Cara Black
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Likhovtseva | 4 | 4 | 8 | Feb 13, 2003 | H2H |
| Kim Clijsters | 0 | 7 | 7 | Jun 20, 2003 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | 6 | May 23, 2002 | H2H |
| Rita Grande | 5 | 0 | 5 | Jun 9, 2004 | H2H |
| Lisa Raymond | 1 | 4 | 5 | Sep 16, 2002 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Iveta Benesova holds a 1–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Iveta Benesova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Iveta Benesova won the 2003 Hobart International round of 16 6-4 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iveta Benesova | 6-4 6-4 | Cara Black | Match data | Jan 10, 2003* | R16 | Hobart International | Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 | 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.
| 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 |
| Iveta Benesova | #671 | #25 | 1,811 | 1,762 | 178 | 223 | 44.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 | Iveta Benesova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 1998 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #44 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,564 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1999 | 17–22 | 43.6% | #50 | 1,629 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 9–19 | 32.1% | #132 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2000 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #41 | 1,749 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 25–20 | 55.6% | #36 | 1,646 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2001 | 19–25 | 43.2% | #58 | 1,635 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #55 | 1,610 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2002 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #56 | 1,620 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #58 | 1,592 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2003 | 18–25 | 41.9% | #51 | 1,602 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 6–14 | 30.0% | #116 | 1,521 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2004 | 6–21 | 22.2% | #138 | 1,473 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 21–18 | 53.8% | #43 | 1,652 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2005 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #179 | 1,504 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 29–25 | 53.7% | #38 | 1,647 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2006 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #288 | 1,507 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 18–24 | 42.9% | #59 | 1,637 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 16–24 | 40.0% | #54 | 1,626 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2008 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #660 | 1,489 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | 10–17 | 37.0% | #81 | 1,579 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #671 | 1,519 | 0 | 2 |
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 | Iveta Benesova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 19 | 1998 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 20 | 1999 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2003 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 21 | 2000 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2004 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2001 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2005 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44.8% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | 2002 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 2006 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 24 | 2003 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2007 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2004 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.3% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2008 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2009 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53.3% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2010 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41.7% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 29 | 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 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% | — | 103 | 116 | 219 | 47.0% | 65 | 79 | 144 | 45.1% | 5 | 18 | 23 | 21.7% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
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 | Iveta Benesova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 19 | 1998 | 1614 | 118.9 | — | — | — | — | -37 | -49 | +50 | 45.8% | -0.23 | 6–2 (75%) | 1–1 | — | -0.28 | 2002 | 1564 | 116.6 | — | — | — | — | +44 | -100 | — | 47.4% | -0.47 | 2–6 (25%) | 4–2 (67%) | 98.8 | -0.65 |
| 20 | 1999 | 1630 | 136.6 | — | — | — | — | -24 | -50 | +28 | 43.5% | -0.29 | 4–7 (36%) | 6–6 (50%) | 100.2 | -1.66 | 2003 | 1479 | 107.1 | — | — | — | — | +105 | -55 | — | 38.2% | -0.94 | 4–8 (33%) | 3–5 (38%) | 95.1 | +0.69 |
| 21 | 2000 | 1749 | 143.8 | — | — | — | — | -39 | -180 | +62 | 55.2% | +0.39 | 5–9 (36%) | 5–5 (50%) | 99.4 | -2.05 | 2004 | 1647 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | -23 | +14 | — | 53.9% | +0.09 | 9–5 (64%) | 4–4 (50%) | 106.0 | +0.27 |
| 22 | 2001 | 1635 | 138.8 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -20 | +157 | 46.7% | -0.22 | 7–12 (37%) | 8–6 (57%) | 99.0 | -1.26 | 2005 | 1610 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | -28 | +68 | — | 43.2% | -0.50 | 13–9 (59%) | 2–7 (22%) | 99.0 | -0.22 |
| 23 | 2002 | 1621 | 125.1 | — | — | — | — | +47 | -45 | +121 | 46.7% | -0.19 | 7–5 (58%) | 1–4 (20%) | 99.4 | -1.04 | 2006 | 1592 | 112.3 | — | — | — | — | +38 | +5 | -151 | 40.9% | -0.93 | 10–4 (71%) | 5–4 (56%) | 106.6 | -0.26 |
| 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 | 2007 | 1521 | 104.5 | — | — | — | — | +85 | -42 | — | 34.1% | -1.25 | 3–3 (50%) | 4–6 (40%) | 97.1 | -0.37 |
| 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 | 2008 | 1652 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | -4 | -18 | — | 50.5% | +0.30 | 9–6 (60%) | 1–2 (33%) | 102.8 | -0.69 |
| 26 | 2005 | 1505 | 103.0 | +1.03 | +0.05 | 0.933 | 48.7% | — | — | +144 | 55.6% | +0.22 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.03 | 2009 | 1647 | 132.9 | — | — | — | — | +22 | +22 | -131 | 50.9% | +0.18 | 9–1 (90%) | 4–3 (57%) | 109.1 | +1.09 |
| 27 | 2006 | 1508 | 106.0 | +1.65 | -0.27 | 1.032 | 50.5% | -8 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.56 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.19 | 2010 | 1637 | 121.1 | — | — | — | — | +2 | +1 | — | 44.7% | -0.61 | 4–6 (40%) | 4–2 (67%) | 99.9 | +0.03 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 1627 | 135.9 | — | — | — | — | +26 | -37 | — | 40.2% | -0.68 | 3–5 (38%) | 0–3 (0%) | 95.4 | -2.20 |
| 29 | 2008 | 1490 | 104.2 | -0.59 | -0.88 | 0.598 | 38.4% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | +0.07 | 2012 | 1579 | 127.8 | — | — | — | — | +90 | -3 | -125 | 33.9% | -1.08 | 5–2 (71%) | 4–4 (50%) | 102.9 | -1.52 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 1520 | 96.7 | -2.44 | -2.36 | 0.746 | 44.1% | +94 | — | — | 0.0% | -2.70 | — | 0–2 | — | -0.26 |
| 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 | — | 1763 | 127.5 | -2.44 | -2.36 | 0.746 | 44.1% | +22 | -6 | -135 | 44.0% | -0.47 | 71–55 (56%) | 35–44 (44%) | 101.5 | -1.02 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Likhovtseva | 4 | 4 | 8 | Feb 13, 2003 | H2H |
| Kim Clijsters | 0 | 7 | 7 | Jun 20, 2003 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | 6 | May 23, 2002 | H2H |
| Rita Grande | 5 | 0 | 5 | Jun 9, 2004 | H2H |
| Lisa Raymond | 1 | 4 | 5 | Sep 16, 2002 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Dulko | 6 | 2 | 8 | May 11, 2011 | H2H |
| Na Li | 0 | 6 | 6 | May 17, 2012 | H2H |
| Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 5 | 6 | Sep 30, 2011 | H2H |
| Ana Ivanovic | 0 | 6 | 6 | Aug 11, 2011 | H2H |
| Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 2 | 6 | Mar 23, 2011 | H2H |