H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Tracy Austin H2H: 1-6

Tracy Austin holds a 6–1 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Tracy Austin leads 2–1 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1983 WTA Finals quarterfinal 6-4 7-5.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 6
7 main-draw meetings
Tracy Austin
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 7-5 Tracy Austin Match data Mar 23, 1983 QF WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data Oct 23, 1982* SF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Sep 11, 1981* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Tracy Austin 6-4 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Tracy Austin 6-2 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 10, 1980* R32 Cincinnati Open WTA 250 Carpet
Tracy Austin 6-1 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data Sep 7, 1979* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Tracy Austin 6-4 1-6 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data May 13, 1979* F Italian Open WTA 250 Clay

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
Tracy Austin #81 #1 19 2,502 339 88 79.4% 2 0 1 5 20 28

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 Tracy Austin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1977 14–8 63.6% — 1,780 0 1
15 — — — — — — — 1978 43–13 76.8% #6 2,057 0 2
16 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1979 73–12 85.9% #3 2,431 1 9
17 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0 1980 81–10 89.0% #2 2,450 1 19
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,818 0 1 1981 56–7 88.9% #2 2,442 2 27
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,949 0 3 1982 35–12 74.5% #4 2,262 2 28
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,000 0 4 1983 24–8 75.0% #9 2,185 2 28
21 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,082 0 6 1984 2–2 50.0% #27 2,136 2 28
22 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,944 0 7 — — — — — — —
23 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,969 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,879 0 8 — — — — — — —
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,868 0 8 — — — — — — —
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9 1989 0–2 0.0% — 2,078 2 28
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,920 0 9 — — — — — — —
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 1993 6–6 50.0% #117 1,970 2 28
31 — — — — — — — 1994 5–8 38.5% #81 1,850 2 28

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 Tracy Austin
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 16 5 21 76.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 13 3 16 81.3%
16 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1979 22 4 26 84.6% 10 0 10 100.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 33 6 39 84.6%
17 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1980 18 4 22 81.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 44 4 48 91.7%
18 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1981 22 0 22 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 20 4 24 83.3%
19 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1982 11 2 13 84.6% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 15 6 21 71.4%
20 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 1983 — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 5 17 70.6%
21 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2% 1984 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1993 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% — 101 26 127 79.5% 44 13 57 77.2% 49 14 63 77.8% 141 34 175 80.6%

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 Tracy Austin
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1780 149.9 — — — — -85 -30 — 59.1% +0.55 2–0 1–0 — -1.15
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2057 163.2 — — — — +12 -252 -337 72.6% +1.96 6–3 (67%) 7–2 (78%) 108.8 -0.48
16 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64 1979 2431 178.8 — — — — +6 -369 -545 80.9% +2.33 13–3 (81%) 6–3 (67%) 110.9 -9.11
17 1977 1583 118.4 — — — — +76 -23 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.08 1980 2451 179.3 — — — — +144 -317 -403 85.3% +3.11 12–3 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 104.4 -3.63
18 1978 1818 145.7 — — — — -59 -184 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.92 1981 2442 175.7 — — — — +118 -334 -333 84.6% +2.88 7–3 (70%) 7–4 (64%) 101.7 -3.49
19 1979 1950 158.1 — — — — -89 -104 -186 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.5 -2.88 1982 2263 167.1 — — — — +182 -144 -203 75.5% +2.05 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 94.0 -1.08
20 1980 2000 158.9 — — — — +10 -66 -216 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -5.90 1983 2186 159.6 — — — — +138 -57 -80 76.5% +1.88 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 94.9 -1.73
21 1981 2083 166.3 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.48 1984 2137 114.9 — — — — +108 — — 50.0% +0.13 — — — +0.03
22 1982 1945 156.9 — — — — +135 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.4 -3.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1983 1970 162.8 — — — — +80 +36 -190 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1984 1880 145.1 — — — — +102 +49 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1985 1868 147.4 — — — — +26 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.7 -2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1986 1804 136.2 — — — — +8 +158 -100 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.61 1989 2079 101.4 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.04
27 1987 1921 155.2 — — — — +18 +1 -154 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.6 -1.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1988 1919 153.3 — — — — +53 +15 -189 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +30 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.61 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.80 1993 1970 123.3 — — — — +25 — — 46.4% -0.97 3–1 (75%) — — -0.65
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1851 118.5 — — — — +76 +127 — 36.7% -0.97 3–1 (75%) 0–1 — -1.54
Career — 2136 159.8 — — — — +38 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.1 -3.69 — 2502 175.2 — — — — +84 -168 -342 76.2% +2.12 52–25 (68%) 33–14 (70%) 109.1 -5.41

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.