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

Jana Cepelova vs Kurumi Nara H2H: 1-0

Jana Cepelova holds a 1–0 lead over Kurumi Nara in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jana Cepelova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jana Cepelova won the 2016 Japan Women's Open quarterfinal 3-6 6-4 6-1.

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Jana Cepelova
Slovak Republic Age 33 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kurumi Nara
Japan Age 34 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Cepelova #115 3-6 6-4 6-1 Kurumi Nara #81 Match data Sep 17, 2016* QF Japan Women's Open International → 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
Jana Cepelova #894 #50 1,074 1,671 55 92 37.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurumi Nara #246 #32 1,412 1,700 82 118 41.0% 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 Jana Cepelova Kurumi Nara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2009 1–1 50.0% #181 1,512 0 0
18 2011 0–1 0.0% #201 1,485 0 0 2010 1–7 12.5% #130 1,475 0 0
19 2012 5–5 50.0% #111 1,535 0 0 2011 1–4 20.0% #140 1,457 0 0
20 2013 7–14 33.3% #76 1,510 0 0 2012 1–3 25.0% #148 1,438 0 0
21 2014 18–19 48.6% #56 1,599 0 0 2013 5–6 45.5% #81 1,506 0 0
22 2015 5–10 33.3% #147 1,575 0 0 2014 23–21 52.3% #44 1,651 0 1
23 2016 9–12 42.9% #100 1,631 0 0 2015 19–22 46.3% #81 1,586 0 1
24 2017 8–21 27.6% #108 1,627 0 0 2016 15–18 45.5% #77 1,602 0 1
25 2018 2–5 28.6% #188 1,625 0 0 2017 10–16 38.5% #102 1,577 0 1
26 2019 1–5 16.7% #158 1,619 0 0 2018 0–14 0.0% #161 1,485 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 2019 3–3 50.0% #140 1,565 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 2020 0–1 0.0% #160 1,559 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 2021 3–2 60.0% #185 1,512 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 Jana Cepelova Kurumi Nara
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2012 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2012 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2014 10 12 22 45.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2013 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2015 1 6 7 14.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 15 13 28 53.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2016 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 2015 14 15 29 48.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2017 4 14 18 22.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 8 13 21 38.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2018 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 29 59 88 33.0% 19 23 42 45.2% 7 10 17 41.2% — 60 83 143 42.0% 15 19 34 44.1% 7 16 23 30.4%

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 141/147 of Jana Cepelova's and 181/200 of Kurumi Nara'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 Jana Cepelova Kurumi Nara
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/2 0.0 6.0 64.4% 53.1% 26.3% 39.6% 57.1% 43.8% 40.1%
18 2011 1/1 2.0 5.0 86.4% 50.9% 11.1% 53.8% 25.0% 45.5% 40.4% 2010 6/8 0.2 5.2 59.3% 45.6% 37.8% 40.2% 43.8% 42.2% 40.5%
19 2012 9/10 1.3 2.7 66.5% 58.4% 44.1% 49.8% 44.8% 53.6% 45.4% 2011 5/5 0.0 3.8 67.2% 51.3% 33.4% 46.3% 53.8% 46.8% 37.5%
20 2013 21/21 1.0 2.7 64.1% 54.6% 39.5% 44.2% 52.4% 49.4% 42.5% 2012 4/4 1.0 1.3 69.4% 54.6% 40.3% 44.0% 63.8% 50.0% 43.3%
21 2014 36/37 1.1 2.3 67.6% 56.9% 44.2% 52.4% 51.9% 53.1% 45.6% 2013 11/11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9%
22 2015 12/15 0.4 2.6 69.0% 51.6% 43.2% 43.7% 42.8% 48.3% 40.4% 2014 40/44 0.4 2.0 74.4% 54.1% 45.8% 51.6% 49.3% 51.9% 44.6%
23 2016 21/21 1.0 3.5 64.5% 59.8% 43.9% 45.0% 50.4% 54.1% 43.3% 2015 31/41 0.4 2.5 73.2% 57.8% 49.3% 49.8% 50.8% 55.5% 39.5%
24 2017 28/29 1.0 2.9 62.6% 60.1% 38.9% 43.3% 43.7% 52.2% 42.9% 2016 32/33 0.6 2.5 70.0% 56.4% 47.0% 55.2% 50.1% 53.8% 45.3%
25 2018 7/7 1.3 2.4 64.5% 58.3% 43.6% 51.6% 51.1% 53.2% 42.9% 2017 25/26 0.5 2.4 67.5% 55.1% 44.4% 45.2% 50.1% 51.5% 45.8%
26 2019 6/6 0.5 2.3 62.5% 54.9% 37.2% 24.8% 54.2% 46.8% 44.3% 2018 13/14 0.6 3.6 65.3% 57.2% 43.1% 51.9% 39.6% 52.2% 40.9%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 6/6 0.5 3.0 68.3% 51.3% 37.7% 40.9% 47.3% 46.4% 40.8%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 1/1 0.0 3.0 75.6% 44.1% 9.1% 40.0% — 35.6% 30.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 5/5 0.6 1.8 73.5% 58.6% 50.3% 59.8% 61.3% 56.2% 44.6%
Career — 141/147 1.0 2.7 65.4% 57.2% 41.7% 46.2% 48.8% 51.8% 43.6% — 181/200 0.5 2.5 70.6% 55.3% 45.2% 50.0% 49.6% 52.2% 43.2%

