H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Sylvia Hanika vs Wendy White H2H: 4-1

Sylvia Hanika holds a 4–1 lead over Wendy White in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 3–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1986 US Open first round 7-6(1) 6-2.

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Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Wendy White
USA Age 65 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 28, 1986* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Sylvia Hanika #71 7-6(1) 6-2 Wendy White #48 Match data
Mar 19, 1983* Boston WTA 250 QF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-3 7-6 Wendy White Match data
Jan 14, 1983* Houston WTA 250 R16 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-2 4-6 6-4 Wendy White Match data
Aug 27, 1982* Mahwah WTA 250 R16 Hard Wendy White 4-6 7-6 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jan 22, 1982* Seattle WTA 250 R16 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-4 7-6 Wendy White 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
Wendy White #567 #28 24 1,858 161 189 46.0% 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 Wendy White
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 1978 0–2 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1 1979 3–5 37.5% — 1,555 0 0
19 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3 1980 15–13 53.6% — 1,729 0 0
20 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4 1981 16–16 50.0% — 1,767 0 0
21 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6 1982 20–20 50.0% — 1,769 0 0
22 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7 1983 25–21 54.3% — 1,817 0 0
23 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7 1984 13–18 41.9% #67 1,718 0 0
24 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8 1985 8–16 33.3% #75 1,609 0 0
25 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8 1986 22–19 53.7% #45 1,702 0 1
26 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9 1987 17–17 50.0% #34 1,736 0 1
27 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9 1988 10–16 38.5% #66 1,673 0 1
28 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9 1989 9–16 36.0% #102 1,616 0 1
29 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9 1990 3–9 25.0% #154 1,567 0 1
30 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — 1992 0–1 0.0% #567 1,553 0 1