H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Kiki Bertens vs Sesil Karatantcheva H2H: 1-2

Sesil Karatantcheva holds a 2–1 lead over Kiki Bertens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Sesil Karatantcheva leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Sesil Karatantcheva won the 2015 Acapulco round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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Kiki Bertens
NED Age 34 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sesil Karatantcheva #158 6-1 6-4 Kiki Bertens #73 Match data Feb 27, 2015* R16 Acapulco International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Kiki Bertens #119 6-4 1-6 6-2 Sesil Karatantcheva #161 Match data Feb 27, 2014* R32 Florianopolis International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Sesil Karatantcheva #92 6-2 6-1 Kiki Bertens #71 Match data Aug 15, 2012* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Kiki Bertens #25 #4 5,430 2,004 216 172 55.7% 0 2 0 3 6 11
Sesil Karatantcheva #1,329 #35 919 1,728 50 75 40.0% 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 Kiki Bertens Sesil Karatantcheva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 2004 7–5 58.3% #133 1,564 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 2005 17–14 54.8% #39 1,703 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0
19 2011 0–1 0.0% #182 1,493 0 0 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0
20 2012 11–12 47.8% #63 1,580 0 1 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0
21 2013 14–19 42.4% #87 1,551 0 1 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0
22 2014 11–14 44.0% #68 1,579 0 1 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0
23 2015 7–17 29.2% #104 1,520 0 1 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0
24 2016 26–20 56.5% #22 1,689 0 2 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0
25 2017 30–26 53.6% #31 1,696 0 5 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0
26 2018 46–23 66.7% #9 1,911 0 8 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0
27 2019 57–26 68.7% #9 1,897 0 10 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0
28 2020 13–6 68.4% #9 1,882 0 11 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0
29 2021 1–8 11.1% #25 1,733 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 11 11 22 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2012 5 7 12 41.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
21 2013 5 8 13 38.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2014 5 10 15 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2016 7 14 21 33.3% 17 5 22 77.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2017 7 16 23 30.4% 23 7 30 76.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2018 26 15 41 63.4% 15 5 20 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2019 30 18 48 62.5% 18 5 23 78.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2020 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2021 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 98 107 205 47.8% 95 45 140 67.9% 20 19 39 51.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0%

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 84/125 of Sesil Karatantcheva'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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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%
14 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 1/12 2.0 3.0 46.8% 45.5% 40.0% 37.5% 0.0% 42.6% 26.2%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 10/31 1.5 4.7 60.6% 56.4% 37.3% 37.0% 41.2% 48.4% 42.5%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 2/2 1.5 3.0 63.8% 62.4% 50.7% 58.9% 52.1% 58.9% 46.9%
19 2011 1/1 3.0 5.0 53.7% 61.1% 32.3% 50.0% 42.9% 47.8% 40.9% 2009 7/8 1.1 3.6 67.5% 49.8% 38.9% 40.1% 52.5% 46.1% 43.0%
20 2012 23/23 2.9 4.1 60.5% 65.3% 41.1% 49.3% 48.2% 55.7% 42.3% 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5%
21 2013 30/33 2.2 5.5 57.6% 61.8% 42.9% 51.9% 45.5% 54.1% 43.7% 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1%
22 2014 22/25 2.7 4.0 58.1% 60.8% 44.5% 49.6% 41.8% 53.8% 45.8% 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6%
23 2015 19/24 1.9 5.1 63.9% 59.1% 51.6% 53.8% 57.3% 56.1% 36.8% 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4%
24 2016 45/46 3.8 3.4 60.1% 67.4% 47.6% 55.6% 44.9% 59.0% 46.0% 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1%
25 2017 54/56 4.5 4.4 55.5% 71.4% 43.7% 54.1% 50.0% 59.1% 45.9% 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5%
26 2018 64/69 4.8 4.0 58.0% 69.1% 47.9% 51.8% 51.7% 60.0% 46.8% 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6%
27 2019 76/83 5.6 4.4 57.1% 72.6% 47.2% 58.5% 48.8% 61.8% 43.6% 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1%
28 2020 19/19 4.2 3.8 63.7% 68.3% 43.5% 59.6% 57.0% 59.1% 47.0% 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6%
29 2021 8/9 1.5 4.8 64.5% 58.8% 40.4% 44.2% 43.1% 51.9% 37.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 361/388 4.0 4.3 58.6% 67.8% 45.8% 54.1% 49.0% 58.5% 44.6% — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 43.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1565 113.8 -1.46 -1.14 0.456 34.8% +15 — — 58.6% +0.17 2–3 (40%) — — +0.35
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1703 132.7 -2.96 -0.17 0.824 45.4% -35 -71 — 50.7% -0.42 8–3 (73%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.62
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.06
19 2011 1494 97.6 +1.77 -1.03 0.783 44.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.13 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11
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%) — -0.87 2010 1624 115.1 -1.13 +0.73 0.945 48.6% -5 -67 +51 44.1% -0.47 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.47
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%) — -1.04 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35
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%) — -0.24 2012 1538 120.4 -2.60 +3.93 1.059 51.3% +2 +1 — 38.5% -0.51 0–7 (0%) 0–1 — 0.00
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%) — -1.23 2013 1520 122.0 -2.96 +1.39 0.822 45.5% +2 +5 — 30.8% -1.19 0–2 0–2 — -0.98
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%) — -1.68 2014 1520 100.7 -1.01 -0.55 0.970 48.8% +13 — — 38.5% -1.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15
25 2017 1696 135.9 +2.39 +1.24 1.122 52.6% -173 +308 -130 54.9% +0.68 3–8 (27%) 3–8 (27%) — +1.57 2015 1520 112.6 -2.56 -0.62 0.903 48.1% +51 -21 — 41.0% -1.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.21
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%) — -1.83 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01
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%) — +0.54 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
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%) — +1.01 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09
29 2021 1733 102.2 -2.11 -1.63 0.787 44.9% +114 +208 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 — — +0.66 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1411 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1728 121.3 -2.22 +0.59 0.890 47.3% 0 -29 +51 42.3% -0.75 18–23 (44%) 7–9 (44%) 94.4 -1.50

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.