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Sylvia Hanika

GERMANY
Height
5'8"
1.73m
Plays
Left-Handed
DOB
Nov 30 1959
Birthplace
Munich, West Germany
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In the footsteps of Navratilova, Graf and Serena: Wozniacki joins an elite list of WTA Finals champions

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  • Caroline Wozniacki, the dominant player in Singapore 2017, took the title with her first career win against Venus Williams. (Getty)
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  • Caroline Wozniacki, the dominant player in Singapore 2017, took the title with her first career win against Venus Williams. (Getty)
  • Dominika Cibulkova: 2016 Singapore - Last year at the WTA Finals, Singapore saw Cibulkova take home the biggest title of her career. (Getty Images)
  • Agnieszka Radwanska: 2015 Singapore - Radwanska did the same in 2015, adding the Billie Jean King Singles Trophy to her cabinet. (Getty Images)
  • Serena Williams: 2014 Singapore - Serena was the first player to lift the trophy in Singapore, which was her fifth WTA Finals crown… (Getty Images)
  • Serena Williams: 2013 Istanbul - She’d also won it the year before in Istanbul... (Getty Images)
  • Serena Williams: 2012 Istanbul - Serena won the WTA Finals three years in a row. (Getty Images)
  • Petra Kvitova: 2011 Istanbul - Kvitova capped off a breakthrough season with the 2011 trophy. (Getty Images)
  • Kim Clijsters: 2010 Doha - Clijsters came back from retirement in emphatic style, claiming her third WTA Finals trophy in Doha. (Getty Images)
  • Serena Williams: 2009 Doha - Serena defeated Venus in the WTA Finals’ only all-Williams final to take home the 2009 trophy. (Getty Images)
  • Venus Williams: 2008 Doha - Venus made family history as the only pair of sisters to win the title. (Getty Images)
  • Justine Henin: 2006-2007 Madrid - The WTA Finals was held in Madrid for just two years, and both times it was Justine Henin who won it. (Getty Images)
  • Amélie Mauresmo: 2005 Los Angeles - Mauresmo won an all-French final against Mary Pierce to win the 2005 edition. (Getty Images)
  • Maria Sharapova: 2004 Los Angeles - Sharapova made a big name for herself in 2004, which she capped off with a WTA Finals title. (Getty Images)
  • Kim Clijsters: 2002-2003 Los Angeles - Clijsters celebrated her first and second WTA Finals titles with Belgian fans in Los Angeles… (Getty Images)
  • Serena Williams: 2001 Munich - Serena won her very first WTA Finals title in Munich. She’d go on to win five in total - and counting. (Getty Images)
  • Martina Hingis: 2000 New York City - 2000 marked the end of a storied 22 years of WTA Finals at the Madison Square Garden. That year, Hingis took home the singles title as well as winning in doubles with partner Anna Kournikova. (Getty Images)
  • Lindsay Davenport: 1999 New York City - Davenport reached the championship match at the WTA Finals four times, winning the title in 1999 against Hingis. (Getty Images)
  • Martina Hingis: 1998 New York City - Hingis won her first WTA Finals trophy in 1998, which marked the last time the WTA Finals were played in best of five sets format. (Getty Images)
  • Jana Novotna: 1997 New York City - Novotna defeated Pierce to win the 1997 title. (Getty Images)
  • Steffi Graf: 1996 New York City - In 1996 Graf took home the last of her five WTA Finals titles, winning against Hingis in five sets. (Getty Images)
  • Steffi Graf: 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995 New York City - With five WTA Finals titles (including 1996), Graf is in second place (tied with Serena) on the list of most titles won. (Getty Images)
  • Gabriela Sabatini: 1988, 1994 New York City - Argentina's Sabatini is the only player representing a Latin American country to win the WTA Finals. (Getty Images)
  • Monica Seles: 1990-1993 New York City - Seles won the WTA Finals three years in a row, including two straight victories against Martina Navratilova in the championship match. (Getty Images)
  • Martina Navratilova: March 1986, November 1986 New York City - In 1986, Navratilova won the title twice - once in March and once in November - as the tournament changed from a mid-season event to a season-ending championship. (Getty Images)
  • Martina Navratilova: 1983-1985 New York City: In 1984, Navratilova defeated Chris Evert in the Finals’ first best-of-five edition. (Getty Images)
  • Sylvia Hanika: 1982 New York City - Germany’s Hanika posted the biggest win of her career when she defeated Navratilova to claim the trophy in 1982. (Getty Images)
  • Martina Navratilova: 1979, 1981 New York City - Navratilova won the WTA Finals title eight times in her storied career - the most out of any player. (Getty Images)
  • Tracy Austin: 1980 New York City - One of the biggest highlights of Austin’s career was lifting the WTA Finals trophy in 1980 at Madison Square Garden. (Getty Images)
  • Martina Navratilova: 1978 Oakland - The first of Navratilova’s eight titles came in Oakland. (Getty Images)
  • Chris Evert: 1977 New York City - Evert won four WTA Finals titles in her illustrious career, the last of which in 1977. (Getty Images)
  • Evonne Goolagong Cawley: 1974, 1976 Los Angeles - Australia’s Goolagong Cawley won two WTA Finals titles, defeating Evert in the championship match both times. (Getty Images)
  • Chris Evert: 1975 Los Angeles - Evert claimed the 1975 trophy after defeating Navratilova in one of the many encounters of their legendary rivalry. (Getty Images)
  • Chris Evert: 1972-1973 Boca Raton - Evert was the WTA’s first ever World No.1, and she was also the very first WTA Finals champion, winning the inaugural 1972 edition. (Getty Images)
  • Caroline Wozniacki, the dominant player in Singapore 2017, took the title with her first career win against Venus Williams. (Getty)

