H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Simona Halep H2H: 2-3

Simona Halep holds a 3–2 lead over Ekaterina Alexandrova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Simona Halep leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2022 Indian Wells Open second round 6-2 4-6 6-2.

Russia Age 31 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 3
5 main-draw meetings
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #26 6-2 4-6 6-2 Ekaterina Alexandrova #52 Match data Mar 12, 2022* R64 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #3 6-1 6-4 Ekaterina Alexandrova #34 Match data Apr 24, 2021* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Clay
Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 6-2 6-1 Simona Halep #2 Match data Feb 5, 2021* QF Gippsland Trophy WTA 500 Hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova #38 6-2 6-3 Simona Halep #5 Match data Sep 30, 2019 R32 China Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Simona Halep #4 3-6 7-5 6-4 Ekaterina Alexandrova #43 Match data Aug 15, 2019* R32 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Ekaterina Alexandrova #19 #10 3,375 1,984 250 197 55.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24

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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Simona Halep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0
19 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0
20 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0
21 2016 3–4 42.9% #109 1,635 0 0 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6
22 2017 6–12 33.3% #95 1,554 0 0 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8
23 2018 9–13 40.9% #73 1,679 0 0 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11
24 2019 30–24 55.6% #35 1,785 0 0 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14
25 2020 19–12 61.3% #33 1,797 0 1 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15
26 2021 26–21 55.3% #34 1,795 0 1 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18
27 2022 33–18 64.7% #19 1,906 0 3 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19
28 2023 34–22 60.7% #21 1,869 0 4 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22
29 2024 26–24 52.0% #28 1,768 0 4 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22
30 2025 47–25 65.3% #10 1,948 0 5 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24
31 2026 17–22 43.6% #19 1,830 0 5
32 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24
33 2025 0–1 0.0% 1,926 2 24

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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Simona Halep
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 %
18 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
19 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2016 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2018 8 6 14 57.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2019 22 16 38 57.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0%
25 2020 15 7 22 68.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
26 2021 16 14 30 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2022 16 12 28 57.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0%
28 2023 17 15 32 53.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 11 2 13 84.6% 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9%
29 2024 20 14 34 58.8% 1 7 8 12.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 2025 22 17 39 56.4% 17 5 22 77.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6%
31 2026 11 13 24 45.8% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
32 2024 0 2 2 0.0%
33 2025 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 153 122 275 55.6% 53 52 105 50.5% 44 23 67 65.7% 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 414/447 of Ekaterina Alexandrova's and 575/649 of Simona Halep'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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Simona Halep
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 —/— 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1%
19 —/— 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5%
20 —/— 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3%
21 2016 7/7 5.7 4.7 55.9% 69.2% 50.7% 46.0% 45.8% 60.7% 41.8% 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4%
22 2017 18/18 4.1 5.8 53.4% 65.3% 38.3% 48.1% 51.6% 52.4% 40.9% 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8%
23 2018 22/22 5.6 5.5 54.6% 66.2% 39.4% 54.1% 39.9% 53.9% 41.4% 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1%
24 2019 53/54 5.9 5.3 56.9% 69.7% 44.6% 52.1% 51.0% 58.8% 45.4% 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1%
25 2020 30/31 4.1 4.3 61.1% 68.5% 44.5% 50.4% 50.8% 59.1% 45.1% 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0%
26 2021 44/47 5.0 5.0 57.5% 71.4% 45.7% 53.1% 46.4% 60.3% 44.2% 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2%
27 2022 51/51 4.7 5.9 57.0% 72.5% 47.6% 52.4% 54.3% 61.7% 45.5% 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3%
28 2023 54/56 4.9 6.6 56.8% 69.8% 46.3% 57.9% 52.2% 59.6% 43.0% 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0%
29 2024 49/50 5.7 5.7 58.3% 70.3% 43.3% 59.8% 48.5% 59.3% 40.4% 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9%
30 2025 49/72 4.9 4.4 62.4% 69.7% 46.0% 53.7% 48.4% 60.8% 46.8% 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0%
31 2026 37/39 4.7 4.6 58.1% 68.1% 45.9% 58.7% 40.4% 58.7% 41.0% —/—
32 —/— 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8%
Career 414/447 5.1 5.3 57.9% 69.7% 45.0% 54.4% 48.9% 59.2% 43.7% 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4%

