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

Cara Black vs Kimberly Po Messerli H2H: 1-0

Cara Black holds a 1–0 lead over Kimberly Po Messerli in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cara Black leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Cara Black won the 1999 Birmingham round of 16 7-6 6-3.

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Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kimberly Po Messerli
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #36 7-6 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli Match data Jun 11, 1999* R16 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Kimberly Po Messerli — — — 1,879 118 133 47.0% 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 Kimberly Po Messerli
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1989 0–1 0.0% — 1,486 0 0
19 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0 1991 5–4 55.6% — 1,568 0 0
20 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0 1992 14–16 46.7% — 1,654 0 0
21 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0 1993 20–19 51.3% — 1,776 0 0
22 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0 1994 11–17 39.3% — 1,701 0 0
23 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1 1995 4–13 23.5% — 1,609 0 0
24 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1 1996 20–13 60.6% — 1,806 0 0
25 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1 1997 27–20 57.4% — 1,790 0 0
26 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1 1998 11–15 42.3% — 1,743 0 0
27 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1 1999 6–13 31.6% — 1,653 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2000 0–2 0.0% — 1,611 0 0
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 Kimberly Po Messerli
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1992 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 3 6 9 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0%
23 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1995 3 4 7 42.9% 0 5 5 0.0% 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% — — — — 1996 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 21 13 34 61.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1999 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — 72 67 139 51.8% 8 20 28 28.6% 15 19 34 44.1% 23 27 50 46.0%

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 Cara Black Kimberly Po Messerli
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1486 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12
19 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28 1991 1568 120.4 — — — — +29 — — 56.5% -0.26 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.01
20 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66 1992 1655 127.7 — — — — -8 — -30 45.6% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 +0.99
21 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05 1993 1777 145.0 — — — — +17 -217 -153 50.0% -0.15 6–4 (60%) 5–2 (71%) 106.5 -0.91
22 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26 1994 1702 128.7 — — — — +38 -143 -106 44.6% -0.51 4–7 (36%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.08
23 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04 1995 1610 120.0 — — — — +98 -130 — 29.7% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 93.6 +0.25
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 1996 1807 155.2 — — — — +52 — -239 57.5% +0.44 5–4 (56%) 1–1 — +0.41
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 1997 1790 146.8 — — — — +28 -289 -240 55.0% +0.44 9–8 (53%) 7–2 (78%) 103.7 +1.04
26 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03 1998 1743 135.6 — — — — +16 -267 -100 44.8% -0.59 2–4 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 102.7 -0.85
27 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 1999 1653 120.4 — — — — +21 -179 -26 38.1% -1.00 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 93.6 -1.39
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1611 101.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.12
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 — 1880 144.9 — — — — +29 -197 -111 47.9% -0.22 33–43 (43%) 26–20 (57%) 102.5 -0.12

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.