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Personal

Married Harold Holder in 1989...Skied in competition as a youngster and has competed in auto rallies...Father, Franz, is a builder...Enjoys soccer, auto racing, cooking and movies.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner: 1986 - Athens; 1984 - Brighton; 1982 - Avon Championships; 1981 - Seattle; 1979 - German Indoors; 1978 - German Indoors.
Finalist: 1988 - Wichita, Aix-en-Provence; 1987 - San Francisco, Mahwah; 1983 - Boston, Washington, DC, U.S. Indoors, Los Angeles, Oakland, Houston; 1981- Roland Garros, Austrian Open, Cincinnati, 1980 - Swiss Open; 1979 - Italian Open, Austrian Open; 1978 - Austrian Open, Bastad; 1977 - German Indoors.

DOUBLES
Winner: 1988 - Adelaide (w/Kohde-Kilsch).

ADDITIONAL
West German Olympic Team 1988. West German Fed Cup Team 1978-81, 84-85, 88.

Best Grand Slam Result

Highest Finish

F x1
W/L
75/43
1981

Australian Open

QF x1
1983

Roland Garros

F x1
1981

Wimbledon

R16 x2
1987, 1982

US Open

QF x3
1984, 1983, 1981
W/L 11/6 24/13 12/12 28/12
1990
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R64
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R64
1989
R128
R16
R128
R32
1988
R16
R16
R32
R32
1987
R16
R16
R16
R16
1986
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R128
R128
R64
1985
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R16
R64
R32
1984
R32
R32
R128
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1983
QF
R32
R32
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1982
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R64
R16
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1981
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Singles Career High Ranking
Highest Singles
5
Sep 12, 1983
Doubles Career High Ranking
Highest Doubles
92
Aug 14, 1989
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1991 124
1990 33 125
1989 16 41
1988 14 17
1987 14 14
1986 21 50
1985 18 21
1984 6 17
1983 5 5
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May 28, 1991 184
May 27, 1991 184
May 20, 1991 183
May 13, 1991 180
May 6, 1991 181
Apr 29, 1991 142
Apr 22, 1991 138
Apr 15, 1991 142
Apr 8, 1991 140
Apr 1, 1991 140
Mar 25, 1991 140
Mar 12, 1991 140
Mar 11, 1991 140
Mar 4, 1991 127
Feb 25, 1991 128
Feb 18, 1991 129
Feb 11, 1991 127
Feb 4, 1991 127
Jan 28, 1991 127
Jan 14, 1991 126
Jan 7, 1991 124
Dec 31, 1990 123
Dec 24, 1990 123
Dec 17, 1990 123
Dec 10, 1990 126
Dec 3, 1990 125
Nov 26, 1990 123
Nov 19, 1990 123
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Nov 5, 1990 122
Oct 29, 1990 125
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Oct 15, 1990 99
Oct 8, 1990 86
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Sep 24, 1990 86
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Sep 10, 1990 84
Sep 3, 1990 74
Aug 27, 1990 74
Aug 20, 1990 64
Aug 13, 1990 53
Aug 6, 1990 51
Jul 30, 1990 51
Jul 23, 1990 52
Jul 16, 1990 52
Jul 9, 1990 52
Jun 25, 1990 56
Jun 18, 1990 57
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May 28, 1990 46
May 21, 1990 43
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May 7, 1990 36
Apr 30, 1990 37
Apr 23, 1990 37
Apr 16, 1990 37
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Mar 26, 1990 36
Mar 19, 1990 34
Mar 12, 1990 35
Mar 5, 1990 36
Feb 19, 1990 34
Feb 5, 1990 33
Jan 22, 1990 38
Jan 8, 1990 40
Dec 18, 1989 41
Dec 4, 1989 41
Nov 20, 1989 41
Nov 6, 1989 37
Oct 23, 1989 33
Oct 9, 1989 30
Sep 25, 1989 30
Sep 11, 1989 30
