H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Vicki Nelson vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 0-3

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 3–0 lead over Vicki Nelson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Gabriela Sabatini leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1986 Buenos Aires round of 16 6-1 6-0.

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Vicki Nelson
USA Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #10 6-1 6-0 Vicki Nelson Match data Dec 5, 1986* R16 Buenos Aires WTA 250 Clay
Gabriela Sabatini #12 6-4 6-1 Vicki Nelson Match data Nov 8, 1985* R16 Tampa WTA 250 Hard
Gabriela Sabatini 6-2 2-6 8-6 Vicki Nelson #64 Match data Aug 7, 1984* R32 Indianapolis Category 4 → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Vicki Nelson #547 #60 8 1,677 87 136 39.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gabriela Sabatini #56 #3 228 2,399 613 184 76.9% 1 5 2 9 10 27

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.

Vicki Nelson Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1980 7–4 63.6% — 1,544 0 0 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0
1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,561 0 0 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
1982 12–15 44.4% — 1,616 0 0 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2
1983 10–23 30.3% — 1,538 0 0 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5
1984 14–19 42.4% #92 1,537 0 0 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9
1985 17–22 43.6% #87 1,594 0 0 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13
1986 14–22 38.9% #98 1,590 0 1 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
1987 10–21 32.3% #136 1,520 0 1 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
1988 0–5 0.0% #282 1,471 0 1 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
1989 0–1 0.0% #402 1,461 0 1 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
— — — — — — — 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
— — — — — — — 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
— — — — — — — 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Vicki Nelson Gabriela Sabatini
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 %
1981 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1982 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1983 4 9 13 30.8% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
1984 6 8 14 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
1985 9 11 20 45.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
1986 1 9 10 10.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
1987 4 9 13 30.8% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
1988 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 29 58 87 33.3% 44 46 90 48.9% 1 14 15 6.7% 6 14 20 30.0% Career 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Vicki Nelson Gabriela Sabatini
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
1980 1544 114.3 — — — — — — — 68.4% +1.68 0–1 1–0 — +0.64 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
1981 1561 103.8 — — — — +16 +33 — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 — +0.19 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93
1982 1616 115.3 — — — — -30 +10 -70 44.4% -0.22 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.60 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53
1983 1539 113.3 — — — — +13 +36 — 36.0% -0.92 2–7 (22%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 +0.43 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41
1984 1538 115.3 — — — — -23 +128 -55 45.8% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.9 +1.80 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45
1985 1594 130.2 — — — — -25 +60 — 45.9% -0.15 2–7 (22%) 5–5 (50%) 95.2 +1.52 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81
1986 1590 109.0 — — — — -114 +125 — 39.5% -0.83 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.2 +2.92 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
1987 1520 111.9 — — — — -63 +118 — 35.3% -1.03 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.4 +0.24 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
1988 1472 100.3 — — — — -77 — — 9.1% -3.00 0–1 — — -0.24 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
1989 1461 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.06 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
Career 1678 118.7 — — — — -37 +85 -64 41.5% -0.57 17–32 (35%) 18–20 (47%) 92.1 +3.66 Career 2400 176.6 — — — — +4 +66 -221 73.0% +1.86 109–59 (65%) 68–55 (55%) 104.0 -4.44

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.