H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Steffi Graf vs Ginger Helgeson H2H: 4-0

Steffi Graf holds a 4–0 lead over Ginger Helgeson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1995 Key Biscayne round of 64 6-2 6-3.

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Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Ginger Helgeson
USA Age 57 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #2 6-2 6-3 Ginger Helgeson #47 Match data Mar 19, 1995* R64 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-2 Ginger Helgeson #35 Match data May 13, 1994* R16 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1 Ginger Helgeson #37 Match data Mar 14, 1994* R32 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-3 Ginger Helgeson #39 Match data Feb 21, 1994 QF Indian Wells Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107
Ginger Helgeson #467 #29 246 1,865 94 95 49.7% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Steffi Graf Ginger Helgeson
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% — 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8 — — — — — — —
18 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19 — — — — — — —
19 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30 — — — — — — —
20 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44 1989 0–2 0.0% #239 1,485 0 0
21 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54 1990 1–2 33.3% #246 1,498 0 0
22 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61 1991 17–17 50.0% #58 1,647 0 0
23 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69 1992 12–15 44.4% #71 1,648 0 0
24 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79 1993 22–20 52.4% #54 1,736 0 0
25 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86 1994 29–17 63.0% #30 1,777 0 1
26 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95 1995 8–7 53.3% #111 1,772 0 1
27 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102 1996 0–2 0.0% #792 1,721 0 1
28 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103 1997 3–8 27.3% #167 1,639 0 1
29 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106 1998 2–5 28.6% #152 1,572 0 1
30 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107 — — — — — — —

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 Steffi Graf Ginger Helgeson
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 %
12 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1991 9 7 16 56.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3% 1992 8 9 17 47.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1993 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 1994 20 9 29 69.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1995 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1997 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1998 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5% — 55 50 105 52.4% 28 24 52 53.8% 9 13 22 40.9% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Steffi Graf Ginger Helgeson
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
12 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81 1989 1486 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.02
21 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44 1990 1498 100.1 — — — — — — — 28.6% -2.00 1–0 — — -0.32
22 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99 1991 1647 138.4 — — — — -14 +44 — 48.1% -0.22 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 106.2 -1.02
23 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85 1992 1649 128.8 — — — — +13 +33 -159 48.5% -0.17 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 98.8 +0.26
24 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07 1993 1737 139.0 — — — — -44 -4 -162 52.6% +0.62 7–6 (54%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.91
25 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05 1994 1777 146.6 — — — — +6 -21 -203 61.0% +0.87 5–3 (63%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +1.21
26 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58 1995 1773 137.3 — — — — -13 +12 — 60.0% +0.67 0–4 (0%) 0–2 — -0.56
27 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13 1996 1721 92.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.20
28 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00 1997 1639 107.6 — — — — -14 — -6 30.4% -1.22 0–1 — — -0.15
29 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13 1998 1573 99.1 — — — — +16 — — 41.2% -0.71 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.9 +1.00
30 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01 — 1865 140.4 — — — — -9 +11 -127 50.6% +0.14 23–28 (45%) 18–17 (51%) 99.4 -0.14

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.