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

Cara Black vs Steffi Graf H2H: 0-1

Steffi Graf holds a 1–0 lead over Cara Black in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Steffi Graf leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1999 Berlin Open round of 16 7-6 6-2.

ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 1
1 main-draw meetings
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #6 7-6 6-2 Cara Black #34 Match data May 14, 1999* R16 Berlin Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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 Olympics 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 0 1 1
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107

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 Steffi Graf
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1981 1–1 50.0% 1,502 0 0
13 1982 2–4 33.3% 1,507 0 0
14 1983 6–7 46.2% 1,545 0 0
15 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0
16 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0
17 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8
18 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19
19 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30
20 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44
21 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54
22 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61
23 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69
24 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79
25 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86
26 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95
27 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102
28 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103
29 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106
30 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107

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 Steffi Graf
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 %
12 1981 1 1 2 50.0%
13 1982 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
14 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% 19 2 21 90.5%
18 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0%
19 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5%
20 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0%
21 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0%
22 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
23 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3%
24 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9%
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
26 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
27 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8%
28 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0%
29 2008 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
30 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
Career 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7% 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5%

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 Steffi Graf
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
12 1981 1502 99.4 60.0% 0.00 0–1 +0.64
13 1982 1507 121.5 +26 38.5% -0.62 0–1 +0.12
14 1983 1546 109.1 +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) +1.35
15 1984 1748 139.6 -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41
16 1985 2038 163.0 -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74
17 1986 2322 176.8 -62 -128 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94
18 1987 2505 181.5 -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82
19 1998 1614 118.9 -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 -0.28 1988 2540 181.5 -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98
20 1999 1630 136.6 -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66 1989 2588 183.5 +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81
21 2000 1749 143.8 -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05 1990 2512 178.9 +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44
22 2001 1635 138.8 +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26 1991 2420 177.1 +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99
23 2002 1621 125.1 +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04 1992 2435 179.0 +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85
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 1993 2506 183.0 -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07
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 1994 2415 179.9 +25 +40 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05
26 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 +0.03 1995 2465 178.3 +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58
27 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 -0.19 1996 2475 176.2 -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13
28 1997 2400 149.1 +38 +70 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) 0.00
29 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% 0.0% -3.50 +0.07 1998 2305 172.9 +58 +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13
30 1999 2243 171.2 -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55
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 2604 181.8 +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01

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.