H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Steffi Graf vs Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H: 5-0

Steffi Graf holds a 5–0 lead over Marianne Werdel Witmeyer in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1996 Philadelphia semifinal 6-2 7-5.

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Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main-draw meetings
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 7-5 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Nov 16, 1996* SF Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 7-5 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Mar 3, 1994* R32 Delray Beach Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Steffi Graf #2 6-1 6-1 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Jun 26, 1992* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Steffi Graf #2 6-0 6-1 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Mar 19, 1991* R16 Key Biscayne Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-1 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Jan 22, 1989* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer — — — 1,850 181 203 47.1% 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.

Steffi Graf Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0 1985 6–3 66.7% — 1,541 0 1
1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0 1986 13–10 56.5% — 1,683 0 1
1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0 1987 10–17 37.0% — 1,659 0 1
1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8 1988 11–20 35.5% — 1,586 0 1
1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19 1989 13–17 43.3% — 1,592 0 1
1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30 1990 18–18 50.0% — 1,745 0 1
1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44 1991 21–19 52.5% — 1,739 0 1
1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54 1992 13–17 43.3% — 1,697 0 1
1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61 1993 21–18 53.8% — 1,748 0 1
1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69 1994 22–22 50.0% — 1,773 0 1
1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79 1995 20–18 52.6% — 1,787 0 1
1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86 1996 8–18 30.8% — 1,665 0 1
1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95 1997 5–4 55.6% — 1,673 0 1
1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102 — — — — — — —
1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103 — — — — — — —
1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106 — — — — — — —
1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Steffi Graf Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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 %
1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1987 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5% 1988 9 16 25 36.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0% 1989 11 14 25 44.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 1990 14 12 26 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0% 1991 16 11 27 59.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0% 1992 11 12 23 47.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1993 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3% 1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1995 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 1996 3 10 13 23.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1997 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 125 129 254 49.2% 7 20 27 25.9% 11 20 31 35.5% 33 33 66 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Steffi Graf Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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
1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64 1983 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.02
1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12 1984 1478 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.29
1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35 1985 1542 112.3 — — — — +15 — — 63.2% +0.89 1–0 0–1 — +0.37
1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41 1986 1683 123.1 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.34 8–2 (80%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.30
1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74 1987 1659 129.2 — — — — +44 — -85 41.9% -0.77 2–6 (25%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.83
1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94 1988 1587 119.6 — — — — +2 — -37 37.3% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.4 -1.05
1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82 1989 1592 119.9 — — — — -6 — — 44.1% -0.25 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 +2.41
1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98 1990 1746 136.3 — — — — +8 -257 — 51.7% +0.10 7–10 (41%) 6–4 (60%) 103.1 -0.70
1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81 1991 1740 132.5 — — — — +15 -243 -169 48.9% -0.13 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 103.3 +0.98
1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44 1992 1697 133.3 — — — — +32 — -146 48.5% 0.00 3–7 (30%) 4–1 (80%) 98.1 +0.32
1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99 1993 1749 139.9 — — — — +28 -270 -150 51.6% +0.31 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 -0.37
1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85 1994 1773 143.7 — — — — +15 -260 -181 48.5% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.29
1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07 1995 1788 149.0 — — — — +45 -292 — 54.1% +0.31 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +0.06
1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05 1996 1666 124.9 — — — — +54 -192 — 31.6% -1.28 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.43
1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58 1997 1673 119.1 — — — — +35 — — 52.6% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.07
1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1850 139.7 — — — — +22 -251 -124 47.3% -0.20 63–57 (53%) 39–25 (61%) 108.6 +0.74

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.