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Sylvia Hanika vs Paula Smith H2H: 2-0

Sylvia Hanika holds a 2–0 lead over Paula Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1982 Wimbledon round of 64 6-2 6-4.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Paula Smith
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Paula Smith Match data Jun 25, 1982* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sylvia Hanika 1-6 6-1 6-4 Paula Smith Match data Jan 29, 1981* R32 Chicago 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
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,631 59 116 33.7% 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.

Age Sylvia Hanika Paula Smith
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 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,463 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,472 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,453 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,513 0 1
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,576 0 1
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,515 0 1
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,504 0 1
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,590 0 1
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,541 0 1
28 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,553 0 1
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,541 0 1
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,492 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1

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 Paula Smith
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% 1974 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1977 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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% 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1982 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
28 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 3 3 0.0% 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% — 15 36 51 29.4% 26 32 58 44.8% 6 26 32 18.8% 6 18 24 25.0%

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 Paula Smith
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 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1974 1483 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1976 1463 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.20
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1977 1473 108.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 0–2 — — +0.67
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1978 1454 103.3 — — — — +31 +87 +75 32.1% -0.86 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.90
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 1979 1513 125.1 — — — — — — — 38.1% -0.90 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.67
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 1980 1576 117.5 — — — — -113 -9 -44 38.2% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 99.3 +0.39
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 1981 1516 113.0 — — — — +52 +48 -54 39.1% -0.53 3–7 (30%) 2–4 (33%) 96.3 +2.31
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 1982 1505 119.6 — — — — -32 +90 -41 32.6% -1.06 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) 96.1 -0.87
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1983 1591 111.2 — — — — -51 +63 -106 39.3% -1.10 7–4 (64%) 2–0 — +0.18
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 1984 1542 104.1 — — — — -19 +90 -68 44.9% -0.61 1–6 (14%) 1–4 (20%) 92.8 +2.63
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 1985 1553 105.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.02
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 1986 1541 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.06
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 1987 1492 91.9 — — — — -12 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 1–0 — +0.84
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1443 86.9 — — — — -32 — — 11.1% -3.78 0–1 — — +0.04
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 1631 114.3 — — — — -39 +58 -52 37.2% -0.94 17–34 (33%) 10–18 (36%) 90.4 +3.96

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.