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

Kim Clijsters vs Barbara Schett H2H: 2-1

Kim Clijsters holds a 2–1 lead over Barbara Schett in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Kim Clijsters leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Schett won the 2002 Canadian Open round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Barbara Schett
AUT Age 50 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Schett #35 6-4 6-4 Kim Clijsters #7 Match data Aug 16, 2002* R16 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #3 6-4 6-2 Barbara Schett #26 Match data May 5, 2002* QF Hamburg Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Kim Clijsters #33 4-6 7-6(1) 6-2 Barbara Schett #20 Match data Aug 24, 2000* R32 New Haven 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 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 Schett #97 #7 2,188 1,976 259 228 53.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Schett
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 1992 0–1 0.0% #290 1,486 0 0
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 1993 4–4 50.0% #137 1,547 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 1994 9–14 39.1% #100 1,530 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 1995 8–10 44.4% #83 1,584 0 0
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 1996 23–18 56.1% #32 1,759 0 1
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 1997 22–20 52.4% #38 1,752 0 2
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 1998 34–26 56.7% #23 1,822 0 2
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 1999 46–23 66.7% #8 1,937 0 2
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 2000 30–23 56.6% #22 1,825 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 2001 29–25 53.7% #21 1,759 0 3
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2002 24–20 54.5% #40 1,751 0 3
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2003 15–24 38.5% #76 1,625 0 3
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2004 14–18 43.8% #90 1,574 0 3
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2005 1–1 50.0% #97 1,576 0 3
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 Schett
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 1999 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1992 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 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% 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1995 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 6 7 13 46.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 5 8 13 38.5% 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 1998 14 11 25 56.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 1999 25 12 37 67.6% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 13 13 26 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 13 11 24 54.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2003 7 13 20 35.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2004 8 10 18 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 114 112 226 50.4% 102 73 175 58.3% 12 12 24 50.0% 31 31 62 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 201/388 of Kim Clijsters's and 14/73 of Barbara Schett'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 Kim Clijsters Barbara Schett
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%
20 2003 20/98 2.1 2.5 66.4% 70.7% 49.9% 61.6% 57.5% 64.3% 52.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2004 7/22 1.0 4.7 61.9% 68.5% 52.6% 58.8% 62.8% 62.3% 53.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2005 21/75 2.8 4.3 62.2% 71.7% 47.9% 48.4% 54.4% 62.6% 51.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2006 32/53 2.0 3.3 64.2% 67.8% 47.9% 60.1% 49.3% 60.7% 49.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2007 13/18 1.8 4.6 60.4% 68.1% 53.6% 46.8% 48.2% 62.7% 49.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2009 16/16 2.8 4.1 63.0% 69.2% 54.9% 62.5% 54.3% 63.7% 48.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2010 42/46 2.9 4.5 62.0% 69.3% 51.6% 61.4% 53.0% 62.6% 50.3% 2003 7/39 3.1 2.4 61.7% 62.8% 46.0% 58.0% 34.7% 56.3% 42.4%
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 2004 5/32 3.8 3.4 62.9% 60.9% 41.9% 49.1% 41.2% 54.1% 45.3%
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% 2005 2/2 4.0 4.5 55.0% 64.3% 40.4% 74.1% 41.1% 53.7% 39.3%
37 2020 3/3 5.3 6.7 66.9% 62.7% 44.2% 61.9% 30.0% 56.2% 32.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2021 2/2 2.0 9.0 63.1% 58.9% 37.9% 49.2% 41.7% 51.0% 42.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 201/594 2.4 4.1 63.5% 69.1% 49.7% 57.7% 51.7% 62.1% 49.7% — 14/487 3.5 3.1 61.2% 62.4% 43.7% 57.1% 38.0% 55.2% 43.0%

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 Kim Clijsters Barbara Schett
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1492 101.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.10
16 1999 1725 145.5 — — — — -30 -155 -56 67.3% +1.53 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — -0.43 1992 1487 104.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.21
17 2000 1913 156.2 — — — — +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 1993 1547 118.8 — — — — +14 +19 — 45.0% -0.25 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.73
18 2001 2036 161.2 — — — — +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 1994 1531 115.7 — — — — +14 +72 — 44.9% -0.65 3–4 (43%) 5–3 (63%) 102.0 +0.38
19 2002 2146 168.0 — — — — +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 1995 1585 128.8 — — — — -34 +53 — 46.3% +0.24 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 96.2 -0.72
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 1996 1759 146.4 — — — — -85 +20 — 54.6% +0.42 10–7 (59%) 1–6 (14%) 103.2 -1.38
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 1997 1752 144.0 — — — — -105 +101 — 53.3% +0.26 7–9 (44%) 6–2 (75%) 102.6 +0.55
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 1998 1822 150.4 — — — — -60 +37 — 58.2% +0.72 7–14 (33%) 7–7 (50%) 94.3 -1.19
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 1999 1937 163.4 — — — — -17 -70 -291 62.7% +1.08 13–9 (59%) 8–9 (47%) 101.1 -0.50
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 2000 1825 147.2 — — — — +26 +52 — 58.5% +0.52 9–12 (43%) 4–7 (36%) 90.3 +1.95
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1760 148.2 — — — — +23 +63 -107 53.2% +0.46 8–8 (50%) 7–9 (44%) 95.6 -0.61
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 2002 1752 138.0 — — — — +9 +19 — 54.5% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 2–3 (40%) 95.7 +0.34
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 2003 1625 120.3 +0.36 -0.33 0.971 49.1% -22 +119 — 40.7% -0.78 6–7 (46%) 3–5 (38%) 96.2 -0.90
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 2004 1575 114.7 -0.23 -0.21 0.988 49.7% +19 +86 +31 43.8% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 1–4 (20%) 94.9 +0.88
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 2005 1577 100.5 +0.57 +0.30 0.850 47.5% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — +0.22
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 — 1977 148.8 +0.18 -0.20 0.959 49.1% -17 +47 -124 53.4% +0.32 80–87 (48%) 48–61 (44%) 91.7 -0.42

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.