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

Kim Clijsters vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 8-1

Kim Clijsters holds an 8–1 lead over Jelena Jankovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 6–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2012 Wimbledon round of 128 6-2 6-4.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main-draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kim Clijsters #47 6-2 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #21 Match data Jun 27, 2012* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kim Clijsters #4 6-2 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #8 Match data Oct 25, 2010 RR WTA Finals WTA Finals Hard
Jelena Jankovic #4 1-6 6-3 7-5 Kim Clijsters Match data Aug 21, 2009* R16 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #5 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #12 Match data Jan 14, 2007* F Sydney International Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kim Clijsters #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #29 Match data Aug 4, 2006* R16 San Diego Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #2 5-7 6-2 6-2 Jelena Jankovic #27 Match data Jul 28, 2006* R16 Stanford Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kim Clijsters #10 6-1 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #19 Match data Aug 5, 2005* R16 San Diego Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kim Clijsters #17 6-1 7-6(2) Jelena Jankovic #19 Match data Jun 16, 2005* R32 Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Kim Clijsters #5 7-5 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #262 Match data Jul 27, 2002* QF Stanford 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
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,138 552 337 62.1% 0 6 0 2 7 15

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 Jelena Jankovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,913 0 3 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,529 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,036 0 6 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,488 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,146 0 10 2004 27–26 50.9% #28 1,745 0 1
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,261 0 19 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,733 0 1
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,246 0 21 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,925 0 1
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,234 1 30 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,977 0 5
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,165 1 33 2008 66–19 77.6% #1 2,091 0 9
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,128 1 34 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,952 0 11
25 — — — — — — — 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,797 0 12
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,140 2 35 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,794 0 12
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,189 3 40 2012 31–28 52.5% #22 1,732 0 12
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,054 4 41 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,920 0 13
29 2012 20–7 74.1% #20 2,022 4 41 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,797 0 13
30 — — — — — — — 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,858 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 23–21 52.3% #54 1,730 0 15
32 — — — — — — — 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,575 0 15
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 Jelena Jankovic
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% 2001 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2000 17 9 26 65.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2002 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2001 32 12 44 72.7% 11 5 16 68.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 2003 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2002 37 11 48 77.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 17 19 36 47.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2003 57 7 64 89.1% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2005 22 18 40 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2004 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 4 0 4 100.0% 2006 31 17 48 64.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2005 50 5 55 90.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2007 38 18 56 67.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2006 24 8 32 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2008 49 15 64 76.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
24 2007 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 22 12 34 64.7% 15 4 19 78.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 16 33 51.5% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
26 2009 13 3 16 81.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 27 15 42 64.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2010 32 4 36 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2012 26 18 44 59.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
28 2011 16 4 20 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2013 24 14 38 63.2% 21 6 27 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2012 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2014 22 14 36 61.1% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 26 14 40 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 4 11 15 26.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
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% — 348 225 573 60.7% 146 73 219 66.7% 53 32 85 62.4% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 647/868 of Jelena Jankovic'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 Jelena Jankovic
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%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 5/53 1.0 8.6 68.2% 57.5% 34.2% 47.2% 52.3% 50.5% 49.0%
20 2003 20/98 2.1 2.5 66.4% 70.7% 49.9% 61.6% 57.5% 64.3% 52.7% 2005 9/65 2.8 3.3 65.5% 66.3% 40.5% 58.7% 57.0% 57.4% 45.4%
21 2004 7/22 1.0 4.7 61.9% 68.5% 52.6% 58.8% 62.8% 62.3% 53.8% 2006 46/73 2.7 4.6 67.7% 62.7% 43.4% 50.1% 49.7% 56.6% 46.1%
22 2005 21/75 2.8 4.3 62.2% 71.7% 47.9% 48.4% 54.4% 62.6% 51.1% 2007 87/99 2.0 3.0 70.3% 65.5% 46.9% 48.7% 51.9% 59.9% 50.5%
23 2006 32/53 2.0 3.3 64.2% 67.8% 47.9% 60.1% 49.3% 60.7% 49.1% 2008 69/85 2.1 3.5 69.2% 65.0% 46.8% 57.5% 56.7% 59.5% 49.0%
24 2007 13/18 1.8 4.6 60.4% 68.1% 53.6% 46.8% 48.2% 62.7% 49.3% 2009 53/61 2.0 3.5 63.7% 64.2% 49.0% 53.7% 51.3% 58.7% 47.8%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 51/57 2.4 3.6 65.3% 63.1% 46.0% 53.7% 54.0% 57.2% 47.6%
26 2009 16/16 2.8 4.1 63.0% 69.2% 54.9% 62.5% 54.3% 63.7% 48.5% 2011 53/60 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6%
27 2010 42/46 2.9 4.5 62.0% 69.3% 51.6% 61.4% 53.0% 62.6% 50.3% 2012 53/59 2.7 4.6 60.5% 63.6% 43.8% 55.9% 48.2% 56.1% 46.5%
28 2011 27/28 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 2013 62/67 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3%
29 2012 18/27 2.5 3.4 66.3% 71.8% 49.0% 57.8% 43.7% 64.1% 47.1% 2014 56/60 2.6 3.3 63.2% 66.5% 49.0% 57.1% 50.7% 59.7% 47.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 41/60 3.2 4.0 63.4% 64.1% 52.6% 53.5% 47.2% 59.9% 41.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 37/44 2.7 3.2 62.2% 65.3% 45.6% 58.3% 52.0% 57.9% 47.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 25/25 3.4 5.0 60.6% 61.5% 42.6% 54.0% 57.1% 54.2% 39.9%
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% — 647/889 2.5 3.8 65.0% 64.5% 46.7% 53.9% 51.5% 58.3% 47.2%

