 95.8% #1 2,535 5 29
20 1992 26–15 63.4% #26 1,875 0 3 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,584 8 43
21 1993 19–15 55.9% #36 1,828 0 3 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,510 9 53
22 1994 29–16 64.4% #27 1,821 0 5 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,418 10 60
23 1995 24–17 58.5% #31 1,809 0 6 1992 61–6 91.0% #2 2,448 11 68
24 1996 26–16 61.9% #21 1,843 0 7 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,510 14 78
25 1997 37–26 58.7% #16 1,856 0 7 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,417 15 85
26 1998 13–18 41.9% #48 1,721 0 7 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,466 18 94
27 1999 25–21 54.3% #30 1,777 0 7 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,446 21 101
28 2000 20–22 47.6% #49 1,692 0 7 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,353 21 102
29 2001 1–1 50.0% #94 1,685 0 7 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,284 21 105
30 — — — — — — — 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 106