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Sylvia Hanika vs Lori Mcneil H2H: 2-1

Sylvia Hanika holds a 2–1 lead over Lori Mcneil in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1989 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix round of 32 6-2 4-6 7-6.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Lori Mcneil
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika #30 6-2 4-6 7-6 Lori Mcneil #23 Match data Oct 12, 1989* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika #14 6-4 2-6 6-2 Lori Mcneil #11 Match data Aug 29, 1987* SF Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Lori Mcneil #13 6-2 4-6 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #21 Match data Mar 19, 1987* R32 Dallas 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
Lori Mcneil #867 #9 303 2,024 377 273 58.0% 0 0 0 1 10 11

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 Lori Mcneil
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1981 2–0 100.0% — 1,520 0 1
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 1982 1–2 33.3% — 1,503 0 1
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1983 6–5 54.5% — 1,568 0 1
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1984 7–11 38.9% #97 1,608 0 1
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1985 13–23 36.1% #93 1,587 0 1
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1986 42–22 65.6% #14 1,884 0 3
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1987 54–24 69.2% #11 2,007 0 3
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1988 46–20 69.7% #13 1,901 0 5
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1989 24–22 52.2% #36 1,760 0 6
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1990 17–20 45.9% #52 1,695 0 6
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1991 39–21 65.0% #19 1,870 0 8
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1992 37–20 64.9% #15 1,962 0 9
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1993 27–19 58.7% #25 1,898 0 10
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 1994 26–15 63.4% #17 1,871 0 11
31 — — — — — — — 1995 19–19 50.0% #34 1,804 0 11
32 — — — — — — — 1996 8–14 36.4% #83 1,727 0 11
33 — — — — — — — 1997 1–7 12.5% #301 1,656 0 11
34 — — — — — — — 1998 8–6 57.1% #91 1,718 0 11
35 — — — — — — — 1999 0–2 0.0% #869 1,670 0 11

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 Lori Mcneil
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1983 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1984 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1985 5 7 12 41.7% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1986 20 7 27 74.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 8 6 14 57.1%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1987 19 6 25 76.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 19 8 27 70.4%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1988 22 10 32 68.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1989 10 8 18 55.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1990 8 11 19 42.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1991 24 10 34 70.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1992 13 9 22 59.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 11 6 17 64.7%
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1993 11 8 19 57.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 6 6 12 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 5 4 9 55.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 4 7 11 36.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3% — 160 110 270 59.3% 39 52 91 42.9% 99 49 148 66.9% 77 60 137 56.2%

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 Lori Mcneil
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 1980 1485 95.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1981 1521 104.9 — — — — — — — 100.0% +4.50 — — — +0.24
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 1982 1503 100.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 0–1 — +0.35
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1983 1569 107.1 — — — — +44 — — 53.8% +0.19 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +1.06
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1984 1608 115.2 — — — — +12 -54 +10 38.1% -0.81 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +0.27
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1985 1587 118.3 — — — — +22 -103 +5 39.2% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 3–5 (38%) 96.4 -0.20
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1986 1884 144.9 — — — — -9 -341 -107 60.5% +0.68 16–10 (62%) 12–9 (57%) 109.2 +1.49
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1987 2007 158.4 — — — — +54 -355 -205 63.8% +0.91 16–9 (64%) 12–1 (92%) 109.8 -0.78
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1988 1901 142.6 — — — — +37 -185 +39 62.9% +0.76 19–10 (66%) 8–5 (62%) 105.0 +2.06
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1989 1760 134.7 — — — — +60 -78 +79 52.0% +0.07 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) 96.3 -0.23
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1990 1695 134.9 — — — — +14 -74 +200 48.2% -0.08 4–9 (31%) 5–6 (45%) 90.4 -0.80
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1991 1870 151.0 — — — — +12 -241 +42 60.4% +0.77 13–6 (68%) 9–10 (47%) 104.2 -0.74
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 1992 1962 156.8 — — — — -4 -303 +76 63.6% +0.94 8–10 (44%) 10–9 (53%) 96.7 -0.46
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 1993 1899 147.7 — — — — -6 -291 +192 58.1% +0.61 6–7 (46%) 3–9 (25%) 95.3 -0.38
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 1994 1871 145.9 — — — — -58 -207 +244 61.1% +0.69 7–8 (47%) 7–5 (58%) 98.9 -0.52
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1805 142.2 — — — — -13 -206 +304 53.8% +0.38 5–12 (29%) 4–8 (33%) 91.4 -0.26
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1727 130.2 — — — — -12 — +384 36.5% -0.65 5–3 (63%) 2–7 (22%) 96.5 -0.48
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1656 120.2 — — — — +31 — — 22.2% -1.61 0–2 0–1 — -1.12
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1719 129.4 — — — — +1 -154 +315 51.4% +0.09 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — -0.58
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1671 99.0 — — — — — — — 20.0% -0.80 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 2025 149.2 — — — — +14 -212 +86 56.0% +0.41 117–106 (52%) 81–87 (48%) 98.3 -0.11

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.