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 Jelena Jankovic
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 2001 1512 104.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.03
17 2000 1913 156.2 — — — — +15 -370 -218 60.2% +0.62 11–8 (58%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -1.40 2002 1529 120.6 — — — — +38 — — 35.7% -0.79 1–1 1–1 — +0.14
18 2001 2036 161.2 — — — — +15 -316 -171 69.3% +1.43 15–7 (68%) 7–2 (78%) 111.5 -0.33 2003 1488 112.5 — — — — +49 -9 — 39.3% -0.36 1–5 (17%) 0–2 — +0.62
19 2002 2146 168.0 — — — — +28 -315 -318 69.1% +1.50 12–9 (57%) 5–6 (45%) 100.6 -1.80 2004 1746 139.9 -1.12 +2.19 0.989 49.7% -43 -137 -129 53.7% +0.12 8–11 (42%) 11–2 (85%) 107.5 -0.93
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 2005 1733 142.6 +1.39 +0.98 1.067 51.2% -36 -21 -3 56.8% +0.58 9–15 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 91.2 -0.92
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 2006 1925 155.2 +0.93 +2.16 1.062 51.3% -25 -178 -93 62.0% +0.98 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 105.8 -1.57
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 2007 1977 166.7 +4.61 +7.29 1.259 54.9% -66 +125 -9 71.8% +1.76 15–14 (52%) 9–8 (53%) 99.5 -2.33
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 2008 2091 167.1 +4.57 +5.72 1.211 54.2% 0 +6 -122 72.3% +1.59 14–12 (54%) 9–6 (60%) 97.6 -0.03
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 2009 1953 153.9 +3.33 +4.18 1.158 53.2% +35 +106 -56 65.7% +0.99 10–10 (50%) 13–6 (68%) 96.3 +1.47
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1797 148.2 +1.63 +4.10 1.111 52.3% -26 +268 +127 59.5% +0.69 11–5 (69%) 6–6 (50%) 98.9 +1.90
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 2011 1795 152.5 +3.98 +4.60 1.215 54.2% -5 +179 — 63.5% +1.32 6–15 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 89.2 +2.37
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 2012 1733 140.2 +0.76 +2.74 1.061 51.2% +44 +108 +82 51.6% +0.25 6–10 (38%) 8–11 (42%) 90.7 -0.18
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 2013 1921 155.5 +1.91 +3.65 1.103 52.2% -10 +25 — 63.4% +0.98 17–10 (63%) 12–6 (67%) 108.0 +2.23
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 2014 1797 152.0 +3.44 +3.23 1.165 53.1% +32 +152 — 63.1% +1.09 6–8 (43%) 5–9 (36%) 91.3 +1.30
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1858 140.4 +1.72 +0.71 1.039 50.5% +8 +11 -27 61.7% +0.75 15–6 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 106.0 +0.52
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1730 132.2 +1.48 +2.78 1.125 52.4% +42 +35 +71 56.0% +0.52 4–12 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 86.5 +1.30
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1575 121.7 -1.62 -1.81 0.871 47.5% +83 +113 +164 34.4% -0.87 2–9 (18%) 1–4 (20%) 88.8 -0.72
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 — 2139 156.2 +2.59 +3.80 1.133 52.7% -3 +72 -8 61.1% +0.87 142–153 (48%) 101–88 (53%) 93.6 +0.58

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.