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

Kim Clijsters vs Barbara Rittner H2H: 3-0

Kim Clijsters holds a 3–0 lead over Barbara Rittner in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2003 Libéma Open semifinal 6-2 6-1.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Barbara Rittner
GER Age 53 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #2 6-2 6-1 Barbara Rittner #102 Match data Jun 21, 2003* SF Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Kim Clijsters #8 6-1 6-0 Barbara Rittner #83 Match data Sep 28, 2002* QF Leipzig Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Kim Clijsters #3 6-3 2-1 (ret.) Barbara Rittner #67 Match data May 4, 2002* R16 Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Kim Clijsters #1,140 #1 8,895 2,299 466 128 78.5% 4 7 3 18 9 41
Barbara Rittner #438 #24 661 1,896 211 218 49.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Kim Clijsters Barbara Rittner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 1990 3–3 50.0% #110 1,557 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 1991 20–17 54.1% #43 1,708 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 1992 25–16 61.0% #29 1,850 0 1
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 1993 24–17 58.5% #34 1,843 0 1
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 1994 25–18 58.1% #40 1,819 0 1
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 1995 17–17 50.0% #51 1,729 0 1
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 1996 12–16 42.9% #47 1,727 0 1
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 1997 10–17 37.0% #71 1,652 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 1998 13–14 48.1% #66 1,663 0 1
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 1999 15–18 45.5% #59 1,654 0 1
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2000 10–12 45.5% #99 1,661 0 1
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2001 16–18 47.1% #68 1,618 0 2
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2002 14–19 42.4% #66 1,631 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2003 6–14 30.0% #120 1,567 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2004 1–2 33.3% #235 1,570 0 2
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,956 4 41 — — — — — — —
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,908 4 41 — — — — — — —

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 Kim Clijsters Barbara Rittner
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 %
16 1999 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1990 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 1991 11 10 21 52.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1992 13 7 20 65.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1993 13 10 23 56.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1994 11 8 19 57.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 1995 6 8 14 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 1996 5 6 11 45.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 3 7 10 30.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 2 4 6 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2000 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2001 6 9 15 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2002 6 10 16 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 2 7 9 22.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
37 2020 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 322 80 402 80.1% 59 23 82 72.0% 54 17 71 76.1% 31 8 39 79.5% — 83 93 176 47.2% 73 74 147 49.7% 18 19 37 48.6% 37 32 69 53.6%

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 Kim Clijsters Barbara Rittner
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
16 1999 1725 145.5 — — — — -30 -155 -56 67.3% +1.53 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 1913 156.2 — — — — +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 1990 1557 121.6 — — — — +35 — — 36.4% -1.18 1–0 1–0 — -0.40
18 2001 2036 161.2 — — — — +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 1991 1709 130.4 — — — — +4 -111 — 52.9% +0.15 7–6 (54%) 5–2 (71%) 106.0 +1.01
19 2002 2146 168.0 — — — — +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 1992 1850 151.2 — — — — -12 -152 -246 57.8% +0.43 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 103.8 -1.88
20 2003 2262 176.5 +7.01 +7.29 1.478 58.4% +19 -206 -246 83.9% +2.65 12–7 (63%) 5–1 (83%) 104.0 -2.52 1993 1844 151.4 — — — — +11 -88 — 60.9% +0.72 2–7 (22%) 6–4 (60%) 96.7 -1.04
21 2004 2247 155.4 +3.47 +3.81 1.426 57.9% +5 — — 90.2% +2.95 2–1 (67%) 4–0 (100%) 102.2 -0.05 1994 1820 146.5 — — — — +35 -80 -177 58.9% +0.85 7–6 (54%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -1.12
22 2005 2235 173.2 +5.59 +5.46 1.367 56.6% +51 -182 -131 85.4% +2.89 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 97.3 -0.64 1995 1729 138.0 — — — — +52 -26 — 53.9% +0.47 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 96.7 -0.26
23 2006 2166 165.9 +5.11 +5.07 1.249 54.5% +47 -71 -23 75.2% +1.82 9–4 (69%) 6–2 (75%) 101.0 -2.33 1996 1728 144.8 — — — — +59 -24 — 46.7% -0.05 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -1.28
24 2007 2128 161.0 +4.97 +3.93 1.322 55.5% +66 — — 70.7% +1.95 4–1 (80%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.04 1997 1653 135.9 — — — — +28 +52 -38 42.9% -0.07 4–6 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -1.13
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1664 132.7 — — — — -29 +97 — 48.4% +0.21 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -0.20
26 2009 2141 159.8 +6.04 +5.04 1.334 55.9% +56 — — 73.7% +1.87 4–2 (67%) 0–1 — -1.42 1999 1655 126.4 — — — — +7 +43 -46 45.8% -0.24 5–5 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.6 -0.69
27 2010 2190 168.6 +6.21 +7.25 1.348 56.4% +54 — -96 76.2% +2.15 11–4 (73%) 6–4 (60%) 103.3 -2.07 2000 1661 124.8 — — — — +33 -20 -41 48.1% 0.00 5–5 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.8 -0.48
28 2011 2055 151.4 +3.98 +4.33 1.252 54.8% +97 — — 72.9% +1.73 6–1 (86%) 6–2 (75%) 101.4 +0.06 2001 1619 127.0 — — — — +17 +56 +14 50.6% +0.30 5–8 (38%) 6–4 (60%) 97.9 -0.24
29 2012 2023 145.0 +6.00 +3.05 1.314 55.0% +75 — +54 73.6% +1.85 4–1 (80%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.72 2002 1632 131.4 — — — — 0 +51 -45 44.7% -0.11 8–6 (57%) 3–6 (33%) 100.7 -0.85
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1568 107.0 -0.66 -2.21 0.611 40.9% -12 +39 +86 35.4% -1.04 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 97.2 -0.85
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1571 109.3 -1.05 +2.64 0.990 49.4% — +36 — 42.9% -0.43 0–1 — — -0.31
37 2020 1956 116.1 +0.27 +0.94 0.751 45.5% +63 — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2021 1908 106.1 +0.32 -1.68 0.864 46.7% — — — 33.3% -1.50 0–2 — — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2299 172.4 +5.39 +5.26 1.313 55.7% +36 -226 -114 74.6% +1.92 99–56 (64%) 55–34 (62%) 106.7 -2.42 — 1897 144.7 -0.82 -0.27 0.767 44.3% +16 -11 -47 50.7% +0.17 61–74 (45%) 39–39 (50%) 96.9 -2.27

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.