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

Joannette Kruger vs Paola Suarez H2H: 2-2

Joannette Kruger and Paola Suarez are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Paola Suarez leads 2–1 on clay, while Joannette Kruger leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joannette Kruger won the 2000 Japan Women's Open round of 16 7-6(5) 7-6(0).

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Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 53 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Paola Suarez
ARG Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joannette Kruger #61 7-6(5) 7-6(0) Paola Suarez #42 Match data Oct 13, 2000* R16 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Joannette Kruger #64 6-2 6-7(6) 7-6(7) Paola Suarez #46 Match data Jul 14, 2000* R16 Klagenfurt Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Paola Suarez #64 6-2 6-3 Joannette Kruger #126 Match data Feb 19, 2000* SF São Paulo Open Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Paola Suarez #90 6-0 7-5 Joannette Kruger #43 Match data May 4, 1996* QF Bol Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,860 147 163 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Paola Suarez #525 #9 2,081 1,913 224 182 55.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Joannette Kruger Paola Suarez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1993 2–1 66.7% #197 1,519 0 0
18 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0 1994 5–8 38.5% #114 1,536 0 0
19 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,576 0 0 1995 2–6 25.0% #122 1,522 0 0
20 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,639 0 0 1996 12–11 52.2% #62 1,618 0 0
21 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,726 0 1 1997 6–16 27.3% #118 1,554 0 0
22 1996 7–13 35.0% #126 1,625 0 1 1998 10–9 52.6% #80 1,533 0 1
23 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,785 0 2 1999 12–12 50.0% #72 1,596 0 1
24 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,713 0 2 2000 27–23 54.0% #36 1,675 0 1
25 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,646 0 2 2001 27–15 64.3% #27 1,736 0 2
26 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,657 0 2 2002 30–23 56.6% #27 1,693 0 2
27 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2 2003 37–22 62.7% #14 1,858 0 3
28 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2 2004 38–18 67.9% #16 1,797 0 4
29 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2 2005 3–7 30.0% #238 1,730 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2006 10–9 52.6% #178 1,707 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2007 3–2 60.0% #300 1,695 0 4

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 Joannette Kruger Paola Suarez
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1995 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 3 6 9 33.3% 3 9 12 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 1 2 3 33.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1997 4 3 7 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1999 1 3 4 25.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 1998 18 11 29 62.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2000 3 10 13 23.1% 20 10 30 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2001 8 7 15 53.3% 19 7 26 73.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2000 7 7 14 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 23 10 33 69.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2001 16 12 28 57.1% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 18 11 29 62.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 20 11 31 64.5% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 70 67 137 51.1% 62 64 126 49.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 8 18 26 30.8% — 72 80 152 47.4% 137 82 219 62.6% 11 11 22 50.0% 4 9 13 30.8%

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 1/5 of Joannette Kruger's and 34/149 of Paola Suarez'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 Joannette Kruger Paola Suarez
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%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 12/59 1.5 5.4 61.1% 63.9% 51.6% 65.2% 53.5% 59.1% 49.6%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 12/56 1.2 4.7 66.7% 64.0% 46.4% 56.8% 53.3% 58.2% 51.5%
29 2003 1/5 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8% 2005 1/10 0.0 10.0 57.7% 51.7% 27.3% 57.9% 58.3% 41.3% 53.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 6/19 1.2 4.7 65.8% 54.5% 45.7% 51.5% 41.6% 51.5% 43.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 3/5 1.7 3.3 63.3% 64.1% 49.1% 67.9% 90.0% 58.6% 45.8%
Career — 1/310 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8% — 34/406 1.3 5.0 64.0% 61.9% 47.8% 59.9% 54.7% 56.8% 49.0%

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 Joannette Kruger Paola Suarez
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1519 104.4 — — — — — +58 — 66.7% +1.17 — — — +0.38
18 1992 1508 108.6 — — — — — +78 — 41.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — 0.00 1994 1536 111.5 — — — — -23 +102 — 41.4% -0.86 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.29
19 1993 1576 111.5 — — — — -64 +57 +8 38.5% -0.98 6–2 (75%) 2–4 (33%) 103.1 -0.32 1995 1522 118.6 — — — — -37 +115 — 28.6% -0.86 — 0–1 — -0.13
20 1994 1640 139.3 — — — — -110 +86 -11 44.1% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.48 1996 1618 124.9 — — — — -93 +76 — 50.0% -0.08 3–1 (75%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 +1.09
21 1995 1726 133.4 — — — — -64 +26 — 54.5% +0.18 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 101.5 +0.79 1997 1555 120.2 — — — — -22 +67 — 33.3% -1.35 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 97.8 +0.40
22 1996 1625 111.8 — — — — -5 +66 — 36.6% -1.34 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 103.7 -0.38 1998 1534 107.3 — — — — -20 +87 — 50.0% +0.29 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 101.3 +3.05
23 1997 1786 143.0 — — — — -78 +29 — 53.0% +0.10 11–3 (79%) 6–4 (60%) 109.9 -0.97 1999 1596 122.0 — — — — -100 +73 — 47.4% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 103.6 +0.07
24 1998 1714 137.8 — — — — +52 +7 — 50.0% -0.24 9–5 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 101.8 +0.70 2000 1676 138.4 — — — — -179 +128 -157 54.0% +0.41 8–11 (42%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.08
25 1999 1647 113.5 — — — — +68 +11 — 39.6% -0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.5 -0.09 2001 1736 140.5 — — — — -153 +171 — 58.1% +0.80 8–0 (100%) 4–6 (40%) 105.8 +1.00
26 2000 1658 124.8 — — — — +24 -4 — 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -0.73 2002 1693 139.5 — — — — -132 +227 — 57.4% +0.57 8–12 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 98.3 -0.89
27 2001 1644 115.3 — — — — +38 -79 -127 44.1% -0.64 11–5 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 +0.58 2003 1859 149.0 +1.97 +3.59 1.211 54.4% -98 +75 -262 60.0% +0.72 12–11 (52%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 +0.59
28 2002 1591 105.0 — — — — +36 — — 30.8% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.01 2004 1797 134.6 +1.65 +4.08 1.230 54.7% -92 +170 -111 63.6% +0.92 8–7 (53%) 4–5 (44%) 98.6 +2.55
29 2003 1532 103.1 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% — -5 — 16.7% -2.50 0–2 — — -0.40 2005 1731 112.0 -0.77 +0.57 0.918 46.7% -109 +222 — 40.0% -0.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.17
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1707 121.7 -2.09 -0.88 0.897 47.5% -61 +168 +8 58.8% +0.18 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.50
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1696 110.9 -0.19 -2.20 1.107 52.1% -44 — — 58.3% +1.08 1–1 0–1 — +0.05
Career — 1861 132.9 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% -3 +20 -33 46.1% -0.41 64–42 (60%) 39–40 (49%) 103.4 -0.42 — 1914 139.3 +0.87 +2.37 1.135 52.9% -101 +132 -137 54.3% +0.35 62–57 (52%) 37–37 (50%) 101.9 +1.91

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.