Inactive
Retired

Sylvia
Hanika

GER
5'8" (1.73 m)

Career Stats

Highest Singles Rank
5
12 Sep 83
Singles Titles
1
Won / Lost
140 / 95
Prize Money
$1,296,560
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  • Lefthander remembered for finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in 1981 (l. Mandlikova) and for winning the year end Avon Championships in 1982 (d. Navratilova in F) ... Known for bouncing the ball many times before serving, sometimes up to 30 times ... Posted notable career wins over Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Tracy Austin and Andrea Jaeger ... Skied in competition as a youngster and has competed in auto rallies ... Father, Franz, was a builder. Married Harold Holder in 1989.

Plays

Left-Handed

Career High

5

Height

5'8" (1.73 m)

Birthday

Nov 30, 1959 November 30, 1959

Birthplace

Munich, West Germany

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.