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

Wendy Turnbull vs Gabriela Sabatini H2H: 0-1

Gabriela Sabatini holds a 1–0 lead over Wendy Turnbull in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Gabriela Sabatini leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gabriela Sabatini won the 1988 Boca Raton round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Gabriela Sabatini
ARG Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-1 Wendy Turnbull #36 Match data Mar 10, 1988* R32 Boca Raton Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,205 586 331 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
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.

Age Wendy Turnbull Gabriela Sabatini
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1984 7–5 58.3% #74 1,586 0 0
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1985 48–18 72.7% #12 1,947 0 1
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 1986 49–21 70.0% #10 2,023 0 2
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 1987 62–16 79.5% #6 2,266 0 5
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1988 65–14 82.3% #4 2,282 0 9
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1989 58–12 82.9% #3 2,259 0 13
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,738 0 7 1990 49–14 77.8% #5 2,233 1 15
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,644 0 7 1991 62–11 84.9% #3 2,270 1 20
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,714 0 7 1992 65–12 84.4% #3 2,294 1 25
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,850 0 10 1993 51–18 73.9% #5 2,110 1 25
24 1977 31–20 60.8% #9 2,058 0 10 1994 42–17 71.2% #7 2,057 1 26
25 1978 54–23 70.1% #7 2,079 0 10 1995 41–16 71.9% #7 2,063 1 27
26 1979 62–27 69.7% #7 2,075 0 12 1996 14–10 58.3% #56 1,958 1 27
27 1980 69–26 72.6% #8 2,163 0 14 — — — — — — —
28 1981 45–23 66.2% #8 2,063 0 15 — — — — — — —
29 1982 47–20 70.1% #5 2,075 0 17 — — — — — — —
30 1983 47–18 72.3% #8 2,067 0 18 — — — — — — —
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,023 0 18 — — — — — — —
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 — — — — — — —
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,865 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 5–14 26.3% #135 1,639 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,621 0 18 — — — — — — —

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 Wendy Turnbull 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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
15 1968 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1985 19 7 26 73.1% 23 7 30 76.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1986 12 6 18 66.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 7 17 58.8%
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 22 5 27 81.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 3 21 85.7%
18 1971 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1988 33 6 39 84.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
19 1972 — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 16 10 26 61.5% — — — — 1989 25 5 30 83.3% 21 3 24 87.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 3 14 78.6%
20 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 18 7 25 72.0% — — — — 1990 21 5 26 80.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 4 17 76.5%
21 1974 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 1991 24 5 29 82.8% 21 2 23 91.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 11 3 14 78.6%
22 1975 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1992 28 6 34 82.4% 23 2 25 92.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 3 12 75.0%
23 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 1993 22 8 30 73.3% 21 6 27 77.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 1977 9 5 14 64.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 8 16 50.0% 1994 23 8 31 74.2% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0%
25 1978 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 25 11 36 69.4% 1995 23 7 30 76.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1979 16 8 24 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 27 11 38 71.1% 1996 14 8 22 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 18 4 22 81.8% 29 15 44 65.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 7 6 13 53.8% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 19 11 30 63.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 5 4 9 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 30 11 41 73.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 7 4 11 63.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 7 27 74.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 15 6 21 71.4% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 15 6 21 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 115 78 193 59.6% 77 47 124 62.1% 186 96 282 66.0% 201 106 307 65.5% — 264 81 345 76.5% 198 51 249 79.5% 54 16 70 77.1% 97 36 133 72.9%

