H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 0-2

Barbara Paulus holds a 2–0 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Barbara Paulus leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1989 Hamburg fourth round 6-4 6-3.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 55 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 5, 1989* Hamburg WTA 250 R16 Clay Barbara Paulus #36 6-4 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #27 Match data
May 6, 1987* Rome WTA 1000 R64 Clay Barbara Paulus #174 7-6 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #18 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Sylvia Hanika #223 #6 48 2,137 414 238 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,956 229 138 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1988 19–10 65.5% #27 1,730 0 1
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,831 0 1
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,894 0 2
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,868 0 2
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1992 3–7 30.0% #209 1,734 0 2
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 — — — — — — —
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,668 0 2
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,802 0 4
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1996 38–16 70.4% #13 1,876 0 5
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,860 0 6
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,745 0 6
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 — — — — — — —