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

Sylvia Hanika vs Kathy Jordan H2H: 2-4

Kathy Jordan holds a 4–2 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 2–1 on carpet, while Kathy Jordan leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kathy Jordan won the 1983 Australian Open quarterfinal 7-6 7-5.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main draw meetings
Kathy Jordan
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 10, 1983* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Grass Kathy Jordan 7-6 7-5 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Aug 15, 1983 Toronto WTA 250 R16 Hard Kathy Jordan 7-6 4-6 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Feb 17, 1983* Chicago WTA 250 R32 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-2 Kathy Jordan Match data
Oct 24, 1980* Brighton WTA 250 R16 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-1 Kathy Jordan Match data
Jun 3, 1980* Roland Garros Grand Slam R16 Clay Kathy Jordan 6-1 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Mar 7, 1980* Dallas WTA 250 R16 Carpet Kathy Jordan 6-3 6-1 Sylvia Hanika 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
Kathy Jordan #520 #5 44 2,092 249 155 61.6% 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 Kathy Jordan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1978 4–3 57.1% — 1,560 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1979 25–13 65.8% — 1,888 0 1
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1980 37–21 63.8% — 1,995 0 1
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1981 28–20 58.3% — 1,918 0 1
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1982 21–18 53.8% — 1,882 0 2
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1983 44–22 66.7% — 2,009 0 2
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1984 23–11 67.6% #10 2,022 0 2
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1985 28–15 65.1% #12 1,978 0 2
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1986 25–15 62.5% #15 1,910 0 2
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1987 12–10 54.5% #35 1,893 0 2
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,875 0 2
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 1990 2–6 25.0% #207 1,792 0 2