H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Cara Black vs Ashley Harkleroad H2H: 0-1

Ashley Harkleroad holds a 1–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ashley Harkleroad leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ashley Harkleroad won the 2003 Shanghai round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ashley Harkleroad
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ashley Harkleroad #51 6-1 6-4 Cara Black #56 Match data Sep 18, 2003* R32 Shanghai Tier II → 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
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ashley Harkleroad #1,051 #39 821 1,681 51 79 39.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Cara Black Ashley Harkleroad
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 0–2 0.0% #277 1,479 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 3–5 37.5% #113 1,501 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2003 14–14 50.0% #52 1,592 0 0
19 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0 2004 8–12 40.0% #123 1,581 0 0
20 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0 2005 0–4 0.0% #118 1,528 0 0
21 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0 2006 9–15 37.5% #86 1,550 0 0
22 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0 2007 7–14 33.3% #67 1,512 0 0
23 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1 2008 10–11 47.6% #133 1,570 0 0
24 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1 2010 0–2 0.0% #1020 1,551 0 0
26 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Cara Black Ashley Harkleroad
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 5 7 12 41.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2004 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 2005 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2006 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7% — 35 52 87 40.2% 14 19 33 42.4% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — —

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 14/80 of Cara Black's and 65/120 of Ashley Harkleroad'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 Cara Black Ashley Harkleroad
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 6/28 1.0 2.2 71.5% 58.8% 40.9% 55.5% 33.7% 53.6% 44.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 3/20 1.0 2.7 73.5% 51.7% 34.3% 37.5% 84.8% 47.2% 45.2%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/4 1.0 3.0 57.1% 25.0% 11.1% 33.3% — 19.0% 27.6%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 15/24 1.3 3.1 66.1% 60.3% 42.4% 48.5% 43.6% 54.0% 40.0%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 20/21 0.6 3.1 71.1% 56.9% 42.2% 50.3% 43.1% 52.5% 43.3%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 19/21 0.8 3.4 68.3% 57.6% 42.7% 48.2% 45.4% 52.9% 44.6%
24 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3% 2010 1/2 0.0 2.0 72.5% 48.6% 42.9% 44.4% 50.0% 47.1% 31.9%
26 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6% — 65/130 0.9 3.1 69.1% 57.2% 41.5% 48.8% 44.4% 52.2% 42.7%

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 Cara Black Ashley Harkleroad
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1479 102.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.03
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1502 120.5 — — — — +25 — — 37.5% -0.50 — 1–1 — -0.26
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1592 121.9 -0.82 +0.82 0.967 49.5% -59 +93 — 49.1% -0.04 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 94.4 +0.64
19 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28 2004 1581 123.9 -1.88 -0.09 0.856 46.1% 0 +53 — 42.9% -0.62 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.0 -0.37
20 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66 2005 1529 99.7 -1.98 -1.34 0.341 24.0% +12 — — 25.0% -2.25 0–2 — — -0.09
21 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05 2006 1550 119.5 -0.91 -2.27 0.871 47.1% +17 +27 — 41.5% -0.98 1–4 (20%) 4–1 (80%) 99.6 -0.70
22 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26 2007 1513 111.3 -2.54 -1.08 0.912 48.0% +6 +48 — 37.2% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 98.6 +1.00
23 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04 2008 1571 121.1 -2.19 +0.77 0.946 48.8% +20 — -60 48.9% -0.30 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 100.8 -0.16
24 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84 2010 1552 102.9 -1.56 +0.46 0.603 39.8% — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — -0.09
26 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09 — 1681 124.5 -1.85 -0.57 0.895 47.5% +2 +64 -60 42.4% -0.63 7–21 (25%) 12–12 (50%) 92.7 -0.05

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.