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

Ekaterina Makarova vs Sesil Karatantcheva H2H: 1-0

Ekaterina Makarova holds a 1–0 lead over Sesil Karatantcheva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ekaterina Makarova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ekaterina Makarova won the 2012 Birmingham round of 32 7-6(4) 6-3.

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Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ekaterina Makarova #54 7-6(4) 6-3 Sesil Karatantcheva #116 Match data Jun 14, 2012* R32 Birmingham International → 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
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,942 252 225 52.8% 0 0 0 1 2 3
Sesil Karatantcheva #1,329 #35 919 1,728 50 75 40.0% 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 Ekaterina Makarova Sesil Karatantcheva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 2004 7–5 58.3% #133 1,564 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 2005 17–14 54.8% #39 1,703 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0
19 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0
20 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0
21 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0
22 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,663 0 1 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0
23 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,606 0 1 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0
24 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0
25 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,836 0 1 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0
26 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,840 0 2 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0
27 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,794 0 2 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0
28 2016 27–21 56.2% #30 1,776 0 2 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0
29 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,840 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,756 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,707 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Makarova Sesil Karatantcheva
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 11 11 22 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2007 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
21 2009 7 14 21 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2010 6 14 20 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2011 9 15 24 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2012 17 12 29 58.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2014 30 15 45 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2015 18 9 27 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2016 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 21 14 35 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 12 13 25 48.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2019 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 165 149 314 52.5% 45 46 91 49.5% 42 28 70 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0%

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 442/477 of Ekaterina Makarova's and 84/125 of Sesil Karatantcheva'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 Makarova Sesil Karatantcheva
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%
14 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 1/12 2.0 3.0 46.8% 45.5% 40.0% 37.5% 0.0% 42.6% 26.2%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 10/31 1.5 4.7 60.6% 56.4% 37.3% 37.0% 41.2% 48.4% 42.5%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 2/2 1.5 3.0 63.8% 62.4% 50.7% 58.9% 52.1% 58.9% 46.9%
19 2007 4/4 2.3 2.5 66.4% 54.5% 37.8% 48.4% 66.9% 48.3% 39.8% 2009 7/8 1.1 3.6 67.5% 49.8% 38.9% 40.1% 52.5% 46.1% 43.0%
20 2008 30/37 2.6 2.5 60.2% 62.5% 44.2% 40.5% 45.0% 55.1% 43.0% 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5%
21 2009 39/41 2.2 4.0 58.6% 64.0% 40.9% 48.2% 50.2% 54.2% 43.9% 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1%
22 2010 31/34 2.5 2.1 59.6% 59.5% 47.6% 57.5% 52.7% 54.8% 41.5% 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6%
23 2011 36/38 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4% 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4%
24 2012 45/45 2.1 2.0 62.9% 64.9% 50.6% 55.1% 49.3% 59.5% 43.6% 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1%
25 2013 41/42 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1% 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5%
26 2014 56/60 2.6 2.1 64.0% 65.1% 47.7% 59.9% 44.7% 58.9% 45.0% 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6%
27 2015 36/42 2.1 1.8 66.0% 65.8% 54.1% 55.9% 53.9% 61.6% 43.2% 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1%
28 2016 40/48 2.5 2.8 65.6% 65.1% 47.3% 58.4% 53.6% 59.0% 42.4% 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6%
29 2017 47/48 2.9 2.9 65.5% 64.2% 45.5% 52.2% 45.3% 57.7% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 34/35 2.4 4.1 64.4% 63.8% 43.6% 56.6% 44.0% 56.6% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2019 3/3 3.3 3.0 67.3% 61.0% 43.4% 52.0% 36.3% 55.6% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 442/477 2.5 2.6 63.2% 64.2% 46.6% 54.0% 48.7% 57.6% 43.0% — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6%

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 Makarova Sesil Karatantcheva
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1565 113.8 -1.46 -1.14 0.456 34.8% +15 — — 58.6% +0.17 2–3 (40%) — — +0.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1703 132.7 -2.96 -0.17 0.824 45.4% -35 -71 — 50.7% -0.42 8–3 (73%) 3–3 (50%) 106.7 -0.62
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.06
19 2007 1536 118.3 +1.82 -0.84 0.769 44.4% +21 — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 — — -0.12 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11
20 2008 1626 124.1 -0.08 -0.65 0.958 48.7% -33 -52 +24 46.5% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 102.4 -0.55 2010 1624 115.1 -1.13 +0.73 0.945 48.6% -5 -67 +51 44.1% -0.47 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.47
21 2009 1634 131.6 -1.02 +0.38 0.960 49.1% -45 +48 +32 47.4% -0.49 7–8 (47%) 7–0 (100%) 107.5 -0.92 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35
22 2010 1663 122.5 -0.26 -1.13 0.918 48.3% -104 -64 +173 45.5% -0.53 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.1 -2.59 2012 1538 120.4 -2.60 +3.93 1.059 51.3% +2 +1 — 38.5% -0.51 0–7 (0%) 0–1 — 0.00
23 2011 1606 131.9 +0.66 -2.66 0.887 47.4% -47 +70 +141 40.9% -0.75 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 101.5 -1.38 2013 1520 122.0 -2.96 +1.39 0.822 45.5% +2 +5 — 30.8% -1.19 0–2 0–2 — -0.98
24 2012 1758 146.6 +3.45 +1.31 1.076 51.4% -30 -80 +28 57.1% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 -2.49 2014 1520 100.7 -1.01 -0.55 0.970 48.8% +13 — — 38.5% -1.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15
25 2013 1836 145.0 +3.78 +1.69 1.108 52.2% -22 -149 -40 59.3% +0.60 5–8 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 94.8 -1.08 2015 1520 112.6 -2.56 -0.62 0.903 48.1% +51 -21 — 41.0% -1.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.21
26 2014 1841 150.2 +3.13 +1.93 1.095 51.8% +1 -157 +25 60.2% +0.56 11–2 (85%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -1.18 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01
27 2015 1795 142.0 +3.14 +1.65 1.125 52.5% +49 -71 +5 64.8% +0.89 4–7 (36%) 5–1 (83%) 98.0 +1.69 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
28 2016 1776 140.5 +2.86 -0.13 1.035 50.8% +17 -78 +71 55.0% +0.41 8–9 (47%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 +0.36 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09
29 2017 1841 148.6 +1.78 +0.54 1.022 50.2% +18 -103 -20 52.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.6 -2.16 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 1757 140.7 +0.52 -0.09 0.957 49.2% +11 -59 +62 45.8% -0.40 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 101.3 -2.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2019 1707 109.2 -2.16 -1.63 0.871 47.4% +6 — — 25.0% -1.00 0–2 0–1 — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1411 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1942 146.2 +1.78 +0.38 1.014 50.2% -11 -55 +51 52.5% +0.08 72–73 (50%) 49–43 (53%) 104.0 -2.73 — 1728 121.3 -2.22 +0.59 0.890 47.3% 0 -29 +51 42.3% -0.75 18–23 (44%) 7–9 (44%) 94.4 -1.50

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.