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Sylvia Hanika vs Barbara Potter H2H: 6-2

Sylvia Hanika holds a 6–2 lead over Barbara Potter in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 3–1 on carpet and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1987 Washington Open quarterfinal 4-6 7-6 7-6.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter #35 4-6 7-6 7-6 Sylvia Hanika #21 Match data Mar 28, 1987* QF Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet
Barbara Potter 7-6 2-1 (ret.) Sylvia Hanika Match data Aug 24, 1985* SF Monticello WTA 250 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 7-6 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Mar 14, 1985* R32 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-0 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Mar 22, 1981 R32 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data Mar 1, 1981* F Seattle WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-3 3-6 6-2 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 18, 1980* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 27, 1979* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sylvia Hanika 7-6 6-1 Barbara Potter Match data May 10, 1979* R32 Italian Open WTA 250 Clay

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 2,137 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,098 303 191 61.3% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Potter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,532 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1980 27–22 55.1% — 1,875 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,944 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,998 0 2
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,851 0 2
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,900 0 3
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,899 0 4
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,919 0 5
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,845 0 5
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 — — — — — — —
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 Barbara Potter
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% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 19 14 33 57.6%
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 141 90 231 61.0%

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 Barbara Potter
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 1978 1533 114.1 — — — — +58 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.26
17 1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84 1979 1621 143.2 — — — — +30 -115 -41 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.66
18 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65 1980 1876 153.1 — — — — +17 — -301 56.8% +0.53 4–11 (27%) 5–6 (45%) 94.6 +0.47
19 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46 1981 1944 150.6 — — — — -2 — -145 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.6 -1.65
20 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31 1982 1999 162.9 — — — — +57 — -127 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.52
21 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73 1983 1852 139.4 — — — — +53 -246 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.0 +1.63
22 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96 1984 1953 157.7 — — — — -8 — -15 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.58
23 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30 1985 1900 142.6 — — — — -7 -288 +63 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.02
24 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38 1986 1882 145.3 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.28
25 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52 1987 1900 145.8 — — — — +27 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 103.0 +0.37
26 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59 1988 1920 147.3 — — — — +7 — +50 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +2.17
27 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48 1989 1846 116.8 — — — — -9 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.55
28 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45 — 2099 155.7 — — — — +18 -226 -45 60.0% +0.67 66–75 (47%) 81–67 (55%) 98.1 -0.65

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.