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Sylvia Hanika vs Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H: 3-0

Sylvia Hanika holds a 3–0 lead over Marianne Werdel Witmeyer in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1988 Australian Open round of 64 6-4 6-2.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika #14 6-4 6-2 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Jan 15, 1988* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Sylvia Hanika #21 6-2 6-4 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Mar 27, 1987* R16 Washington Open WTA 500 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 7-5 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer Match data Aug 22, 1985* R32 Monticello WTA 250 Hard

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 — #5 48 2,137 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer — — — 1,850 181 203 47.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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.

Sylvia Hanika Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1985 6–3 66.7% — 1,541 0 1
1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3 1986 13–10 56.5% — 1,683 0 1
1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4 1987 10–17 37.0% — 1,659 0 1
1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6 1988 11–20 35.5% — 1,587 0 1
1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7 1989 13–17 43.3% — 1,592 0 1
1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7 1990 18–18 50.0% — 1,745 0 1
1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8 1991 21–19 52.5% — 1,739 0 1
1985 22–16 57.9% — 1,868 0 8 1992 13–17 43.3% — 1,697 0 1
1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1993 21–18 53.8% — 1,748 0 1
1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9 1994 22–22 50.0% — 1,773 0 1
1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1995 20–18 52.6% — 1,787 0 1
1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1996 8–18 30.8% — 1,665 0 1
1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 1997 5–4 55.6% — 1,673 0 1

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Sylvia Hanika Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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 %
1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1986 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1987 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1988 9 16 25 36.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1989 11 14 25 44.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1990 14 12 26 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1991 16 11 27 59.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1992 11 12 23 47.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1993 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1994 15 13 28 53.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1995 14 11 25 56.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1996 3 10 13 23.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3% Career 125 129 254 49.2% 7 20 27 25.9% 11 20 31 35.5% 33 33 66 50.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Sylvia Hanika Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
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
1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64 1983 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.03
1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84 1984 1478 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.29
1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65 1985 1542 112.3 — — — — +15 — — 63.2% +0.89 1–0 0–1 — +0.37
1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46 1986 1683 123.2 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.34 8–2 (80%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.22
1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31 1987 1659 129.2 — — — — +44 — -84 41.9% -0.77 2–6 (25%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.84
1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73 1988 1587 119.6 — — — — +2 — -36 37.3% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.4 -1.09
1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96 1989 1593 120.0 — — — — -7 — — 44.1% -0.25 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.6 +2.29
1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30 1990 1746 136.4 — — — — +8 -257 — 51.7% +0.10 7–10 (41%) 6–4 (60%) 103.1 -0.70
1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38 1991 1740 132.5 — — — — +15 -243 -169 48.9% -0.13 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 103.3 +0.98
1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52 1992 1698 133.4 — — — — +32 — -147 48.5% 0.00 3–7 (30%) 4–1 (80%) 98.1 +0.32
1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59 1993 1749 139.9 — — — — +27 -270 -150 51.6% +0.31 8–5 (62%) 2–2 (50%) 101.6 -0.37
1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48 1994 1773 143.7 — — — — +15 -260 -181 48.5% -0.08 9–6 (60%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.29
1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02 1995 1788 149.0 — — — — +45 -292 — 54.1% +0.31 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 101.2 +0.06
1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41 1996 1666 124.9 — — — — +54 -192 — 31.6% -1.28 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.43
1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81 1997 1674 119.1 — — — — +34 — — 52.6% +0.37 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.07
Career 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45 Career 1850 139.8 — — — — +22 -251 -124 47.3% -0.20 63–57 (53%) 39–25 (61%) 108.7 +0.67

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.