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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Simona Halep
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
18 2010 1552 129.6 0.00 +1.23 1.032 50.6% -45 +75 51.5% +0.21 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 97.4 -1.14
19 2011 1591 119.2 -1.38 -0.51 0.942 48.7% -11 -33 +7 42.9% -0.57 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 99.6 -1.08
20 2012 1692 138.7 -0.77 +1.06 0.953 49.0% -14 +1 -148 46.4% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 103.4 -2.97
21 2016 1635 112.5 +0.04 -0.90 1.063 50.9% -4 50.0% +0.25 0–2 2–2 (50%) +0.11 2013 2004 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% -37 -132 -335 68.5% +1.57 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 108.5 -1.35
22 2017 1555 110.1 -2.10 -1.47 0.860 46.9% 0 -11 39.5% -0.93 2–5 (29%) 2–1 (67%) -0.04 2014 1995 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% -39 +30 -224 71.0% +1.79 12–6 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.24
23 2018 1680 121.1 -1.75 -1.67 0.899 47.6% +35 -187 45.1% -0.61 2–5 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 98.7 -0.71 2015 1935 159.6 +3.29 +5.15 1.221 54.1% +59 +10 -196 69.9% +1.42 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +1.13
24 2019 1785 139.8 +1.93 +2.15 1.101 51.8% +4 -289 -122 52.8% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–11 (15%) 97.7 -0.39 2016 1980 160.5 +3.61 +7.88 1.277 55.4% -3 +44 -186 68.0% +1.42 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -0.14
25 2020 1797 144.5 +1.94 +1.67 1.103 52.0% +45 -246 58.0% +0.55 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 101.2 -0.35 2017 1988 158.5 +3.09 +5.20 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 102.4 -2.46
26 2021 1796 144.4 +3.82 +1.85 1.115 52.0% +7 -167 -96 53.5% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 2–12 (14%) 94.0 -1.01 2018 2013 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% -33 +166 -139 71.9% +1.61 15–4 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 +0.15
27 2022 1907 148.8 +4.62 +2.63 1.190 53.2% -60 -87 -63 60.5% +0.97 11–8 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 105.0 -0.98 2019 1942 158.9 +3.03 +6.58 1.216 54.2% -38 +198 +94 66.7% +1.28 13–8 (62%) 8–4 (67%) 101.3 -0.27
28 2023 1870 145.6 +2.73 +0.84 1.064 51.3% -35 -63 +128 58.2% +0.50 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 104.1 -0.23 2020 2060 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% -69 +148 78.6% +1.82 6–0 (100%) 5–1 (83%) 107.1 -0.67
29 2024 1769 145.7 +2.24 -1.13 0.993 49.9% +68 -125 +254 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 99.4 +2.01 2021 2002 155.1 +3.53 +4.37 1.207 54.0% +7 +165 67.6% +1.45 6–2 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.0 -0.60
30 2025 1949 163.0 +3.77 +4.05 1.194 53.6% -29 -31 +157 63.8% +1.26 9–11 (45%) 6–13 (32%) 93.6 -0.04 2022 2031 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% +4 +66 +191 75.5% +1.85 7–5 (58%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 +0.32
31 2026 1831 139.1 +1.36 -0.71 0.993 50.1% +3 -44 +158 46.2% -0.15 6–10 (38%) 5–7 (42%) 93.6 +1.70
32 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% 20.0% -1.20 0–1 -0.18
33 2025 1926 95.9 0.0% -5.00 0.00
Career 1984 149.2 +2.37 +1.14 1.071 51.3% +1 -110 +78 54.8% +0.45 70–76 (48%) 55–77 (42%) 95.2 +0.02 2120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49

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.