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Sylvia Hanika vs Meredith Mcgrath H2H: 1-0

Sylvia Hanika holds a 1–0 lead over Meredith Mcgrath in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1989 Mahwah round of 16 6-2 7-5.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Meredith Mcgrath
USA Age 55

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika #36 6-2 7-5 Meredith Mcgrath #108 Match data Aug 25, 1989* R16 Mahwah 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 #223 #5 48 2,137 415 239 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9
Meredith Mcgrath #315 #18 898 1,927 90 84 51.7% 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 Meredith Mcgrath
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 1988 0–1 0.0% #400 1,497 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1989 6–10 37.5% #93 1,517 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,950 0 3 1990 15–12 55.6% #28 1,708 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4 1991 4–6 40.0% #164 1,679 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6 1992 0–1 0.0% #780 1,657 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7 1993 12–12 50.0% #66 1,707 0 0
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7 1994 22–16 57.9% #39 1,767 0 2
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8 1995 11–15 42.3% #62 1,742 0 2
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1996 19–9 67.9% #26 1,917 0 3
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 — — — — — — —
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9 1998 1–2 33.3% #318 1,895 0 3
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 — — — — — — —
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 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 Meredith Mcgrath
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% 1988 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1989 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1990 8 8 16 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1991 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1993 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1995 2 7 9 22.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1996 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 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% — 36 43 79 45.6% 8 11 19 42.1% 29 15 44 65.9% 17 15 32 53.1%

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 Meredith Mcgrath
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84 1988 1497 107.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–1 — -0.09
18 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65 1989 1517 113.1 — — — — +51 — +23 34.4% -0.91 1–1 0–1 — +0.61
19 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46 1990 1709 138.4 — — — — +2 — -93 54.1% +0.34 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 104.9 -0.50
20 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31 1991 1680 124.7 — — — — +45 — — 44.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 0–1 — +0.42
21 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73 1992 1658 94.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.08
22 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96 1993 1708 131.5 — — — — -19 — -17 49.1% +0.04 5–4 (56%) 2–6 (25%) 100.0 -0.63
23 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30 1994 1768 146.3 — — — — -39 -242 +61 52.9% +0.14 8–3 (73%) 4–3 (57%) 110.7 -2.14
24 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38 1995 1742 142.6 — — — — +5 -174 — 49.1% +0.21 1–6 (14%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.72
25 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52 1996 1917 143.6 — — — — -150 -312 +118 63.9% +0.89 6–1 (86%) 1–2 (33%) 105.3 -1.70
26 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48 1998 1895 99.5 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 — — +0.03
28 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45 — 1928 144.9 — — — — -13 -243 +39 51.0% +0.12 28–22 (56%) 13–21 (38%) 105.1 -2.68

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.