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Sylvia Hanika vs Anne Hobbs H2H: 3-0

Sylvia Hanika holds a 3–0 lead over Anne Hobbs in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1986 Birmingham round of 64 2-6 6-4 6-3.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Anne Hobbs
GBR Age 67 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika #49 2-6 6-4 6-3 Anne Hobbs #51 Match data Jun 11, 1986* R64 Birmingham WTA 250 Grass
Sylvia Hanika #19 4-6 6-1 6-3 Anne Hobbs #43 Match data Oct 27, 1984* R16 Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 5-7 7-6 6-4 Anne Hobbs Match data Nov 7, 1980* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Carpet

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
Sylvia Hanika #223 #5 48 2,135 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Anne Hobbs #583 #35 18 1,838 171 163 51.2% 0 0 0 0 8 8

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 Sylvia Hanika Anne Hobbs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1976 7–7 50.0% — 1,550 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1977 6–6 50.0% — 1,575 0 2
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 1978 23–13 63.9% — 1,720 0 3
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1979 12–11 52.2% — 1,749 0 3
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1980 26–18 59.1% — 1,752 0 5
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1981 22–18 55.0% — 1,824 0 5
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1982 8–13 38.1% — 1,727 0 6
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1983 18–19 48.6% — 1,750 0 7
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1984 14–14 50.0% #59 1,735 0 7
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1985 13–12 52.0% #63 1,777 0 8
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1986 6–14 30.0% #99 1,679 0 8
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1987 14–11 56.0% #42 1,714 0 8
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1989 2–7 22.2% #231 1,610 0 8
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 — — — — — — —

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 Sylvia Hanika Anne Hobbs
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 %
16 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1976 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1983 7 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 7 11 36.4%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1984 1 4 5 20.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1987 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1989 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3% — 19 31 50 38.0% 34 36 70 48.6% 71 50 121 58.7% 28 41 69 40.6%

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 Sylvia Hanika Anne Hobbs
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
16 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64 1976 1551 106.9 — — — — +100 — — 50.0% -0.13 1–3 (25%) — — +2.73
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1977 1576 107.0 — — — — +110 -77 — 44.8% -0.31 4–1 (80%) 0–1 — +2.78
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 1978 1721 124.8 — — — — -11 — -74 59.5% +0.81 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 105.9 +1.66
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1979 1750 138.1 — — — — -72 — -19 50.0% -0.20 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -1.77
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1980 1753 133.2 — — — — -138 -53 -44 57.4% +0.63 7–6 (54%) 3–5 (38%) 99.6 -0.64
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1981 1824 132.2 — — — — -130 -98 -23 51.6% +0.07 10–5 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.7 -2.46
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1982 1727 117.1 — — — — -111 -94 +66 43.4% -0.13 4–7 (36%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 -0.55
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1983 1751 128.8 — — — — -65 -56 +26 47.7% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +0.51
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1984 1736 125.9 — — — — -108 -51 +108 50.7% -0.03 7–8 (47%) 4–1 (80%) 102.3 +0.66
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1985 1777 133.9 — — — — -156 — +124 51.9% -0.06 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.18
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1986 1680 122.2 — — — — -135 -60 +222 32.6% -1.09 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -1.37
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1987 1714 125.8 — — — — -121 — +119 53.6% +0.21 4–4 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 97.9 +1.62
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 1989 1610 99.4 — — — — -110 — +183 30.4% -1.52 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +1.08
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 1839 133.0 — — — — -75 -67 +52 50.1% +0.01 62–54 (53%) 27–30 (47%) 100.0 +1.22

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.