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Jennifer Capriati vs Rene Simpson H2H: 1-0

Jennifer Capriati holds a 1–0 lead over Rene Simpson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jennifer Capriati leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jennifer Capriati won the 1997 Sydney International round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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Jennifer Capriati
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rene Simpson
CAN Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jennifer Capriati #37 6-3 6-2 Rene Simpson #149 Match data Jan 10, 1997* R16 Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jennifer Capriati #54 #1 5,123 2,253 411 170 70.7% 3 1 2 0 2 6 14
Rene Simpson #546 #70 256 1,663 44 83 34.6% 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 Jennifer Capriati Rene Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1990 37–11 77.1% #8 1,962 0 1 — — — — — — —
15 1991 39–11 78.0% #6 2,193 0 3 — — — — — — —
16 1992 35–11 76.1% #7 2,204 0 5 — — — — — — —
17 1993 30–11 73.2% #9 2,156 0 6 — — — — — — —
18 1994 0–1 0.0% #42 2,133 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1996 16–9 64.0% #36 2,078 0 6 — — — — — — —
21 1997 10–12 45.5% #65 1,910 0 6 — — — — — — —
22 1998 8–12 40.0% #99 1,764 0 6 1988 5–3 62.5% #132 1,558 0 0
23 1999 26–13 66.7% #23 1,912 0 8 1989 11–17 39.3% #109 1,619 0 0
24 2000 35–19 64.8% #14 1,908 0 9 1990 2–8 20.0% #180 1,563 0 0
25 2001 56–14 80.0% #2 2,096 2 12 1991 5–9 35.7% #132 1,566 0 0
26 2002 48–16 75.0% #3 2,019 3 13 1992 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 2003 42–18 70.0% #6 2,022 3 14 1993 4–9 30.8% #122 1,588 0 0
28 2004 29–12 70.7% #10 2,020 3 14 1994 5–11 31.2% #154 1,532 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1995 1–2 33.3% #189 1,537 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 1996 1–4 20.0% #148 1,519 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1997 3–9 25.0% #109 1,515 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% #548 1,512 0 0

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 Jennifer Capriati Rene Simpson
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 1990 18 4 22 81.8% 13 3 16 81.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 20 3 23 87.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 10 3 13 76.9% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 14 4 18 77.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 14 7 21 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1989 8 12 20 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2000 21 11 32 65.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1990 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2001 32 10 42 76.2% 16 2 18 88.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1991 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
26 2002 30 11 41 73.2% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1992 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2003 25 11 36 69.4% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2004 12 7 19 63.2% 13 4 17 76.5% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 1994 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 213 88 301 70.8% 121 47 168 72.0% 46 15 61 75.4% 31 20 51 60.8% — 32 51 83 38.6% 10 23 33 30.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 Jennifer Capriati Rene Simpson
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 1990 1962 165.3 — — — — -89 -118 -299 73.8% +1.71 5–4 (56%) 7–4 (64%) 108.9 -1.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1991 2193 172.3 — — — — -39 -251 -410 73.6% +1.89 6–4 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 103.7 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1992 2204 166.4 — — — — -40 -116 -327 70.8% +1.41 9–5 (64%) 6–2 (75%) 106.0 -3.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1993 2157 170.7 — — — — +9 -75 -205 66.3% +1.68 11–7 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 -2.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1994 2134 109.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1996 2079 163.0 — — — — +14 — — 64.0% +0.96 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 102.1 -1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 1911 146.0 — — — — +17 +101 — 49.0% -0.27 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 95.7 -1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 1764 130.1 — — — — +84 +151 — 45.8% -0.23 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.36 1988 1559 115.5 — — — — +45 — — 58.8% +0.35 1–0 0–1 — +1.22
23 1999 1912 147.1 — — — — -14 +15 — 59.1% +0.65 10–2 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -2.28 1989 1619 123.0 — — — — +19 -74 — 39.0% -1.10 2–1 (67%) — — -1.57
24 2000 1909 154.0 — — — — +20 -74 +142 59.5% +0.65 11–4 (73%) 10–3 (77%) 108.8 -1.61 1990 1563 111.0 — — — — +31 -47 — 30.4% -1.61 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.30
25 2001 2097 171.2 — — — — -40 -19 +31 73.3% +1.61 16–11 (59%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 -3.91 1991 1566 120.5 — — — — -8 -14 — 39.4% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — -0.35
26 2002 2020 164.6 — — — — +15 +70 +124 69.1% +1.58 14–9 (61%) 3–6 (33%) 96.3 -0.66 1992 1604 127.1 — — — — -4 -31 — 43.2% -0.49 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.95
27 2003 2022 162.1 +5.66 +6.87 1.449 58.1% +9 +59 +108 68.6% +1.42 9–14 (39%) 6–6 (50%) 92.2 -0.42 1993 1588 120.6 — — — — +17 -35 — 33.3% -1.59 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.20
28 2004 2020 149.6 +5.09 +3.12 1.238 54.1% -61 +96 +157 65.6% +1.08 8–3 (73%) 3–5 (38%) 101.8 -1.09 1994 1533 109.5 — — — — +1 — — 42.1% -0.45 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.05
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1537 104.1 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.50 1–1 1–1 — -0.26
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1520 111.2 — — — — +20 — — 33.3% -1.25 0–2 1–0 — +0.07
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1516 117.1 — — — — +12 +7 — 34.5% -1.10 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.55
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1513 105.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.21
Career — 2253 169.4 +5.37 +4.93 1.338 56.1% -14 -17 -51 66.6% +1.25 106–76 (58%) 58–46 (56%) 103.9 -3.83 — 1663 126.9 — — — — +13 -32 — 38.9% -0.90 10–23 (30%) 8–12 (40%) 91.9 -2.48

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.