H2H data updated: 2026-07-20 02:15 UTC

Wendy Turnbull vs Sylvia Hanika H2H: 7-4

Wendy Turnbull holds a 7–4 lead over Sylvia Hanika in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Wendy Turnbull leads 5–3 on carpet and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Sylvia Hanika won the 1987 San Francisco quarterfinal 6-4 6-1.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
7 – 4
11 main draw meetings
Sylvia Hanika
GER Age 66 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 14, 1987* San Francisco WTA 250 QF Hard Sylvia Hanika #43 6-4 6-1 Wendy Turnbull #16 Match data
Oct 1, 1983* Hartford WTA 250 SF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-7 6-2 6-0 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jul 28, 1983 Sydney Indoors WTA 250 RR Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Mar 20, 1983* Boston WTA 250 F Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-4 3-6 6-4 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Feb 26, 1983* Oakland WTA 250 SF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-0 4-6 6-4 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Mar 24, 1982 Avon Championships WTA Finals SF Carpet Sylvia Hanika 6-1 2-6 7-6(2) Wendy Turnbull Match data
Jan 23, 1982* Seattle WTA 250 QF Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-2 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Feb 28, 1980* Houston WTA 250 R32 Carpet Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jan 26, 1980* Chicago WTA 250 QF Carpet Wendy Turnbull 7-6 3-6 6-1 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Jun 21, 1979* Eastbourne WTA 250 R32 Grass Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-3 Sylvia Hanika Match data
Dec 9, 1978* Sydney WTA 500 QF Grass Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-2 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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,181 585 330 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
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 Wendy Turnbull Sylvia Hanika
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 1976 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 1977 5–3 62.5% — 1,583 0 0
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1978 27–14 65.9% — 1,817 0 1
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1979 26–16 61.9% — 1,945 0 3
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 1980 40–22 64.5% — 1,995 0 4
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 1981 61–23 72.6% — 2,093 0 6
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1982 41–23 64.1% — 1,937 0 7
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1983 47–22 68.1% — 1,966 0 7
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1984 29–20 59.2% #17 1,878 0 8
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 1985 22–16 57.9% #19 1,859 0 8
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 1986 14–14 50.0% #50 1,790 0 9
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 1987 32–19 62.7% #14 1,918 0 9
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 1988 43–21 67.2% #17 1,918 0 9
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 1989 18–14 56.2% #41 1,807 0 9
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 1990 7–10 41.2% #123 1,703 0 9
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 — — — — — — —
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 — — — — — — —
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —