H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Steffi Graf H2H: 1-4

Steffi Graf holds a 4–1 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1988 Mahwah quarterfinal 6-2 6-1.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 27, 1988* Mahwah WTA 250 QF Hard Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1 Sylvia Hanika #16 Match data
Nov 16, 1987 Virginia Slims Championships WTA Finals SF Carpet Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #14 Match data
Sep 9, 1987* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-2 Sylvia Hanika #15 Match data
Feb 6, 1985* Delray Beach WTA 1000 R128 Hard Steffi Graf #25 6-2 6-4 Sylvia Hanika #19 Match data
Aug 30, 1984* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Sylvia Hanika #19 6-4 6-2 Steffi Graf #44 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
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,600 866 109 88.8% 22 17 5 12 50 106

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,546 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,747 0 0
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,037 0 0
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,329 0 8
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1988 68–3 95.8% #1 2,535 5 29
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,584 8 43
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,510 9 53
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,418 10 60
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1992 61–6 91.0% #2 2,448 11 68
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,510 14 78
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,417 15 85
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,466 18 94
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,446 21 101
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,353 21 102
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,284 21 105
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 106