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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 round of 16 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Wade 4-6 7-6 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data Oct 8, 1982* R16 Deerfield Beach WTA 250 Hard
Sylvia Hanika 4-6 6-2 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Apr 24, 1981* R16 Amelia Island Championships WTA 250 Clay
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 6-1 Virginia Wade Match data Jan 30, 1981* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-4 6-0 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jan 18, 1980* R16 Kansas City WTA 250 Carpet
Sylvia Hanika 6-4 4-6 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Nov 25, 1979* QF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-3 7-6 Sylvia Hanika Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Virginia Wade — #2 — 2,325 865 314 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Sylvia Hanika — #5 48 2,137 415 239 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% — 1,950 0 3
20 — — — — — — — 1980 40–22 64.5% — 2,003 0 4
21 — — — — — — — 1981 61–23 72.6% #6 2,085 0 6
22 1968 85–19 81.7% — 1,940 1 4 1982 41–23 64.1% #10 1,946 0 7
23 1969 82–18 82.0% — 2,122 1 11 1983 47–22 68.1% #5 1,970 0 7
24 1970 69–22 75.8% — 2,090 1 16 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,880 0 8
25 1971 63–14 81.8% — 2,177 1 24 1985 22–16 57.9% — 1,868 0 8
26 1972 76–24 76.0% — 2,145 2 29 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,803 0 9
27 1973 63–16 79.7% — 2,163 2 35 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,919 0 9
28 1974 60–17 77.9% — 2,198 2 40 1988 44–22 66.7% #17 1,919 0 9
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,323 2 46 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,806 0 9
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,285 2 48 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,702 0 9
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,279 3 50 — — — — — — —
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,254 3 53 — — — — — — —
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,071 3 53 — — — — — — —
34 1980 30–21 58.8% — 1,875 3 53 — — — — — — —
35 1981 25–21 54.3% — 1,822 3 53 — — — — — — —
36 1982 6–13 31.6% — 1,747 3 53 — — — — — — —
37 1983 10–9 52.6% — 1,788 3 53 — — — — — — —
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,729 3 53 — — — — — — —
39 1985 7–9 43.8% — 1,712 3 53 — — — — — — —

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 Virginia Wade Sylvia Hanika
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 10 5 15 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 8 3 11 72.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 19 5 24 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 26 10 36 72.2%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1982 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 25 10 35 71.4%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1983 6 4 10 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 28 12 40 70.0%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1984 10 6 16 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1987 11 4 15 73.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1988 16 8 24 66.7% 20 8 28 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1990 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 195 63 258 75.6% 149 68 217 68.7% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% — 99 60 159 62.3% 129 64 193 66.8% 38 32 70 54.3% 144 80 224 64.3%

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 Virginia Wade Sylvia Hanika
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1533 101.8 — — — — +88 — — 66.7% +0.50 — 1–1 — +0.64
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1584 118.4 — — — — +75 -25 — 55.6% +1.28 2–0 1–1 — +1.84
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1817 145.6 — — — — -62 -183 -96 62.6% +1.14 6–3 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 +0.65
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1951 158.3 — — — — -90 -104 -188 57.9% +0.65 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) 106.6 -2.46
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2003 159.4 — — — — +15 -68 -218 61.3% +0.93 11–4 (73%) 4–5 (44%) 105.0 -6.31
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2085 166.5 — — — — -7 +24 — 68.4% +1.72 12–7 (63%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 -8.73
22 1968 1941 139.9 — — — — +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) — — -3.62 1982 1946 157.2 — — — — +137 +62 -221 64.4% +1.18 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 94.3 -1.96
23 1969 2123 150.9 — — — — +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) — — -6.09 1983 1971 163.0 — — — — +82 +36 -191 63.4% +1.12 17–8 (68%) 6–8 (43%) 100.3 -1.30
24 1970 2091 154.6 — — — — +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1984 1880 145.2 — — — — +103 +50 -140 58.5% +0.42 10–4 (71%) 5–0 (100%) 105.7 -0.38
25 1971 2177 159.9 — — — — +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1985 1868 147.5 — — — — +28 +92 — 59.5% +0.67 4–3 (57%) 5–3 (63%) 99.6 -2.52
26 1972 2146 164.1 — — — — +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.36 1986 1804 136.3 — — — — +9 +158 -98 51.6% -0.02 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.6 -0.59
27 1973 2163 164.2 — — — — +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.22 1987 1920 155.2 — — — — +18 +3 -153 62.2% +0.91 7–10 (41%) 3–5 (38%) 96.5 -1.48
28 1974 2198 161.9 — — — — +192 -153 -69 74.7% +1.80 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.82 1988 1919 153.4 — — — — +53 +15 -188 61.6% +0.85 14–5 (74%) 5–4 (56%) 102.8 -1.02
29 1975 2324 169.2 — — — — +74 -202 -120 76.0% +1.83 17–4 (81%) 5–8 (38%) 103.0 -7.49 1989 1806 132.5 — — — — +29 +122 — 52.9% +0.26 9–1 (90%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.41
30 1976 2286 166.6 — — — — +80 — -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.9 -7.47 1990 1703 116.6 — — — — +42 +152 — 50.0% -0.35 2–6 (25%) — — +0.81
31 1977 2279 169.5 — — — — +16 -212 +97 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1978 2255 167.3 — — — — +53 — +84 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.1 -6.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1979 2071 163.5 — — — — +33 -44 +208 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 1875 153.2 — — — — +110 +110 +329 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.2 -1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 1822 138.3 — — — — +65 +113 +274 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.3 -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 1748 125.3 — — — — +80 +75 +267 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.7 -2.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1789 124.6 — — — — +12 +1 +228 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.1 -0.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1984 1729 127.3 — — — — +34 — +210 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1985 1712 118.6 — — — — +5 -4 +189 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2325 162.8 — — — — +117 -112 +38 70.0% +1.48 180–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.85 — 2138 160.0 — — — — +39 +22 -162 61.2% +0.90 114–67 (63%) 50–53 (49%) 100.0 -3.45

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.