Aug 28, 1989 30
Aug 14, 1989 36
Jul 31, 1989 35
Jul 17, 1989 32
Jul 3, 1989 31
Jun 19, 1989 31
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May 22, 1989 32
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Apr 24, 1989 27
Apr 10, 1989 24
Mar 27, 1989 21
Mar 13, 1989 19
Feb 27, 1989 16
Feb 13, 1989 17
Jan 30, 1989 17
Jan 16, 1989 16
Jan 2, 1989 17
Dec 19, 1988 17
Dec 5, 1988 17
Nov 21, 1988 17
Nov 7, 1988 16
Oct 24, 1988 17
Oct 10, 1988 19
Sep 26, 1988 18
Sep 12, 1988 18
Aug 29, 1988 17
Aug 15, 1988 16
Aug 1, 1988 16
Jul 18, 1988 16
Jul 4, 1988 15
Jun 20, 1988 14
Jun 6, 1988 15
May 23, 1988 14
May 9, 1988 19
Apr 25, 1988 16
Apr 11, 1988 18
Mar 28, 1988 18
Mar 14, 1988 19
Feb 29, 1988 19
Feb 15, 1988 17
Feb 1, 1988 14
Jan 18, 1988 14
Jan 4, 1988 14
Dec 21, 1987 14
Dec 7, 1987 14
Nov 23, 1987 14
Nov 9, 1987 14
Oct 26, 1987 15
Oct 12, 1987 16
Sep 28, 1987 15
Sep 14, 1987 14
Aug 31, 1987 15
Aug 17, 1987 14
Aug 3, 1987 16
Jul 20, 1987 16
Jul 6, 1987 17
Jun 22, 1987 20
Jun 8, 1987 19
May 25, 1987 19
May 11, 1987 20
Apr 27, 1987 18
Apr 13, 1987 20
Mar 30, 1987 22
Mar 15, 1987 21
Mar 2, 1987 20
Feb 16, 1987 25
Feb 2, 1987 43
Jan 19, 1987 51
Jan 5, 1987 49
Dec 21, 1986 50
Nov 10, 1986 50
Oct 27, 1986 52
Oct 13, 1986 55
Sep 29, 1986 62
Sep 15, 1986 102
Sep 1, 1986 94
Aug 18, 1986 71
Aug 4, 1986 57
Jul 21, 1986 52
Jul 7, 1986 52
Jun 23, 1986 49
Jun 9, 1986 49
May 26, 1986 39
May 12, 1986 33
Apr 28, 1986 31
Apr 12, 1986 28
Mar 31, 1986 28
Mar 17, 1986 28
Mar 3, 1986 27
Feb 17, 1986 22
Feb 3, 1986 23
Jan 20, 1986 23
Jan 6, 1986 21
Dec 31, 1985 21
Feb 4, 1985 19
Jan 7, 1985 18
Dec 24, 1984 17
Dec 10, 1984 16
Nov 26, 1984 17
Nov 12, 1984 16
Oct 29, 1984 13
Oct 15, 1984 19
Oct 1, 1984 19
Sep 17, 1984 18
Sep 3, 1984 20
Aug 20, 1984 19
Aug 6, 1984 18
Jul 23, 1984 19
Jul 9, 1984 19
Jun 25, 1984 19
Jun 11, 1984 19
May 28, 1984 17
May 14, 1984 15
Apr 30, 1984 14
Apr 16, 1984 15
Apr 2, 1984 15
Mar 19, 1984 13
Mar 5, 1984 10
Feb 20, 1984 11
Feb 6, 1984 11
Jan 23, 1984 10
Jan 9, 1984 6
Dec 5, 1983 6
Nov 21, 1983 5
Oct 24, 1983 5
Oct 10, 1983 5
Sep 26, 1983 5
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Aug 15, 1983 7
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Feb 18, 1991 167
Feb 11, 1991 166
Feb 4, 1991 165
Jan 28, 1991 165
Jan 14, 1991 162
Jan 7, 1991 162
Dec 31, 1990 162
Dec 24, 1990 162
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Dec 10, 1990 162
Dec 3, 1990 162
Nov 26, 1990 160
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Oct 22, 1990 152
Oct 15, 1990 152
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Sep 3, 1990 150
Aug 27, 1990 150
Aug 20, 1990 150
Aug 13, 1990 151
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Jul 30, 1990 155
Jul 23, 1990 152
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Jan 8, 1990 194
Dec 18, 1989 194
Dec 4, 1989 190
Nov 20, 1989 98
Nov 6, 1989 99
Oct 23, 1989 97
Oct 9, 1989 94
Sep 25, 1989 94
Sep 11, 1989 96
Aug 28, 1989 93
Aug 14, 1989 92
Jul 31, 1989 94
Jul 17, 1989 94
Jul 3, 1989 95
Jun 19, 1989 93
Jun 5, 1989 94
May 22, 1989 95
May 8, 1989 94
Apr 24, 1989 97
Apr 10, 1989 103
Mar 27, 1989 99
Mar 13, 1989 108
Feb 27, 1989 104
Feb 13, 1989 104
Jan 30, 1989 100
Jan 16, 1989 128
Jan 2, 1989 129
Dec 19, 1988 129
Dec 5, 1988 130
Nov 21, 1988 589
Nov 7, 1988 582
Oct 24, 1988 580
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Sep 26, 1988 0
Sep 12, 1988 0
Aug 29, 1988 0
Aug 15, 1988 0
Aug 1, 1988 0
Jul 18, 1988 0
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