H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Catherine Tanvier H2H: 6-5

Sylvia Hanika holds a 6–5 lead over Catherine Tanvier in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Catherine Tanvier leads 3–1 on carpet, while Sylvia Hanika leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1988 Wichita fourth round 7-5 6-2.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
6 – 5
11 main draw meetings
Catherine Tanvier
FRA Age 61 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 4, 1988* Wichita WTA 250 R16 Hard Sylvia Hanika #19 7-5 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #111 Match data
Mar 27, 1987* Princeton WTA 250 R16 Carpet Sylvia Hanika #21 6-3 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #37 Match data
Oct 4, 1986* Hilversum WTA 250 SF Carpet Catherine Tanvier #46 6-2 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #62 Match data
May 21, 1986* Lugano WTA 250 R64 Clay Sylvia Hanika #33 6-2 6-4 Catherine Tanvier #57 Match data
Oct 18, 1984* Filderstadt WTA 250 R32 Hard Sylvia Hanika #19 6-3 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #22 Match data
May 18, 1984* Berlin WTA 500 R16 Clay Catherine Tanvier #23 6-1 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #15 Match data
Oct 27, 1983* Filderstadt WTA 250 R32 Carpet Catherine Tanvier 6-3 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Aug 18, 1982* Montreal WTA 1000 R32 Hard Catherine Tanvier 6-4 7-6 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jul 17, 1982* Monte Carlo WTA 250 QF Clay Sylvia Hanika 7-5 6-0 Catherine Tanvier Match data
Mar 11, 1982* Dallas WTA 250 R32 Carpet Catherine Tanvier 7-6 4-1 (ret.) Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jul 25, 1981* Monaco WTA 250 QF Clay Sylvia Hanika ?-? ?-? 8-6 Catherine Tanvier 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
Catherine Tanvier #752 #20 22 1,877 161 179 47.4% 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 Catherine Tanvier
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 4–2 66.7% — 1,545 0 0
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1981 6–14 30.0% — 1,540 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1982 23–19 54.8% — 1,791 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1983 17–16 51.5% — 1,824 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1984 21–18 53.8% #30 1,777 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1985 18–16 52.9% #39 1,775 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1986 19–17 52.8% #37 1,825 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1987 10–19 34.5% #96 1,618 0 0
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1988 9–16 36.0% #77 1,602 0 0
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1989 12–12 50.0% #65 1,673 0 0
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1990 9–11 45.0% #99 1,658 0 0
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1991 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1992 6–7 46.2% #105 1,614 0 0
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 1993 0–2 0.0% #543 1,578 0 0
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 — — — — — — —