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

Silvia Farina Elia vs Irina Spirlea H2H: 3-3

Silvia Farina Elia and Irina Spirlea are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Irina Spirlea leads 2–0 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Silvia Farina Elia won the 1998 Luxembourg quarterfinal 6-4 4-6 6-3.

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Silvia Farina Elia
ITA Age 54 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Irina Spirlea
ROU Age 52 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Silvia Farina Elia #21 6-4 4-6 6-3 Irina Spirlea #14 Match data Oct 31, 1998* QF Luxembourg Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Carpet
Irina Spirlea #10 6-1 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #36 Match data Jan 19, 1997* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Irina Spirlea #18 4-0 (ret.) Silvia Farina Elia #46 Match data May 30, 1996* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Irina Spirlea #28 4-6 6-2 7-6 Silvia Farina Elia #45 Match data Jul 15, 1995* QF Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Silvia Farina Elia #51 6-2 7-5 Irina Spirlea #28 Match data Jun 21, 1995* R64 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Silvia Farina Elia #78 6-1 6-7 6-2 Irina Spirlea #64 Match data Mar 12, 1994* R128 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Silvia Farina Elia #32 #11 1,838 1,943 369 312 54.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Irina Spirlea #165 #7 2,577 2,017 211 150 58.4% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Silvia Farina Elia Irina Spirlea
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1989 3–3 50.0% #172 1,522 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #212 1,484 0 0
18 1990 2–3 40.0% #194 1,527 0 0 1992 0–4 0.0% #167 1,453 0 0
19 1991 9–9 50.0% #69 1,590 0 0 1993 10–5 66.7% #61 1,595 0 0
20 1992 5–10 33.3% #172 1,578 0 0 1994 21–17 55.3% #43 1,704 0 1
21 1993 9–12 42.9% #85 1,586 0 0 1995 36–19 65.5% #21 1,823 0 2
22 1994 20–19 51.3% #52 1,679 0 0 1996 36–20 64.3% #10 1,938 0 3
23 1995 18–16 52.9% #52 1,649 0 0 1997 47–23 67.1% #8 1,993 0 3
24 1996 23–22 51.1% #34 1,711 0 0 1998 37–25 59.7% #15 1,943 0 4
25 1997 16–22 42.1% #43 1,719 0 0 1999 20–25 44.4% #33 1,757 0 4
26 1998 38–26 59.4% #19 1,901 0 0 2000 4–11 26.7% #165 1,666 0 4
27 1999 30–26 53.6% #26 1,783 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2000 17–18 48.6% #63 1,709 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 2001 45–26 63.4% #14 1,768 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 2002 42–28 60.0% #17 1,745 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2003 25–25 50.0% #24 1,719 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 2004 42–24 63.6% #20 1,769 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2005 25–23 52.1% #32 1,642 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Silvia Farina Elia Irina Spirlea
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 %
17 1989 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
20 1992 2 2 4 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 3 8 11 27.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1993 2 2 4 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1994 6 7 13 46.2% 8 8 16 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 16 5 21 76.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
23 1995 7 7 14 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 21 10 31 67.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
24 1996 11 10 21 52.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1998 9 10 19 47.4% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 7 15 53.3%
25 1997 5 9 14 35.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1999 8 12 20 40.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
26 1998 13 11 24 54.2% 15 7 22 68.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 2000 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1999 8 10 18 44.4% 12 9 21 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 5 7 12 41.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 12 9 21 57.1% 22 11 33 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 15 12 27 55.6% 14 8 22 63.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 7 14 21 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 25 15 40 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2005 10 12 22 45.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 129 129 258 50.0% 157 110 267 58.8% 29 27 56 51.8% 54 46 100 54.0% — 64 62 126 50.8% 90 45 135 66.7% 21 15 36 58.3% 36 28 64 56.2%

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 Silvia Farina Elia Irina Spirlea
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
17 1989 1523 107.1 — — — — — +47 — 46.7% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.49 1991 1484 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.13
18 1990 1528 110.3 — — — — — +28 — 45.5% +0.09 0–1 — — -0.17 1992 1453 107.3 — — — — — +22 — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 1–0 — -0.10
19 1991 1590 119.1 — — — — -52 +52 — 46.3% -0.46 4–1 (80%) 1–1 — +0.60 1993 1596 127.6 — — — — +26 -23 — 58.3% +0.78 5–1 (83%) 2–0 — +1.20
20 1992 1578 112.3 — — — — -16 +43 — 33.3% -1.39 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 104.1 -0.40 1994 1704 142.8 — — — — -144 +172 -133 54.0% +0.51 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 +1.37
21 1993 1587 115.3 — — — — -13 -10 +21 44.2% -0.48 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 -0.63 1995 1824 148.4 — — — — -135 +178 -266 63.2% +1.06 8–9 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 102.5 +1.60
22 1994 1679 127.7 — — — — -57 -10 -47 46.6% -0.03 9–5 (64%) 1–5 (17%) 103.2 +0.22 1996 1939 163.3 — — — — -92 +125 -308 62.5% +1.04 6–2 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 104.9 +0.50
23 1995 1650 125.3 — — — — -53 +47 -19 52.1% +0.49 3–4 (43%) 2–10 (17%) 92.8 +0.84 1997 1993 165.9 — — — — +13 +5 -200 65.4% +1.01 12–8 (60%) 13–7 (65%) 107.9 +0.60
24 1996 1712 137.8 — — — — -18 +33 — 52.0% 0.00 7–5 (58%) 7–2 (78%) 105.7 -0.02 1998 1943 159.8 — — — — -18 +100 -36 60.3% +0.63 6–10 (38%) 11–8 (58%) 94.0 -0.82
25 1997 1720 140.6 — — — — -7 +28 -87 45.2% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 100.3 -1.88 1999 1758 144.0 — — — — +18 +164 +59 48.5% -0.19 5–8 (38%) 8–3 (73%) 97.7 -1.88
26 1998 1901 156.1 — — — — -35 -31 — 54.9% +0.30 14–6 (70%) 5–5 (50%) 107.1 -5.73 2000 1667 123.5 — — — — +76 +126 — 35.3% -1.15 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — -1.20
27 1999 1784 146.6 — — — — +15 +17 -174 57.7% +0.55 6–11 (35%) 4–4 (50%) 90.7 -2.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 1710 130.6 — — — — +9 +70 — 47.5% -0.08 6–4 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 98.3 -1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 1768 141.2 — — — — +7 +61 -115 58.6% +0.43 19–7 (73%) 5–8 (38%) 105.4 +1.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 1746 143.3 — — — — +13 +78 -56 57.4% +0.56 12–7 (63%) 6–11 (35%) 97.8 +1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 1719 134.0 +2.40 +1.09 1.150 52.8% -95 +122 +158 53.4% +0.25 8–12 (40%) 8–5 (62%) 97.6 -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 1770 142.3 +0.56 +2.59 1.099 52.2% -28 +126 +91 58.4% +0.63 16–8 (67%) 8–7 (53%) 107.1 +0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2005 1643 133.1 -0.21 +3.99 1.156 53.4% -13 +219 +164 53.1% +0.30 3–7 (30%) 4–2 (67%) 95.9 +0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1944 143.6 +0.84 +2.64 1.135 52.8% -19 +57 +10 53.0% +0.21 122–91 (57%) 60–72 (45%) 100.6 -1.05 — 2018 159.2 — — — — -35 +121 -145 58.2% +0.61 48–51 (48%) 49–29 (63%) 104.8 +0.39

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.