H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Sylvia Hanika H2H: 3-3

Virginia Wade and Sylvia Hanika are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Sylvia Hanika leads 2–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Wade won the 1982 Deerfield Beach fourth round 4-6 7-6 6-3.

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Virginia Wade
GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main draw meetings
Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 8, 1982* Deerfield Beach WTA 250 R16 Hard Virginia Wade 4-6 7-6 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Apr 24, 1981* Amelia Island WTA 250 R16 Clay Sylvia Hanika 4-6 6-2 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data
Jan 30, 1981* Chicago WTA 250 R16 Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data
Jan 18, 1980* Kansas City WTA 250 R16 Carpet Virginia Wade 6-4 6-0 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Nov 25, 1979* Brighton WTA 250 QF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-4 4-6 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data
Jul 1, 1979* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Virginia Wade 6-3 7-6 Sylvia Hanika 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
Virginia Wade #138 #40 — 2,313 865 314 73.4% 3 2 0 2 51 58
Sylvia Hanika #223 #6 48 2,137 414 238 63.5% 0 0 1 0 8 9

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 Virginia Wade Sylvia Hanika
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
18 — — — — — — — 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4
21 — — — — — — — 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,945 1 9 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,118 1 16 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,080 1 21 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8
25 1971 64–16 80.0% — 2,161 1 29 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8
26 1972 75–23 76.5% — 2,151 2 34 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,158 2 40 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9
28 1974 60–16 78.9% — 2,189 2 45 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9
29 1975 65–14 82.3% — 2,313 2 51 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9
30 1976 48–17 73.8% — 2,256 2 53 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9
31 1977 50–18 73.5% — 2,274 3 55 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% — 2,240 3 58 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% — 2,088 3 58 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,885 3 58 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,824 3 58 — — — — — — —
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,749 3 58 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,788 3 58 — — — — — — —
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 58 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,712 3 58 — — — — — — —