H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 1-4

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 4–1 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 3–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1989 Berlin quarterfinal 6-2 6-0.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 20, 1989* Berlin WTA 500 QF Clay Gabriela Sabatini #3 6-2 6-0 Sylvia Hanika #26 Match data
May 7, 1988* Rome WTA 1000 QF Clay Gabriela Sabatini #5 3-6 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #16 Match data
Apr 9, 1988* Hilton Head WTA 250 QF Clay Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #18 Match data
Oct 15, 1987* Filderstadt WTA 250 R32 Carpet Gabriela Sabatini #6 6-2 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #16 Match data
Feb 12, 1987* San Francisco WTA 250 R32 Hard Sylvia Hanika #43 4-6 6-1 6-2 Gabriela Sabatini #10 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
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,398 607 182 76.9% 1 8 2 2 14 27

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 Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,585 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1986 49–21 70.0% #9 2,023 0 2
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,264 0 5
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1988 61–13 82.4% #4 2,276 0 9
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,257 0 13
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,231 1 15
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,269 1 20
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,291 1 25
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,108 1 25
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,055 1 26
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,062 1 27
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1996 12–9 57.1% #56 1,947 1 27
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 — — — — — — —