H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Sue Saliba vs Marcella Mesker H2H: 1-0

Sue Saliba holds a 1–0 lead over Marcella Mesker in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sue Saliba leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sue Saliba won the 1979 Sydney International round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Sue Saliba
AUS Age 68
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Marcella Mesker
NED Age 67

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sue Saliba 6-4 6-2 Marcella Mesker Match data Dec 20, 1979* R32 Sydney International WTA 500 Grass

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
Sue Saliba — — — 1,767 69 63 52.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Marcella Mesker #394 #31 22 1,791 103 134 43.5% 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 Sue Saliba Marcella Mesker
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1976 2–3 40.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1977 10–10 50.0% — 1,564 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1978 6–7 46.2% — 1,553 0 1 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,499 0 0
21 1979 9–9 50.0% — 1,570 0 1 1980 6–13 31.6% — 1,493 0 0
22 1980 34–17 66.7% — 1,707 0 3 1981 7–9 43.8% — 1,559 0 0
23 1981 8–16 33.3% — 1,617 0 3 1982 14–14 50.0% — 1,682 0 0
24 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,608 0 3 1983 16–19 45.7% — 1,708 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 1984 21–22 48.8% #37 1,740 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 1985 11–20 35.5% #38 1,659 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 1986 16–11 59.3% #31 1,760 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1987 5–12 29.4% #148 1,623 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1988 1–4 20.0% #369 1,562 0 1

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 Sue Saliba Marcella Mesker
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 %
18 1976 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
21 1979 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1980 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1980 3 5 8 37.5% 13 6 19 68.4% 12 6 18 66.7% — — — — 1981 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1981 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1982 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 7 8 12.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 7 12 41.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 3 4 7 42.9% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 6 11 17 35.3% 22 14 36 61.1% 32 33 65 49.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — 18 28 46 39.1% 28 35 63 44.4% 36 44 80 45.0% 20 25 45 44.4%

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 Sue Saliba Marcella Mesker
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
18 1976 1517 103.0 — — — — — +50 — 38.5% -0.77 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1977 1565 109.0 — — — — — +65 -60 51.1% -0.15 3–4 (43%) — — +2.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1978 1553 104.6 — — — — — — +1 48.3% -0.62 1–2 (33%) — — +1.36 1979 1500 112.9 — — — — — — +53 35.5% -1.03 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +0.78
21 1979 1571 105.8 — — — — — +17 +7 47.6% 0.00 4–2 (67%) 0–2 — +2.49 1980 1493 111.8 — — — — +46 — +51 36.6% -1.05 0–3 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 97.5 +0.88
22 1980 1708 124.6 — — — — -165 -31 -2 62.7% +1.09 7–3 (70%) 5–4 (56%) 105.6 +2.25 1981 1559 120.4 — — — — +54 +11 -28 50.0% +0.22 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 100.7 +1.20
23 1981 1617 108.1 — — — — -60 +46 +39 41.8% -0.89 3–6 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — +1.84 1982 1683 137.2 — — — — -141 -24 -8 51.6% +0.34 5–5 (50%) 2–7 (22%) 99.1 -1.02
24 1982 1608 95.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.02 1983 1708 136.1 — — — — -78 -2 -51 48.1% -0.10 2–5 (29%) 4–3 (57%) 98.5 -2.87
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1741 130.9 — — — — -105 +23 -30 46.7% -0.38 12–7 (63%) 9–5 (64%) 110.6 +0.43
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1660 121.1 — — — — -18 +5 +17 39.2% -0.95 5–7 (42%) 2–4 (33%) 97.7 -0.95
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1761 129.1 — — — — -42 -66 -55 58.7% +0.24 6–5 (55%) 4–1 (80%) 104.6 +0.73
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1623 99.7 — — — — +66 -58 +49 33.3% -1.08 0–4 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 92.6 +0.52
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1563 97.9 — — — — — -35 — 27.3% -1.27 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.52
Career — 1768 115.2 — — — — -109 +4 -3 52.0% +0.09 20–18 (53%) 6–10 (38%) 98.6 +8.09 — 1792 130.6 — — — — -42 -14 0 45.4% -0.37 32–44 (42%) 32–26 (55%) 102.2 +0.09

Career Rivalries

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