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Sylvia Hanika vs Eva Pfaff H2H: 2-1

Sylvia Hanika holds a 2–1 lead over Eva Pfaff in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Eva Pfaff won the 1983 Chicago round of 16 5-7 6-4 6-3.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Eva Pfaff
GER Age 65 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eva Pfaff 5-7 6-4 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Feb 18, 1983* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 7-5 6-1 Eva Pfaff Match data Jan 15, 1983* SF Houston WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 7-5 6-7 7-5 Eva Pfaff Match data Oct 21, 1982* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Carpet

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
Eva Pfaff #420 #17 21 1,901 155 202 43.4% 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 Eva Pfaff
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1980 12–11 52.2% — 1,608 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1981 14–19 42.4% — 1,632 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1982 18–22 45.0% — 1,775 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1983 31–21 59.6% — 1,856 0 0
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1984 14–14 50.0% #31 1,797 0 0
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1985 9–11 45.0% #39 1,738 0 0
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1986 14–19 42.4% #58 1,689 0 0
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1987 19–20 48.7% #44 1,744 0 0
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1988 8–17 32.0% #74 1,648 0 0
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1989 12–23 34.3% #104 1,587 0 0
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1990 3–12 20.0% #152 1,522 0 0
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 1991 1–10 9.1% #203 1,469 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1992 0–2 0.0% #420 1,459 0 0

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 Eva Pfaff
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% 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1980 — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1981 0 3 3 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 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% 1982 3 3 6 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1983 2 3 5 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 5 11 54.5%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1985 4 4 8 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1986 5 8 13 38.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1987 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1988 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1989 9 13 22 40.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0%
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1990 1 7 8 12.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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% — 35 64 99 35.4% 34 47 81 42.0% 44 40 84 52.4% 42 50 92 45.7%

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 Eva Pfaff
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 1977 1481 98.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.13
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1980 1608 120.9 — — — — -1 -3 — 48.0% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.2 -0.17
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1981 1632 123.3 — — — — -25 +25 -30 45.1% -0.34 3–6 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.4 +3.33
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1982 1776 132.7 — — — — -157 -167 -35 45.2% -0.12 7–6 (54%) 4–5 (44%) 102.8 -1.00
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1983 1856 145.3 — — — — -97 -97 -29 57.1% +0.32 9–8 (53%) 9–3 (75%) 108.6 +1.01
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1984 1797 132.6 — — — — +13 -37 -33 47.5% +0.07 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 101.0 -1.64
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1985 1739 120.7 — — — — +36 -86 +41 46.3% -0.29 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.71
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1986 1690 126.2 — — — — +52 -70 +30 42.1% -0.32 6–4 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.8 -0.19
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1987 1744 139.8 — — — — +26 -162 +23 49.4% -0.34 4–5 (44%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -1.04
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1988 1648 121.4 — — — — +54 -103 +45 33.9% -1.09 5–3 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.9 +0.07
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 1989 1587 119.6 — — — — +15 — +82 36.3% -1.10 5–5 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 -0.75
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 1990 1522 111.5 — — — — -4 — — 33.3% -1.19 0–6 (0%) 0–2 — +0.39
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 1991 1469 118.5 — — — — +22 — — 16.0% -2.28 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 97.6 -0.26
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1459 103.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.15
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 1902 135.5 — — — — -11 -65 -2 44.1% -0.41 49–53 (48%) 36–40 (47%) 102.6 +0.12

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.