# Angelique Kerber vs Kimiko Date — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/angelique-kerber-vs-kimiko-date?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:98864&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124247
Tour: WTA

Angelique Kerber holds a 1–0 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Angelique Kerber leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Angelique Kerber won the 2011 Hobart round of 32 7-5 7-6(3).

## Overall
- Angelique Kerber: 1 wins
- Kimiko Date: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Angelique Kerber 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## By tournament category
- WTA 250: Angelique Kerber 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 18 | Angelique Kerber | 2006 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Grass | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Angelique Kerber | 2007 | Hard | 2-6 | 8 | 25.0% |
| 19 | Angelique Kerber | 2007 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Angelique Kerber | 2007 | Grass | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Hard | 9-5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Angelique Kerber | 2008 | Hard | 5-7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 20 | Angelique Kerber | 2008 | Clay | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Angelique Kerber | 2008 | Grass | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Hard | 9-8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Angelique Kerber | 2009 | Hard | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 21 | Angelique Kerber | 2009 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Hard | 15-6 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Carpet | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Angelique Kerber | 2010 | Hard | 9-8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 22 | Angelique Kerber | 2010 | Clay | 10-8 | 18 | 55.6% |
| 22 | Angelique Kerber | 2010 | Grass | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Hard | 18-6 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Carpet | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Angelique Kerber | 2011 | Hard | 16-12 | 28 | 57.1% |
| 23 | Angelique Kerber | 2011 | Clay | 1-6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 23 | Angelique Kerber | 2011 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Angelique Kerber | 2011 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Hard | 26-5 | 31 | 83.9% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Carpet | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Angelique Kerber | 2012 | Hard | 31-14 | 45 | 68.9% |
| 24 | Angelique Kerber | 2012 | Clay | 12-4 | 16 | 75.0% |
| 24 | Angelique Kerber | 2012 | Grass | 12-3 | 15 | 80.0% |
| 24 | Angelique Kerber | 2012 | Carpet | 5-0 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Hard | 16-6 | 22 | 72.7% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Clay | 11-3 | 14 | 78.6% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Carpet | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 25 | Angelique Kerber | 2013 | Hard | 35-17 | 52 | 67.3% |
| 25 | Angelique Kerber | 2013 | Clay | 8-3 | 11 | 72.7% |
| 25 | Angelique Kerber | 2013 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Hard | 25-8 | 33 | 75.8% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Carpet | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 26 | Angelique Kerber | 2014 | Hard | 29-14 | 43 | 67.4% |
| 26 | Angelique Kerber | 2014 | Clay | 5-5 | 10 | 50.0% |
| 26 | Angelique Kerber | 2014 | Grass | 8-2 | 10 | 80.0% |
| 26 | Angelique Kerber | 2014 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 27 | Angelique Kerber | 2015 | Hard | 28-17 | 45 | 62.2% |
| 27 | Angelique Kerber | 2015 | Clay | 16-4 | 20 | 80.0% |
| 27 | Angelique Kerber | 2015 | Grass | 7-1 | 8 | 87.5% |
| Career | Angelique Kerber | - | Hard | 294-173 | 467 | 62.95503211991435% |
| Career | Angelique Kerber | - | Clay | 90-65 | 155 | 58.064516129032256% |
| Career | Angelique Kerber | - | Grass | 82-33 | 115 | 71.30434782608695% |
| Career | Angelique Kerber | - | Carpet | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Hard | 170-127 | 297 | 57.23905723905724% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Clay | 24-27 | 51 | 47.05882352941177% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Grass | 31-24 | 55 | 56.36363636363637% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Carpet | 20-12 | 32 | 62.5% |

(+17 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Angelique Kerber | 2072 | 154.8 | 2.18 | 3.14 | 1.105 | 52.1% | -7 | -72 | 127 | 60.6% | 0.76 | 132-104 (56%) | 91-64 (59%) | -0.44 |
| Kimiko Date | 2091 | 154.4 | -1.51 | 0.62 | 0.928 | 48.3% | 30 | -185 | -61 | 55.2% | 0.45 | 77-65 (54%) | 42-48 (47%) | -2.8 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2011-01-13* | Hobart | R32 | Hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-5 7-6(3) |

## Career rivalries
### Angelique Kerber

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 8-7 | 15 | 2024-03-13 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/angelique-kerber-vs-caroline-wozniacki?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:98864&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:106534) |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-8 | 14 | 2020-01-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/anastasia-pavlyuchenkova-vs-angelique-kerber?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:84&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98864) |
| Petra Kvitova | 8-5 | 13 | 2021-08-21 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/angelique-kerber-vs-petra-kvitova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:98864&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:99114) |
| Ekaterina Makarova | 8-5 | 13 | 2018-03-10 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/angelique-kerber-vs-ekaterina-makarova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:98864&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98965) |
| Elina Svitolina | 5-7 | 12 | 2021-08-19 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elina-svitolina-vs-angelique-kerber?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:12&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98864) |

### Kimiko Date

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 2-7 | 9 | 1996-08-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-arantxa-sanchez-vicario?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:127535) |
| Conchita Martínez | 6-2 | 8 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-conchita-martinez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:125846) |
| Naoko Sawamatsu | 5-3 | 8 | 1996-02-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-naoko-sawamatsu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200644) |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 3-4 | 7 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-gabriela-sabatini?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200572) |
| Steffi Graf | 0-7 | 7 | 1996-07-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-steffi-graf?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200414) |

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Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)