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

Kiki Bertens vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 2-0

Kiki Bertens holds a 2–0 lead over Lucie Safarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kiki Bertens leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kiki Bertens won the 2013 Paris quarterfinal 6-1 7-5.

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Kiki Bertens
NED Age 34 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kiki Bertens #65 6-1 7-5 Lucie Safarova #18 Match data Feb 2, 2013* QF Paris Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Kiki Bertens #86 6-3 6-0 Lucie Safarova #22 Match data Jun 27, 2012* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Kiki Bertens #25 #4 5,430 2,004 216 172 55.7% 0 2 0 3 6 11
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Kiki Bertens Lucie Safarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2011 0–1 0.0% #182 1,493 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2012 11–12 47.8% #63 1,580 0 1 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3
21 2013 14–19 42.4% #87 1,551 0 1 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4
22 2014 11–14 44.0% #68 1,579 0 1 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4
23 2015 7–17 29.2% #104 1,520 0 1 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4
24 2016 26–20 56.5% #22 1,689 0 2 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4
25 2017 30–26 53.6% #31 1,696 0 5 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4
26 2018 46–23 66.7% #9 1,911 0 8 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5
27 2019 57–26 68.7% #9 1,897 0 10 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5
28 2020 13–6 68.4% #9 1,882 0 11 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6
29 2021 1–8 11.1% #25 1,733 0 11 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7
30 — — — — — — — 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7
31 — — — — — — — 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7

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 Kiki Bertens Lucie Safarova
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
19 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2012 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2013 5 8 13 38.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2014 5 10 15 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
24 2016 7 14 21 33.3% 17 5 22 77.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2017 7 16 23 30.4% 23 7 30 76.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2018 26 15 41 63.4% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2019 30 18 48 62.5% 18 5 23 78.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
28 2020 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 2021 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
Career — 98 107 205 47.8% 95 45 140 67.9% 20 19 39 51.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5%

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 361/388 of Kiki Bertens's and 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Kiki Bertens Lucie Safarova
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3%
19 2011 1/1 3.0 5.0 53.7% 61.1% 32.3% 50.0% 42.9% 47.8% 40.9% 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7%
20 2012 23/23 2.9 4.1 60.5% 65.3% 41.1% 49.3% 48.2% 55.7% 42.3% 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7%
21 2013 30/33 2.2 5.5 57.6% 61.8% 42.9% 51.9% 45.5% 54.1% 43.7% 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7%
22 2014 22/25 2.7 4.0 58.1% 60.8% 44.5% 49.6% 41.8% 53.8% 45.8% 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0%
23 2015 19/24 1.9 5.1 63.9% 59.1% 51.6% 53.8% 57.3% 56.1% 36.8% 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0%
24 2016 45/46 3.8 3.4 60.1% 67.4% 47.6% 55.6% 44.9% 59.0% 46.0% 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7%
25 2017 54/56 4.5 4.4 55.5% 71.4% 43.7% 54.1% 50.0% 59.1% 45.9% 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9%
26 2018 64/69 4.8 4.0 58.0% 69.1% 47.9% 51.8% 51.7% 60.0% 46.8% 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7%
27 2019 76/83 5.6 4.4 57.1% 72.6% 47.2% 58.5% 48.8% 61.8% 43.6% 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7%
28 2020 19/19 4.2 3.8 63.7% 68.3% 43.5% 59.6% 57.0% 59.1% 47.0% 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1%
29 2021 8/9 1.5 4.8 64.5% 58.8% 40.4% 44.2% 43.1% 51.9% 37.9% 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4%
Career — 361/388 4.0 4.3 58.6% 67.8% 45.8% 54.1% 49.0% 58.5% 44.6% — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0%

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 Kiki Bertens Lucie Safarova
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78
19 2011 1494 97.6 +1.77 -1.03 0.783 44.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.13 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14
20 2012 1580 118.0 +0.05 -1.16 0.955 49.1% -24 +11 +4 47.1% -0.27 5–2 (71%) 3–1 (75%) 107.6 -0.87 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99
21 2013 1551 121.8 -1.34 -0.74 0.952 48.8% +33 +22 — 44.6% -0.39 5–7 (42%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 -1.04 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17
22 2014 1580 124.4 -1.78 +0.96 0.993 49.7% -23 +77 — 47.2% -0.02 4–5 (44%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 -0.24 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32
23 2015 1520 114.8 -1.77 -2.92 0.837 46.5% -52 +93 +82 34.5% -1.07 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.7 -1.23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46
24 2016 1689 132.6 +2.91 +1.95 1.122 52.4% -129 +137 -72 54.6% +0.61 6–5 (55%) 6–5 (55%) 101.8 -1.68 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94
25 2017 1696 135.9 +2.41 +1.24 1.122 52.6% -173 +308 -130 54.9% +0.68 3–8 (27%) 3–8 (27%) 90.8 +1.57 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27
26 2018 1911 154.4 +3.14 +4.20 1.171 53.3% -97 +80 -217 63.3% +1.14 14–12 (54%) 10–15 (40%) 100.3 -1.83 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73
27 2019 1897 153.7 +4.80 +1.58 1.142 52.4% -14 +155 -90 65.1% +0.95 18–13 (58%) 12–12 (50%) 102.5 +0.54 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02
28 2020 1883 144.7 +1.90 +2.64 1.150 53.1% +54 +91 — 65.1% +1.09 5–2 (71%) 3–0 (100%) 105.1 +1.01 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85
29 2021 1733 102.2 -2.11 -1.63 0.787 44.9% +114 +208 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.66 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2004 143.8 +2.04 +1.38 1.074 51.4% -53 +144 -88 55.1% +0.46 62–63 (50%) 46–50 (48%) 100.2 -0.84 — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27

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.