H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

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 second round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 25, 1982* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Paula Smith Match data
Jan 29, 1981* Chicago WTA 250 R32 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 1-6 6-1 6-4 Paula Smith 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
Paula Smith #393 #194 1 1,632 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% — 1,476 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,456 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1977 3–4 42.9% — 1,467 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1978 3–9 25.0% — 1,450 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1979 4–6 40.0% — 1,510 0 1
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1980 13–22 37.1% — 1,575 0 1
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1981 9–18 33.3% — 1,517 0 1
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,506 0 1
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1983 11–15 42.3% — 1,592 0 1
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1984 8–13 38.1% — 1,542 0 1
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,554 0 1
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 1986 0–1 0.0% — 1,542 0 1
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 1987 1–4 20.0% #199 1,493 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1988 0–4 0.0% #351 1,443 0 1