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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 round of 16 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika #19 7-5 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #111 Match data Mar 4, 1988* R16 Wichita WTA 250 Hard
Sylvia Hanika #21 6-3 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #37 Match data Mar 27, 1987* R16 Princeton WTA 250 Carpet
Catherine Tanvier #46 6-2 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #62 Match data Oct 4, 1986* SF Hilversum WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika #33 6-2 6-4 Catherine Tanvier #57 Match data May 21, 1986* R64 Lugano WTA 250 Clay
Sylvia Hanika #19 6-3 6-2 Catherine Tanvier #22 Match data Oct 18, 1984* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Hard
Catherine Tanvier #23 6-1 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #15 Match data May 18, 1984* R16 Berlin Open WTA 500 Clay
Catherine Tanvier 6-3 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data Oct 27, 1983* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Carpet
Catherine Tanvier 6-4 7-6 Sylvia Hanika Match data Aug 18, 1982* R32 Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 7-5 6-0 Catherine Tanvier Match data Jul 17, 1982* QF Monte Carlo WTA 250 Clay
Catherine Tanvier 7-6 4-1 (ret.) Sylvia Hanika Match data Mar 11, 1982* R32 Dallas WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika ?-? ?-? 8-6 Catherine Tanvier Match data Jul 25, 1981* QF Monaco 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 2,135 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Catherine Tanvier #752 #20 22 1,879 161 179 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% — 1,800 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 1983 17–16 51.5% — 1,826 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1984 21–18 53.8% #30 1,777 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1985 18–16 52.9% #39 1,775 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1986 19–17 52.8% #37 1,826 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1987 10–19 34.5% #96 1,618 0 0
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1988 9–16 36.0% #77 1,603 0 0
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1989 12–12 50.0% #65 1,673 0 0
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1990 9–11 45.0% #99 1,657 0 0
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1991 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1992 6–7 46.2% #105 1,613 0 0
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1993 0–2 0.0% #543 1,578 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 Catherine Tanvier
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
16 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1981 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6%
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1984 5 5 10 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1985 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1986 5 4 9 55.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1987 2 4 6 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 6 8 25.0%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1989 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1991 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
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% — 40 45 85 47.1% 51 52 103 49.5% 28 32 60 46.7% 41 46 87 47.1%

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 Catherine Tanvier
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1546 111.1 — — — — — +25 — 57.1% +0.79 2–0 0–1 — +0.83
16 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64 1981 1540 110.2 — — — — +71 +74 +8 34.9% -1.14 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +0.01
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1982 1801 145.8 — — — — -102 -58 -144 54.0% +0.40 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 106.1 -4.11
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 1983 1826 138.7 — — — — +20 -51 -192 52.0% -0.11 4–5 (44%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 -0.26
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1984 1778 138.4 — — — — +11 +67 -119 52.4% +0.25 6–2 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 101.9 -0.85
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1985 1775 131.9 — — — — -9 +35 -111 54.3% +0.26 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.4 -0.41
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1986 1826 142.0 — — — — +17 -76 -150 47.6% -0.15 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 108.6 -1.68
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1987 1619 112.9 — — — — +55 +15 +55 38.8% -0.72 5–6 (45%) 1–7 (13%) 92.3 -0.42
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1988 1604 122.4 — — — — +7 +16 +40 40.7% -0.54 2–4 (33%) 0–1 — -1.01
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1989 1674 141.0 — — — — -11 -62 +28 50.9% +0.16 3–4 (43%) 2–0 — -0.68
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1990 1657 111.6 — — — — 0 -81 +75 45.0% -0.43 2–0 1–1 — +0.74
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1991 1603 113.4 — — — — +31 -73 — 40.5% -0.43 4–1 (80%) 0–3 (0%) 101.2 +0.59
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1992 1614 106.1 — — — — +44 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–0 — — +1.48
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 1993 1578 93.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.11
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 1879 137.0 — — — — +7 -13 -54 47.4% -0.16 49–31 (61%) 23–32 (42%) 105.2 -1.67

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.