H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Helena Sukova H2H: 3-6

Helena Sukova holds a 6–3 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Helena Sukova leads 3–2 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Helena Sukova won the 1989 Zurich fourth round 7-6 6-4.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 6
9 main draw meetings
Helena Sukova
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 20, 1989* Zurich WTA 250 R16 Carpet Helena Sukova #8 7-6 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #30 Match data
May 14, 1988* Berlin WTA 500 SF Clay Helena Sukova #7 6-2 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #19 Match data
Oct 25, 1987* Brighton WTA 250 QF Carpet Helena Sukova #7 6-3 5-7 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #16 Match data
Feb 27, 1986* Oakland WTA 250 R32 Carpet Helena Sukova #10 6-4 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #22 Match data
Aug 16, 1985* Mahwah WTA 250 R16 Hard Helena Sukova #8 6-3 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #19 Match data
Dec 8, 1983* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Grass Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Helena Sukova Match data
May 21, 1983* Berlin WTA 500 QF Clay Helena Sukova 6-4 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jan 30, 1982* Chicago WTA 250 QF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-4 Helena Sukova Match data
Jan 21, 1982* Seattle WTA 250 R32 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-2 Helena Sukova 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
Helena Sukova #102 #4 735 2,217 580 297 66.1% 0 1 0 3 5 9

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 Helena Sukova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1981 6–4 60.0% — 1,583 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1982 23–23 50.0% — 1,757 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1983 33–20 62.3% — 1,907 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1984 48–23 67.6% #7 2,041 0 1
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1985 54–21 72.0% #9 2,028 0 1
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1986 69–21 76.7% #6 2,151 0 3
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1987 58–19 75.3% #7 2,129 0 5
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1988 49–19 72.1% #8 2,120 0 5
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1989 39–15 72.2% #8 2,043 0 6
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1990 41–17 70.7% #14 2,025 0 6
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1991 34–18 65.4% #17 1,958 0 7
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1992 38–15 71.7% #12 1,976 0 9
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 1993 24–15 61.5% #17 1,925 0 9
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 1994 21–14 60.0% #22 1,889 0 9
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 1995 18–15 54.5% #29 1,819 0 9
31 — — — — — — — 1996 17–15 53.1% #35 1,792 0 9
32 — — — — — — — 1997 8–21 27.6% #80 1,661 0 9
33 — — — — — — — 1998 0–2 0.0% #102 1,637 0 9