H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 2-0

Sylvia Hanika holds a 2–0 lead over Mercedes Paz in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1989 Barcelona third round 6-3 6-7 7-6.

GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 0
2 main draw meetings
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 28, 1989* Barcelona WTA 250 R32 Clay Sylvia Hanika #27 6-3 6-7 7-6 Mercedes Paz #47 Match data
May 20, 1987* Geneva WTA 250 R64 Clay Sylvia Hanika #20 6-4 6-4 Mercedes Paz #71 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
Mercedes Paz #521 #28 185 1,822 144 182 44.2% 0 0 0 1 2 3

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 Mercedes Paz
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
19 1979 26–16 61.9% 1,945 0 3 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1980 40–22 64.5% 1,995 0 4 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1981 61–23 72.6% 2,093 0 6 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1982 41–23 64.1% 1,937 0 7 1988 23–14 62.2% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1983 47–22 68.1% 1,966 0 7 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,776 0 3
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,684 0 3
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1992 10–18 35.7% #107 1,614 0 3
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,495 0 3
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 1994 3–10 23.1% #140 1,476 0 3
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 1995 4–8 33.3% #164 1,452 0 3
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 1996 1–5 16.7% #124 1,442 0 3