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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 round of 16 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Helena Sukova #8 7-6 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #30 Match data Oct 20, 1989* R16 Zurich WTA 250 Carpet
Helena Sukova #7 6-2 6-3 Sylvia Hanika #19 Match data May 14, 1988* SF Berlin Open Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Helena Sukova #7 6-3 5-7 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #16 Match data Oct 25, 1987* QF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Helena Sukova #10 6-4 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #22 Match data Feb 27, 1986* R32 Oakland WTA 250 Carpet
Helena Sukova #8 6-3 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Aug 16, 1985* R16 Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Helena Sukova Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Helena Sukova 6-4 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data May 21, 1983* QF Berlin Open WTA 500 Clay
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-4 Helena Sukova Match data Jan 30, 1982* QF Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-2 Helena Sukova Match data Jan 21, 1982* R32 Seattle 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
Helena Sukova #102 #4 735 2,218 581 300 65.9% 0 0 0 3 6 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% — 1,584 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1982 23–23 50.0% — 1,756 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 1983 33–20 62.3% — 1,907 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1984 48–23 67.6% #7 2,041 0 1
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1985 54–21 72.0% #9 2,028 0 1
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1986 69–21 76.7% #5 2,151 0 3
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1987 58–19 75.3% #7 2,129 0 5
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1988 49–20 71.0% #8 2,098 0 5
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1989 39–15 72.2% #8 2,036 0 6
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1990 41–17 70.7% #14 2,024 0 6
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1991 34–18 65.4% #17 1,958 0 7
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1992 39–16 70.9% #12 1,965 0 9
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1993 24–15 61.5% #17 1,922 0 9
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1994 21–14 60.0% #22 1,887 0 9
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 1995 18–15 54.5% #29 1,819 0 9
31 — — — — — — — 1996 17–16 51.5% #35 1,776 0 9
32 — — — — — — — 1997 8–21 27.6% #80 1,655 0 9
33 — — — — — — — 1998 0–2 0.0% #102 1,632 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 Helena Sukova
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% 1981 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 9 16 43.8%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1983 8 4 12 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1984 12 5 17 70.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 18 9 27 66.7%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1985 17 7 24 70.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 13 6 19 68.4%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1986 23 5 28 82.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% 27 10 37 73.0%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 17 4 21 81.0% 20 6 26 76.9%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1988 21 9 30 70.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 5 16 68.8%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1989 26 6 32 81.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1990 17 7 24 70.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 6 18 66.7%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1991 16 6 22 72.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1992 20 7 27 74.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1994 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 5 8 13 38.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 11 13 15.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 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% — 213 105 318 67.0% 75 53 128 58.6% 125 49 174 71.8% 164 90 254 64.6%

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 Helena Sukova
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 1981 1584 127.8 — — — — — — +54 59.1% +0.91 1–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.28
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1982 1756 137.3 — — — — -64 -77 -97 48.2% -0.15 11–7 (61%) 4–7 (36%) 105.5 -2.58
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 1983 1907 149.3 — — — — -85 -97 -127 59.7% +0.67 8–5 (62%) 6–8 (43%) 102.3 -2.48
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1984 2042 154.9 — — — — -99 -323 +10 60.7% +0.75 20–6 (77%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.37
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1985 2029 162.4 — — — — -21 -243 +104 68.7% +1.34 9–7 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.9 -3.44
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1986 2152 173.6 — — — — +12 -258 +29 73.5% +1.77 11–9 (55%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -7.60
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1987 2130 164.9 — — — — +25 -243 +121 69.5% +1.40 17–7 (71%) 11–4 (73%) 105.2 -4.98
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1988 2099 164.2 — — — — +36 -123 +89 67.1% +1.03 10–4 (71%) 14–3 (82%) 109.5 -5.27
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1989 2037 158.2 — — — — +97 -141 +86 67.5% +1.04 9–3 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 106.3 -1.47
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1990 2025 160.0 — — — — +46 -104 +169 64.7% +0.88 13–4 (76%) 7–2 (78%) 106.6 -0.53
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1991 1958 153.8 — — — — +56 -26 +161 63.2% +1.02 9–6 (60%) 5–7 (42%) 95.3 +0.66
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1992 1966 153.3 — — — — +48 -64 +185 69.2% +1.42 7–5 (58%) 2–5 (29%) 96.8 +2.03
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 1993 1922 151.2 — — — — +11 — +198 60.2% +0.82 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 94.8 +0.04
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 1994 1887 144.4 — — — — +13 -45 +168 56.1% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 97.3 +1.22
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 1995 1820 144.1 — — — — +24 +33 +207 53.9% +0.05 7–5 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 105.6 -0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1776 135.6 — — — — +9 -3 +295 50.6% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +0.50
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1655 126.9 — — — — -12 +65 +386 32.3% -1.05 2–7 (22%) 2–3 (40%) 92.0 -0.96
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1632 97.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.34 0–2 — — -0.23
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 2218 162.3 — — — — +10 -125 +96 62.6% +0.89 156–93 (63%) 105–89 (54%) 103.0 -3.16

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.