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

Gala Leon Garcia vs Cara Black H2H: 0-1

Cara Black holds a 1–0 lead over Gala Leon Garcia in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cara Black leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cara Black won the 2002 Waikoloa semifinal 6-1 2-1 RET.

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Gala Leon Garcia
ESP Age 52 Left-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #61 6-1 2-1 (ret.) Gala Leon Garcia #125 Match data Sep 15, 2002* SF Waikoloa Tier IV → 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.

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
Gala Leon Garcia #361 #27 978 1,836 117 141 45.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Gala Leon Garcia Cara Black
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0
21 1995 0–1 0.0% #135 1,495 0 0 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0
22 1996 5–11 31.2% #89 1,524 0 0 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0
23 1997 11–13 45.8% #56 1,615 0 0 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1
24 1998 19–18 51.4% #53 1,704 0 0 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1
25 1999 16–17 48.5% #53 1,722 0 0 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1
26 2000 23–19 54.8% #31 1,759 0 1 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1
27 2001 24–22 52.2% #41 1,731 0 1 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1
28 2002 10–23 30.3% #130 1,567 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2003 5–9 35.7% #96 1,523 0 1 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1
30 2004 4–8 33.3% #221 1,498 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 Gala Leon Garcia Cara Black
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 1996 1 3 4 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 1998 3 4 7 42.9% 14 11 25 56.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 1999 2 5 7 28.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2000 2 9 11 18.2% 20 8 28 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2001 7 10 17 41.2% 17 11 28 60.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2002 5 9 14 35.7% 5 13 18 27.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2004 2 2 4 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 23 47 70 32.9% 89 80 169 52.7% 5 11 16 31.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7%

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 7/26 of Gala Leon Garcia's and 14/80 of Cara Black'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 Gala Leon Garcia Cara Black
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%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6%
29 2003 4/14 0.8 4.5 67.0% 55.5% 32.5% 49.2% 32.8% 47.7% 37.6% 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7%
30 2004 3/12 1.3 2.3 71.6% 55.2% 30.8% 25.1% 40.5% 48.2% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 7/258 1.0 3.6 69.0% 55.4% 31.7% 38.9% 36.1% 47.9% 38.8% — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6%

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 Gala Leon Garcia Cara Black
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66
21 1995 1495 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05
22 1996 1524 123.4 — — — — -4 +68 — 37.5% -0.93 3–5 (38%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.23 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26
23 1997 1616 123.2 — — — — -95 +18 +30 46.3% -0.09 3–3 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 98.7 +0.09 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04
24 1998 1705 123.5 — — — — -152 +26 -42 47.1% -0.32 9–4 (69%) 5–3 (63%) 106.4 -0.18 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
25 1999 1722 136.4 — — — — -171 +39 — 52.1% +0.03 1–6 (14%) 4–1 (80%) 96.0 -1.10 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
26 2000 1760 134.6 — — — — -268 +140 — 49.5% +0.20 10–3 (77%) 3–6 (33%) 104.3 -2.70 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03
27 2001 1731 138.8 — — — — -164 +156 — 50.5% +0.09 9–6 (60%) 2–6 (25%) 99.5 -0.92 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
28 2002 1568 117.9 — — — — -24 +100 — 34.7% -0.68 5–6 (45%) 0–6 (0%) 94.7 -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2003 1524 111.5 -2.37 -2.26 0.718 42.8% — +111 — 45.2% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — +0.46 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07
30 2004 1499 99.1 -2.59 -0.97 0.781 45.1% +30 +65 — 34.6% -1.39 3–1 (75%) 1–1 — +0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1836 133.0 -2.46 -1.71 0.745 43.8% -125 +85 -15 45.6% -0.25 44–38 (54%) 19–28 (40%) 98.4 -1.98 — 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

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.