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 Wendy Turnbull 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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1586 111.1 — — — — +20 +28 — 50.0% -0.07 4–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
15 1968 1490 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.15 1985 1947 156.6 — — — — -80 +18 -325 69.6% +1.39 9–7 (56%) 8–1 (89%) 110.0 +0.93
16 1969 1476 89.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.17 1986 2024 163.4 — — — — -80 +46 -252 66.7% +1.36 10–6 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 102.6 -4.53
17 1970 1454 105.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.06 1987 2267 174.7 — — — — -22 -98 -411 74.7% +1.86 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) 107.3 -8.41
18 1971 1453 98.8 — — — — — — +19 33.3% -1.78 0–1 1–0 — +0.09 1988 2283 175.5 — — — — +26 -24 -387 77.7% +2.15 12–7 (63%) 5–5 (50%) 101.3 -6.45
19 1972 1650 124.5 — — — — — -58 -2 60.0% +0.91 8–2 (80%) 0–1 — +3.16 1989 2260 175.5 — — — — +23 +41 — 74.8% +2.16 16–3 (84%) 2–5 (29%) 102.9 -4.81
20 1973 1738 139.1 — — — — -99 -118 +75 60.9% +0.99 7–8 (47%) 2–1 (67%) 101.6 +3.43 1990 2233 175.3 — — — — +45 +4 -235 74.1% +1.94 8–3 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 101.9 -3.17
21 1974 1645 119.8 — — — — +2 -49 +127 52.3% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–2 (33%) 102.1 +3.51 1991 2270 177.6 — — — — +8 +107 -240 81.0% +2.46 9–2 (82%) 12–3 (80%) 110.2 -3.71
22 1975 1715 131.6 — — — — -30 — +63 43.1% -0.29 7–2 (78%) 2–3 (40%) 105.8 -1.73 1992 2294 179.7 — — — — -28 +165 -170 80.4% +2.52 9–5 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 100.7 -3.70
23 1976 1850 143.0 — — — — -103 -77 -31 55.0% +0.31 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 105.1 -1.30 1993 2110 172.2 — — — — +10 +275 -2 71.3% +1.82 7–7 (50%) 6–8 (43%) 91.5 -1.15
24 1977 2058 166.6 — — — — -153 -120 -145 59.8% +0.78 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 105.8 -9.04 1994 2057 164.9 — — — — +46 +123 -4 67.2% +1.39 11–5 (69%) 2–4 (33%) 97.2 -0.85
25 1978 2080 163.3 — — — — +20 — -42 64.8% +0.91 17–9 (65%) 16–7 (70%) 106.9 -6.33 1995 2063 172.1 — — — — +41 +69 +16 71.5% +1.92 3–6 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 88.1 +0.28
26 1979 2075 163.7 — — — — +11 -120 -1 65.3% +1.01 17–8 (68%) 6–4 (60%) 104.1 -4.20 1996 1958 159.9 — — — — +34 — — 58.8% +1.02 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.49
27 1980 2163 163.4 — — — — -58 -151 +64 68.0% +1.20 15–2 (88%) 6–9 (40%) 104.3 -7.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1981 2063 155.6 — — — — -104 -33 +172 63.3% +0.83 11–5 (69%) 6–8 (43%) 99.6 -3.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1982 2076 169.3 — — — — +6 -45 +110 67.6% +1.66 10–8 (56%) 7–10 (41%) 96.2 -2.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1983 2068 163.8 — — — — +8 -50 +163 66.4% +1.32 12–7 (63%) 7–6 (54%) 100.7 -3.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1984 2024 155.1 — — — — +50 — +122 65.3% +1.29 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 94.7 -1.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1985 1961 149.9 — — — — -12 — +150 65.3% +1.14 6–7 (46%) 6–7 (46%) 92.9 +1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1986 1865 143.4 — — — — +19 +129 +179 50.7% +0.15 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 100.2 -2.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1987 1780 134.1 — — — — +31 — +180 55.7% +0.58 5–4 (56%) 2–1 (67%) 99.0 +1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1988 1639 119.2 — — — — +33 — +195 32.6% -1.41 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) 93.5 -1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1989 1622 104.9 — — — — +4 — — 40.0% -0.70 — — — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2206 159.4 — — — — -18 -82 +72 60.9% +0.84 151–89 (63%) 81–83 (49%) 101.9 -3.44 — 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.