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

Sylvia Hanika vs Anne Smith H2H: 4-4

Sylvia Hanika and Anne Smith are tied 4–4 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Anne Smith leads 4–2 on carpet, while Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1985 Roland Garros round of 128 7-5 6-1.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
4 – 4
8 main-draw meetings
Anne Smith
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika 7-5 6-1 Anne Smith Match data May 29, 1985* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Anne Smith 7-5 (ret.) Sylvia Hanika #6 Match data Jan 12, 1984* R32 Oakland WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Anne Smith Match data Mar 24, 1982 R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Anne Smith 6-3 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 4, 1982 SF Washington Open WTA 250 Carpet
Anne Smith 6-3 6-0 Sylvia Hanika Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Anne Smith 6-3 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data Sep 25, 1980* R32 Atlanta WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-2 Anne Smith Match data Sep 20, 1980* QF Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 6-3 6-2 Anne Smith Match data Nov 23, 1979* R32 Brighton 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 Smith — — — 2,051 221 173 56.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1977 8–3 72.7% — 1,634 0 1
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 1978 14–7 66.7% — 1,776 0 2
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1979 28–28 50.0% — 1,849 0 2
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1980 21–21 50.0% — 1,866 0 2
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1981 36–25 59.0% — 1,936 0 2
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1982 27–19 58.7% — 1,899 0 2
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1983 11–9 55.0% — 1,898 0 2
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1984 1–2 33.3% — 1,874 0 2
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1985 10–4 71.4% — 1,900 0 3
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1986 8–13 38.1% — 1,718 0 3
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1987 15–9 62.5% — 1,785 0 3
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1988 8–8 50.0% — 1,777 0 3
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1989 10–6 62.5% — 1,850 0 3
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 1990 16–14 53.3% — 1,827 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 1991 8–5 61.5% — 1,821 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 Sylvia Hanika Anne Smith
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1978 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1979 9 6 15 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 13 24 45.8%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 11 19 42.1%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1981 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1982 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 17 13 30 56.7%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1983 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 6 12 50.0%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
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% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1987 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1988 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1989 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3% — 67 49 116 57.8% 20 24 44 45.5% 37 27 64 57.8% 88 73 161 54.7%

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 Smith
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1977 1634 138.6 — — — — +87 — — 70.4% +1.74 2–3 (40%) — — +1.53
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 1978 1777 139.8 — — — — +30 — — 68.3% +1.39 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 101.7 +0.88
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1979 1849 152.6 — — — — -9 -187 -232 48.5% -0.04 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 108.4 -3.77
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1980 1866 144.9 — — — — -31 -177 -216 47.8% -0.08 6–4 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 101.9 -5.69
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1981 1936 153.7 — — — — +39 -231 -156 57.9% +0.56 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 98.6 -4.67
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1982 1899 156.9 — — — — +43 -216 -37 60.2% +0.58 5–8 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 97.2 -0.82
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1983 1898 139.9 — — — — +42 — — 51.1% +0.02 5–2 (71%) 1–2 (33%) 100.5 -2.37
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1984 1875 92.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — 0–1 — -0.29
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1985 1900 131.1 — — — — — -248 -3 64.5% +0.90 3–0 (100%) 2–0 — -1.34
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1986 1719 120.9 — — — — +23 -56 — 40.9% -0.36 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.98
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1987 1786 131.9 — — — — +7 — +60 60.0% +0.69 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — +0.68
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 1988 1778 135.5 — — — — +14 — — 50.0% +0.21 1–1 0–2 — -0.68
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 1989 1851 140.5 — — — — -6 — — 58.3% +0.50 3–1 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 105.0 -0.03
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 1990 1828 147.1 — — — — -8 — +19 53.7% +0.49 3–4 (43%) 5–3 (63%) 98.2 -1.19
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1822 132.5 — — — — 0 — — 60.7% +0.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +0.30
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 2051 154.3 — — — — +14 -189 -73 54.9% +0.38 58–49 (54%) 38–35 (52%) 106.1 -4.21

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.