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 Jana Cepelova Kurumi Nara
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1513 103.3 -1.75 -1.06 0.713 41.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.11
18 2011 1486 97.3 +0.56 -1.05 0.740 43.2% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07 2010 1476 98.7 -4.37 -1.09 0.701 41.1% +12 — — 22.2% -2.50 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
19 2012 1535 104.0 +0.24 +0.88 0.978 49.6% -13 — +117 43.5% -0.39 3–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 103.5 +0.42 2011 1457 101.1 -2.94 -3.05 0.705 42.2% +14 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
20 2013 1511 109.4 -5.00 -1.81 0.840 45.9% -15 +25 +91 35.4% -1.19 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 102.3 +0.41 2012 1438 97.8 -2.77 -1.44 0.865 46.7% +5 — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.46
21 2014 1599 124.4 -2.47 +1.17 0.972 49.3% -50 +49 — 48.8% -0.24 6–6 (50%) 6–2 (75%) 105.4 +0.63 2013 1506 115.4 -0.68 +0.75 1.017 50.5% +3 — — 48.0% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.12
22 2015 1575 106.4 -3.91 -1.07 0.783 44.6% -70 +65 — 35.3% -1.18 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 102.6 -1.09 2014 1651 131.7 -2.79 +0.83 0.929 48.5% -9 -46 -88 47.8% -0.22 6–4 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 103.8 -0.56
23 2016 1632 123.6 -1.51 +0.12 0.945 48.8% -32 -37 -17 44.9% -0.35 3–4 (43%) 2–1 (67%) 101.0 -1.31 2015 1586 116.1 -2.70 -1.45 0.888 48.0% +11 +13 -7 46.3% -0.40 7–8 (47%) 8–5 (62%) 101.2 +1.34
24 2017 1627 118.6 -2.44 -0.29 0.898 47.4% -28 -13 -11 32.8% -1.11 3–7 (30%) 4–4 (50%) 96.2 -1.67 2016 1603 118.7 -1.87 +0.71 0.980 49.6% +51 -63 -72 46.3% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 97.2 +1.36
25 2018 1626 119.0 -1.48 -0.41 0.915 48.0% +7 — — 38.9% -0.72 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.49 2017 1577 120.0 -3.47 +1.47 0.945 48.6% +17 — -61 41.0% -0.61 4–5 (44%) 1–2 (33%) 99.0 +0.49
26 2019 1619 111.1 -2.22 +0.48 0.832 45.4% +46 -54 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — -0.45 2018 1486 120.2 -1.58 -0.63 0.856 46.7% +12 — +28 17.6% -1.62 0–6 (0%) 1–1 — -0.93
27 2020 1567 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1566 112.7 -4.94 -1.67 0.762 44.4% -3 — — 50.0% +0.17 2–0 0–1 — +0.08
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1559 96.2 +1.91 -1.68 0.474 33.3% — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.07
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1513 106.6 -0.17 -2.31 1.020 51.1% — +69 — 58.3% +0.42 1–1 0–1 — +0.54
30 2023 1546 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1500 104.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1671 120.4 -2.57 -0.05 0.905 47.7% -30 +17 +41 40.0% -0.75 23–26 (47%) 19–14 (58%) 104.7 -2.37 — 1700 121.9 -2.51 -0.03 0.906 47.9% +14 -23 -39 42.2% -0.58 26–33 (44%) 21–21 (50%) 98.6 +1.34

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.