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Vicki Nelson vs Steffi Graf H2H: 0-1

Steffi Graf holds a 1–0 lead over Vicki Nelson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Steffi Graf leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1987 Amelia Island Championships round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Vicki Nelson
USA Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #2 6-2 6-2 Vicki Nelson #108 Match data Apr 16, 1987* R32 Amelia Island Championships 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 Olympics 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 1,678 87 136 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,604 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 36 28 107

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1980 7–4 63.6% — 1,544 0 0 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0
1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,561 0 0 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0
1982 12–15 44.4% — 1,616 0 0 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,546 0 0
1983 10–23 30.3% — 1,539 0 0 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
1984 14–19 42.4% #92 1,538 0 0 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,039 0 0
1985 17–22 43.6% #87 1,594 0 0 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
1986 14–22 38.9% #98 1,590 0 1 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
1987 10–21 32.3% #136 1,520 0 1 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,540 5 30
1988 0–5 0.0% #282 1,472 0 1 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
1989 0–1 0.0% #402 1,461 0 1 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
— — — — — — — 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
— — — — — — — 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
— — — — — — — 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
— — — — — — — 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,415 15 86
— — — — — — — 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
— — — — — — — 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
— — — — — — — 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
— — — — — — — 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
— — — — — — — 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107

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 Steffi Graf
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% — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
1982 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1983 4 9 13 30.8% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1984 6 8 14 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 9 11 20 45.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
1986 1 9 10 10.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5%
1987 4 9 13 30.8% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
1988 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career 29 58 87 33.3% 44 46 90 48.9% 1 14 15 6.7% 6 14 20 30.0% Career 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

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 Steffi Graf
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 — +0.69 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.65
1981 1561 104.2 — — — — +17 +33 — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 1–0 — +0.17 1982 1507 121.7 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.08
1982 1616 115.5 — — — — -28 +11 -69 44.4% -0.22 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 100.8 +0.47 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.36
1983 1539 113.5 — — — — +14 +36 — 36.0% -0.92 2–7 (22%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 +0.41 1984 1749 139.7 — — — — -69 -81 -29 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.28
1984 1538 115.4 — — — — -22 +129 -54 45.8% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.9 +1.68 1985 2039 163.2 — — — — -73 -131 -290 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.87
1985 1595 130.3 — — — — -25 +60 — 45.9% -0.15 2–7 (22%) 5–5 (50%) 95.3 +1.56 1986 2323 176.8 — — — — -62 -129 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.8 -5.74
1986 1591 109.1 — — — — -114 +124 — 39.5% -0.83 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.2 +2.63 1987 2506 181.5 — — — — -49 -85 -638 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -5.08
1987 1521 112.0 — — — — -63 +117 — 35.3% -1.03 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.4 +0.16 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -529 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -2.00
1988 1472 100.3 — — — — -76 — — 9.1% -3.00 0–1 — — -0.24 1989 2589 183.5 — — — — +30 -141 -494 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.57
1989 1462 99.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.06 1990 2513 179.0 — — — — +88 -53 -325 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2420 177.2 — — — — +73 +84 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +25 +66 -42 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -108 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +7 +52 -59 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -5 +55 +64 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2400 149.2 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +166 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -4 +219 +172 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 -2.55
Career 1678 118.9 — — — — -36 +84 -63 41.5% -0.57 17–32 (35%) 18–20 (47%) 92.1 +3.40 Career 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.00

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.