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Sylvia Hanika vs Beverly Bowes H2H: 1-1

Sylvia Hanika and Beverly Bowes are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on grass, while Beverly Bowes leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Beverly Bowes won the 1987 Canadian Open round of 64 2-6 6-3 6-1.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Beverly Bowes
USA Age 61 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Beverly Bowes #68 2-6 6-3 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #14 Match data Aug 19, 1987* R64 Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 6-3 6-2 Beverly Bowes Match data Jun 22, 1983* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Sylvia Hanika #223 #5 48 2,137 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Beverly Bowes #597 #49 16 1,677 69 120 36.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Beverly Bowes
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 1983 3–6 33.3% — 1,526 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1984 1–5 16.7% #161 1,483 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3 1985 6–6 50.0% #170 1,526 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4 1986 6–8 42.9% #100 1,585 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6 1987 7–18 28.0% #75 1,590 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7 1988 14–19 42.4% #62 1,640 0 0
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7 1989 13–19 40.6% #101 1,618 0 0
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8 1990 5–13 27.8% #147 1,536 0 0
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1991 2–5 28.6% #156 1,520 0 0
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1992 3–8 27.3% #113 1,510 0 0
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9 1993 8–11 42.1% #130 1,551 0 0
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1994 1–2 33.3% #426 1,557 0 0
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 Beverly Bowes
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% 1983 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1984 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1987 2 6 8 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1988 11 13 24 45.8% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — —
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1989 12 13 25 48.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1990 3 8 11 27.3% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1993 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 44 66 110 40.0% 19 33 52 36.5% 1 11 12 8.3% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 Beverly Bowes
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 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84 1983 1527 109.4 — — — — — +94 — 36.4% -1.36 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 101.4 +0.02
18 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65 1984 1483 102.6 — — — — +16 — — 28.6% -1.50 0–2 — — +0.52
19 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46 1985 1527 113.9 — — — — -38 +83 — 50.0% +0.12 1–1 1–1 — +0.37
20 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31 1986 1586 113.2 — — — — -14 — — 44.8% -0.52 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.69
21 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73 1987 1591 126.8 — — — — -37 +54 -103 32.1% -1.34 4–4 (50%) 0–4 (0%) 99.5 -1.89
22 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96 1988 1640 128.3 — — — — -42 -20 — 44.4% -0.44 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.80
23 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30 1989 1619 121.7 — — — — +14 -9 — 43.6% -0.61 6–8 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.07
24 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38 1990 1537 112.4 — — — — +28 +14 — 34.8% -0.67 4–6 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 +0.22
25 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52 1991 1521 98.6 — — — — +25 -2 — 35.3% -1.35 1–2 (33%) — — +0.30
26 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59 1992 1511 111.3 — — — — +22 +24 — 32.0% -1.16 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.14
27 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48 1993 1552 118.8 — — — — +24 -12 — 42.9% -0.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.50
28 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02 1994 1558 112.1 — — — — +23 — — 28.6% -2.43 1–0 — — -0.33
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 — 1677 124.7 — — — — -4 +21 -103 39.6% -0.78 26–34 (43%) 8–18 (31%) 93.9 -0.32

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.