H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Etsuko Inoue H2H: 2-1

Sylvia Hanika holds a 2–1 lead over Etsuko Inoue in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Etsuko Inoue leads 1–0 on clay, while Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1989 Toronto second round 6-3 7-5.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Etsuko Inoue
JPN Age 61 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 21, 1989 Toronto WTA 250 R64 Hard Sylvia Hanika #36 6-3 7-5 Etsuko Inoue #59 Match data
Jan 16, 1987* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Grass Sylvia Hanika #49 6-4 6-4 Etsuko Inoue #89 Match data
May 11, 1984* Lugano WTA 250 R16 Clay Etsuko Inoue #71 6-3 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #14 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
Etsuko Inoue #310 #26 27 1,803 120 132 47.6% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Etsuko Inoue
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1982 3–2 60.0% — 1,523 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1983 17–15 53.1% — 1,642 0 1
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1984 19–19 50.0% #68 1,700 0 2
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1985 13–21 38.2% #70 1,633 0 2
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1986 9–14 39.1% #80 1,636 0 2
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1987 20–15 57.1% #30 1,765 0 2
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1988 11–13 45.8% #52 1,729 0 2
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1989 15–18 45.5% #68 1,678 0 2
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1990 13–13 50.0% #70 1,665 0 2
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 — — — — — — —
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —