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

Angelique Kerber vs Ashleigh Barty H2H: 2-4

Ashleigh Barty holds a 4–2 lead over Angelique Kerber in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ashleigh Barty leads 3–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ashleigh Barty won the 2021 Cincinnati Open semifinal 6-2 7-5.

GER Age 38 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 4
6 main-draw meetings
AUS Age 30 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ashleigh Barty #1 6-2 7-5 Angelique Kerber #22 Match data Aug 21, 2021* SF Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Ashleigh Barty #1 6-3 7-6(3) Angelique Kerber #28 Match data Jul 9, 2021* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ashleigh Barty #17 7-5 6-1 Angelique Kerber #3 Match data Sep 27, 2018* R16 Wuhan Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Angelique Kerber #22 6-4 6-4 Ashleigh Barty #19 Match data Jan 13, 2018* F Sydney International Premier modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Ashleigh Barty #20 6-3 6-4 Angelique Kerber #19 Match data Oct 31, 2017 RR Zhuhai WTA Finals Hard
Angelique Kerber #1 6-3 2-6 6-3 Ashleigh Barty #271 Match data Jan 4, 2017 R16 Brisbane International Premier 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
Angelique Kerber #205 #1 9,080 2,055 477 277 63.3% 3 0 0 7 4 14
Ashleigh Barty #1 #1 10,185 2,180 197 72 73.2% 3 3 2 5 2 15

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 Angelique Kerber Ashleigh Barty
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2012 0–4 0.0% #175 1,469 0 0
17 2013 4–5 44.4% #190 1,519 0 0
18 2006 1–1 50.0% #172 1,516 0 0 2014 1–6 14.3% #223 1,510 0 0
19 2007 6–10 37.5% #88 1,549 0 0
20 2008 7–14 33.3% #100 1,503 0 0 2016 2–1 66.7% #272 1,595 0 0
21 2009 3–6 33.3% #117 1,512 0 0 2017 30–14 68.2% #17 1,891 0 1
22 2010 23–19 54.8% #46 1,668 0 0 2018 42–19 68.9% #15 1,973 0 3
23 2011 17–20 45.9% #32 1,673 0 0 2019 52–12 81.2% #1 2,082 1 7
24 2012 60–21 74.1% #5 1,978 0 2 2020 12–3 80.0% #1 2,083 1 8
25 2013 45–22 67.2% #9 1,944 0 3 2021 43–8 84.3% #1 2,117 2 13
26 2014 43–22 66.2% #10 1,894 0 3 2022 11–0 100.0% #1 2,180 3 15
27 2015 51–22 69.9% #10 1,924 0 7
28 2016 60–19 75.9% #1 2,033 2 10
29 2017 28–23 54.9% #21 1,770 2 10
30 2018 46–17 73.0% #2 1,934 3 12
31 2019 29–20 59.2% #20 1,806 3 12
32 2020 7–6 53.8% #25 1,769 3 12
33 2021 29–15 65.9% #16 1,936 3 13
34 2022 13–9 59.1% #104 1,880 3 14
36 2024 9–11 45.0% #205 1,830 3 14

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 Angelique Kerber Ashleigh Barty
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 2012 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 2013 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
20 2008 5 7 12 41.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2016 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2017 22 9 31 71.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
22 2010 9 8 17 52.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2018 25 11 36 69.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 10 3 13 76.9%
23 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2019 33 9 42 78.6% 11 2 13 84.6% 8 1 9 88.9%
24 2012 31 14 45 68.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2020 12 3 15 80.0%
25 2013 35 17 52 67.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2021 22 4 26 84.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 0 7 100.0%
26 2014 29 14 43 67.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2022 11 0 11 100.0%
27 2015 28 17 45 62.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
28 2016 44 12 56 78.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 2 10 80.0%
29 2017 21 17 38 55.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4%
30 2018 28 12 40 70.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 10 2 12 83.3%
31 2019 19 14 33 57.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
32 2020 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 2021 14 9 23 60.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 2 13 84.6%
34 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
36 2024 3 4 7 42.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
Career 296 176 472 62.7% 90 65 155 58.1% 85 34 119 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 129 46 175 73.7% 35 17 52 67.3% 33 9 42 78.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 670/754 of Angelique Kerber's and 243/269 of Ashleigh Barty's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Angelique Kerber Ashleigh Barty
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 —/— 2012 4/4 2.8 5.3 58.7% 60.8% 32.7% 35.0% 43.3% 49.0% 32.0%
17 —/— 2013 6/9 3.5 2.7 54.3% 65.7% 50.2% 36.3% 44.9% 58.4% 37.5%
18 —/— 2014 4/7 3.0 3.8 57.5% 63.1% 50.5% 57.1% 56.5% 57.6% 32.7%
19 2007 15/16 0.5 3.7 62.3% 62.0% 42.2% 43.7% 48.4% 54.8% 42.3% —/—
20 2008 17/21 0.9 3.0 66.6% 56.4% 40.9% 45.9% 45.4% 51.0% 46.3% 2016 3/3 6.7 3.7 65.2% 73.9% 47.4% 68.3% 35.5% 64.7% 43.8%
21 2009 9/9 1.0 4.2 66.0% 58.4% 39.8% 42.7% 56.5% 51.7% 44.4% 2017 41/44 5.0 2.9 60.9% 72.5% 50.3% 58.9% 51.7% 63.6% 44.1%
22 2010 38/42 1.7 3.4 62.9% 63.0% 43.8% 49.4% 51.5% 55.9% 46.2% 2018 58/61 4.9 2.9 58.4% 71.9% 53.7% 53.1% 47.3% 64.3% 42.6%
23 2011 35/37 1.5 3.7 62.1% 62.7% 44.6% 54.1% 51.4% 55.9% 47.4% 2019 54/64 6.5 3.2 57.5% 73.7% 52.1% 54.7% 47.4% 64.4% 45.3%
24 2012 69/81 1.8 2.8 64.7% 65.8% 50.1% 56.8% 51.8% 60.0% 46.3% 2020 14/15 5.6 1.9 60.7% 73.5% 49.9% 60.4% 53.0% 64.4% 44.0%
25 2013 65/67 2.3 3.0 62.2% 65.8% 48.3% 54.4% 51.2% 59.4% 47.1% 2021 48/51 6.7 3.3 58.8% 75.8% 49.4% 59.3% 48.7% 64.8% 46.0%
26 2014 62/65 1.7 3.0 65.9% 63.7% 45.4% 57.8% 48.6% 57.3% 47.2% 2022 11/11 7.0 1.7 60.3% 81.1% 58.6% 90.0% 60.2% 72.2% 48.2%
27 2015 53/73 1.3 2.2 70.2% 64.1% 50.9% 52.5% 50.1% 60.0% 46.2% —/—
28 2016 62/81 1.5 2.6 64.6% 65.4% 50.6% 55.3% 51.0% 60.3% 47.5% —/—
29 2017 49/51 1.3 3.4 65.9% 64.8% 48.2% 49.7% 41.9% 59.2% 43.2% —/—
30 2018 56/63 1.5 3.2 63.7% 65.7% 49.3% 54.9% 51.0% 59.7% 48.1% —/—
31 2019 45/49 1.4 3.2 62.3% 64.1% 49.7% 56.1% 51.1% 58.4% 46.2% —/—
32 2020 13/13 1.4 3.3 67.6% 61.8% 47.8% 60.6% 57.3% 57.0% 42.9% —/—
33 2021 44/44 1.2 3.4 65.8% 63.0% 46.7% 55.9% 51.8% 57.4% 46.3% —/—
34 2022 22/22 1.3 3.3 66.2% 62.0% 49.1% 64.1% 46.7% 57.5% 45.1% —/—
36 2024 16/20 1.4 3.3 69.4% 60.3% 43.5% 58.8% 57.0% 55.0% 41.9% —/—
Career 670/756 1.5 3.1 64.9% 64.0% 47.7% 54.4% 50.3% 58.2% 46.2% 243/269 5.7 3.0 58.9% 73.2% 51.4% 57.3% 49.1% 64.2% 44.0%

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 Angelique Kerber Ashleigh Barty
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 2012 1469 97.5 -1.40 -1.92 0.627 41.0% 0.0% -3.50 0–1 -0.26
17 2013 1519 110.4 +0.25 -1.62 0.902 47.5% +1 47.6% -1.05 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.14
18 2006 1516 107.7 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 -0.26 2014 1510 114.8 +1.59 -1.59 0.772 46.2% +7 23.1% -2.15 0–1 0–1 -0.81
19 2007 1549 124.6 +0.02 -1.44 0.935 48.4% -29 +104 34.4% -0.87 1–1 0–1 -0.88
20 2008 1504 112.7 -2.69 +0.78 0.944 48.5% +37 -41 +104 37.8% -0.69 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 96.8 -0.05 2016 1595 108.1 -0.11 +1.91 1.241 53.2% +26 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–2 -0.09
21 2009 1513 113.2 -1.90 +0.77 0.918 48.2% +14 -33 38.1% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.11 2017 1892 150.0 +6.11 +1.57 1.211 54.0% -27 -297 -172 61.4% +1.02 11–6 (65%) 8–3 (73%) 111.0 -1.16
22 2010 1668 127.6 +0.01 +1.81 1.048 51.1% -38 -116 +2 55.8% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 6–0 (100%) 107.4 +1.05 2018 1973 151.5 +6.83 +0.72 1.194 53.1% -6 -281 -148 65.4% +1.08 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 108.4 -0.44
23 2011 1674 134.3 +0.19 +2.26 1.075 51.7% +34 -185 51.7% +0.20 3–12 (20%) 3–3 (50%) 92.9 +0.30 2019 2083 165.1 +6.89 +3.36 1.272 54.6% +1 -186 -124 71.9% +1.58 19–6 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 107.5 -1.06
24 2012 1978 159.7 +4.77 +3.63 1.156 53.1% -43 -216 -93 65.7% +1.17 20–3 (87%) 8–8 (50%) 114.6 -5.25 2020 2084 154.1 +5.09 +2.45 1.236 54.3% -5 67.6% +1.59 5–1 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 100.7 -0.69
25 2013 1944 154.5 +3.64 +3.42 1.160 53.2% +8 -94 -90 64.3% +1.08 11–11 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 95.6 +2.00 2021 2118 162.9 +7.48 +3.74 1.306 55.3% +19 -82 +83 77.0% +1.89 14–3 (82%) 7–4 (64%) 110.2 -0.67
26 2014 1894 152.3 +1.64 +4.02 1.107 52.2% +8 -104 +54 62.8% +0.86 13–9 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 103.2 +1.84 2022 2181 159.7 +8.99 +4.21 1.735 59.8% +42 95.7% +3.39 1–0 1–0 -0.08
27 2015 1925 151.7 +2.11 +5.08 1.156 52.9% -42 -27 +57 66.1% +1.10 15–11 (58%) 7–7 (50%) 98.5 +0.09
28 2016 2033 161.3 +4.59 +4.69 1.196 53.6% +9 -126 -3 71.2% +1.42 17–6 (74%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -2.44
29 2017 1771 141.8 +2.29 +0.81 1.058 50.8% +40 +66 +270 55.2% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 96.9 +1.30
30 2018 1934 162.5 +3.42 +5.45 1.194 53.8% -31 -15 +180 69.2% +1.29 12–9 (57%) 10–6 (63%) 101.8 -1.53
31 2019 1806 145.9 +1.58 +3.10 1.110 52.1% -9 +93 +300 59.6% +0.61 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) 93.1 +0.82
32 2020 1769 128.3 -0.58 -0.32 0.999 50.1% +43 53.6% +0.36 1–1 2–4 (33%) +1.28
33 2021 1937 147.2 +1.85 +3.37 1.088 51.7% -71 -89 +351 58.2% +0.72 11–3 (79%) 3–4 (43%) 103.4 -0.34
34 2022 1880 133.0 +1.28 +1.93 1.061 51.3% -34 +12 +356 54.9% +0.43 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 99.6 -0.39
36 2024 1830 133.9 -0.86 +0.60 0.931 48.8% -1 +62 +281 46.7% -0.20 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 -0.68
Career 2055 154.9 +2.20 +3.15 1.106 52.1% -7 -70 +130 60.6% +0.76 134–105 (56%) 93–66 (58%) 104.2 -0.44 2181 161.7 +6.38 +2.18 1.228 53.9% -1 -180 -96 67.3% +1.27 62–22 (74%) 29–22 (57%) 115.6 -2.03

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.